To  the  S.  rises  the  castle  of  Marksburg,  with  Braiibach  and  Rhens  be-
low. In  front  of  us  is  the  castle  of  La?meck,  looking  down  on  the  grey
towers  and  walls  of  Oberlahnttein.  On  the  other  side  of  the  Lahn  is  Nie-
dtrlahnstein,  and  farther  up  the  Lahn  valley  rises  the  Allerheiligenberg>
with  its  pilgrimage-chapel.  At  the  confluence  of  the  Lahn  and  Rhine  stands
the  Romanesque  Church  of  St.  John.  Farther  down  the  Rhine  is  the  is-
land of  Oberwerth,  which  is  traversed  by  the  new  Railway  Bridge ;  beyond
it,  the  three  arches  of  the  old  railway  bridge.  In  the  background  the
fortress  of  llhrenbreitstetn  is  one  of  the  most  conspicuous  objects ;  oppo-
site to  it  is  Fort  Constantine,  and  between  them  Coblenz;  farther  distant
the  heights  of  Vallendar.
Two  bridle-paths,  diverging  to  the  right  from  the  Stolzenfels  road
(one  at  the  viaduct  mentioned  at  p.  96  and  the  other  above  the  castle),
lead  to  the  *Augustah5he ,  a  turf-hut  commanding  a  magnificent  view  of
Stolzenfels  and  the  Rhine  (there  and  back  174  hr. ;  donkey  2  m.)..
