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Lorelei
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“The Lorelei is a 132-metre-high (433 ft), steep slate rock on the right bank of the River Rhine in the Rhine Gorge at Sankt Goarshausen in Germany, part of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. The 1930s Loreley Amphitheatre is on top of the rock.”
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Smithsonian MagazineSep 25

Seven Places in Europe That Legends Say Were Built by Giants, Devils or Dragons

Bridges, mountains, caves and rock formations that seem impossible to explain become magnets for folklore

A steep slate outcrop rising 410 feet above the Rhine.

9 sights in this story
  • LoreleiSightA steep slate outcrop rising 410 feet above the Rhine.
  • Elsewhere
  • Devil's BridgeSightAberystwyth, United KingdomSpans the Mynach Gorge with three bridges, one above another.
  • Strata Florida AbbeySightAberystwyth, United KingdomMonks from here may have built the oldest bridge.
  • Giant's CausewayTrain stationBushmills, United Kingdom40,000 interlocking dark basalt columns form a natural pavement.
  • Fingal's CaveSightFionnphort, United KingdomFormed from tall basalt columns, with waves carving out the cavern.
  • Mount PilatusSightLucerne, SwitzerlandAssociated with dragons said to possess healing powers.
  • Luzerner DrachensteinSightLucerne, SwitzerlandSaid to have been dropped by a dragon flying from Mount Rigi.
  • Pont del DiableSightTarragona, SpainA Roman aqueduct carrying water to the ancient city of Tarraco.
  • St. Michael's MountSightPenzance, United KingdomA tidal island with an ancient cobbled causeway.
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