Italy Culture and sightseeing Buildings Electoral castle from the 14th century, with a rose garden Remains of town fortifications timber-frame from the 16th and 18th centuries Eberbach Cistercian monastery Clos of the Steinberg, Germany's best known clos (small, enclosed vineyard) Schloss Reinhartshausen (palace) St. Peter's and Paul's parish church from the 14th century Pfarrkirche St. Markus (St. Mark's parish church) in Erbach from the 15th century and the Evangelical church in Erbach from the 19th century. Kulturkirche Martinsthal (culture church) Crass Castle Regular events Gutenberg-Winter in Eltville – each year in January and February Rheingauer Schlemmerwoche (gluttons' week) and Days of Open Wine Cellars with many wine samplings – late April/early May Rosentage in Eltville (rose days) – each year on the first weekend in June Erdbeerfest in Erbach (strawberry festival) – each year in mid-June Sektfest Eltville – each year on the first weekend in July Martinsthaler Weinfest – always on the second weekend in July Rheingau Musik Festival – International Music Festival, in summer Rauenthaler Weinfest – on the second or third weekend in August Burghofspiele – in summer Kappeskerb/Weinlesefest in Eltville (kermis/wine harvest festival) – each year on the last weekend in October Rheingau Pokal ("cup" in taekwondo, fighting) – each year in mid-November Musikalischer Winter in Eltville – each year on each Thursday from mid-November to late April Christmas Market in the Old Town – on the second weekend in December. Economy and infrastructure Economy and tourism Eltville is developed for tourists, and well known for its wine and sekt production, which can be sampled at many wineries and Straußwirtschaften (seasonal wine shops). Eltville is the headquarters of MM-Sektkellerei (which today belongs to Rotkäppchen-Sekt), Hessische Staatsweingüter Kloster Eberbach (Hessian State Wine Estates of Eberbach Monastery), and Sektmanufaktur Schloss Vaux, as well as the biggest industrial employer in the Rheingau, Jean Müller GmbH Elektrotechnische Fabrik. Eltville is one of Germany's ten "Rosenstädte" (rose towns). Transport Eltville lies on Bundesstraße 42, which towards the east is built like an Autobahn and near Walluf seamlessly joins the A 66. Eltville station also lies on the East Rhine Railway, which connects Frankfurt and Wiesbaden to Koblenz and Cologne and belongs to the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund. On the Rhine's bank are several landing stages for, among others, the Köln-Düsseldorfer Deutsche Rheinschiffahrt, a well known Rhine passenger ship operator. Education Freiherr-vom-Stein-Schule (primary school in the main town) Gutenberg-Schule (Realschule in the main town) Gymnasium