The biggest night out on the Rhine takes place
every second Saturday in August. "Rhine in Flames" marks its arrival by
lighting up the night sky between the Rhine village of Spay and
Deutsches Eck in Koblenz where the Rhine and Moselle converge. This
stunning pyrotechnic display, featuring colourful fountains, Catherine
wheels and crackling comets, has enthralled visitors in their thousands
for more than 50 years now.
The
event begins with the first firework display in Spay. Just a short hop
from the well-known Bopparder Hamm vineyards, this village is the
starting point for the "Rhine in Flames" boat procession, which at 17km
is the largest in Europe.
A
total of 76 ships provide some 22,000 passengers with mesmerizing
views of the castles, palaces and riverside promenades that are bathed
in the glow of bengal lights. The final display in Koblenz is to be
soundtracked by music providing a fitting accompaniment to the
spectacular, which lights up the sky above Ehrenbreitstein Fortress and
Deutsches Eck, the confluence of Rhine and Moselle.
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