Games, Sport & Leisure Activities Experience Nature

Canoes, cycles, games and sports equipment The romantic Sinn valley wildlife including can all be hired from the centre staff - who can with its wide-open mea- kestrels, tawny owls, also arrange nature study activities, help with dows alongside the river wild boar and beavers. the running of wide games, and offer games and sur-rounded by forests and handicraft sessions. Football or volleyball provides plenty of scope can be played on the centre’s sports field. for hiking and cycle and canoe trips in this magnifi- cient countryside. The valley of the river Sinn is a nature conservation Campsite area and home to many unique forms of fauna and The campsite is situated in a wooded area flora including wild orchids directly behind the castle itself, and provides and the “Chess flower“, a views far into the valley below. near-extinct plant which is only found in one other Youth groups on a tight budget who would area in Germany. prefer not to camp can still make use of indoor The area is also home to accom-modation using mattresses.

Welcome to Castle Rieneck!

Situated above the idyllic small town of Rieneck and surrounded by thick walls and battlements, Castle Rieneck is a unique centre for educational and leisure activities.

Youth groups and associations can enjoy a modern but atmospheric location for national and even international meetings and conferences. Excursions

The most impressive part of the castle is The following half- and full- the 12th century tower with its historical day trips are possible: Near and unique walled chapel. The tower by are Karlstadt and Lohr am affords a magnificient view over the Main with their old half-tim- wooded banks of the Spessart and Rhön bered buildings; Lohr Castle districts. and school museum; the ruins of Homburg castle; Today, the medieval castle is the natio- Mespelbrunn water palace; nal centre for the German VCP Christian the vineyards of the upper Scout and Guide movement. Main valley; Würzburg with its cathedral and palace; and the medieval town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber.