Aschaffenburg-Miltenberg, 25 June

Left Aschaffenburg early this morning in the rain with the prospect of 4 locks before reaching Miltenberg. We soon found ourselves behind one of those long tourist boats so we could follow it up the river and go through the locks together. The locks are 4 metres high and 300 metres long. They do not allow small boats to go through the locks alone and that is why it is better to follow one of the tourist boats or a barge. Going through locks slows down our progress, but we pass through beautiful landscape and cute villages around every corner. And the Main rivers has many "corners", it winds itself almost in a circle! 

Passed a ship building enterprise on the way with vineyards in the background. Notice the barges on the slip.

Entering Miltenburg, yet another beautiful town

View of the surroundings with the marina in the foreground.

View of Miltenberg, sandstone is the dominant building stone. A beautiful pink stone which is mined in the local quarries. Very competent rock which allows production of very big building blocks.

Testing the local hotel Riessen... and beer/wine

And the rest of the street.

The bridge over the Main. We were a bit tired after the hard days work so we have not managed to delve into the history of Miltenberg, but it appears to have a rich and interesting past, judging from the beautiful buildings.

The marina