The Rhine Falls (Rheinfall in
German) are the largest plain waterfalls in Europe.
The above Image shows the Rhine Falls,
Switzerland!
From Wikipedia: The falls are
located on the High Rhine between the municipalities of
Neuhausen am Rheinfall and Laufen-Uhwiesen, near the town of
Schaffhausen in northern Switzerland, between the cantons of
Schaffhausen and Zürich. They are 150 m (450 ft) wide and 23 m
(75 ft) high.
The nearest community is Neuhausen am Rheinfall, where tourists
can also view the Schloss Wörth castle.[4] Boat trips can be
taken up the Rhine to the falls and the Rheinfallfelsen. There
are also viewing platforms with a spectacular view of the falls
built on both sides of the Rhine. These are reached via steep
and narrow stairs. Guided tours of various lengths start from
Schloss Laufen in Laufen on the Zürich side of the falls - a
youth hostel is also located in Laufen. Various restaurants are
located in Schloss Laufen, Schloss Wörth and the Rheinfall park.
Tourists have been awed by the Rhine Falls for centuries. In the
19th century, the painter J. M. W. Turner made several studies
and larger paintings of the falls , and the lyrical poet Eduard
Mörike wrote of the falls:
Halte dein Herz, o Wanderer, fest in gewaltigen Händen! Mir
entstürzte vor Lust zitternd das meinige fast. Rastlos donnernde
Massen auf donnernde Massen geworfen, Ohr und Auge, wohin retten
sie sich im Tumult?
(Hold your heart, oh traveller, tightly in mighty hands! Mine
nearly descended, shivering with pleasure. Restless thundering
masses thrown upon masses, ear and eye, whither can they save
themselves in such an uproar?).
See the official Rhine Falls website
here for more with hotel and restaurant information and great
places to visit.
Google map showing
Rhine Falls's
location: