Tag: Saffron Kingdom

Tour the Saffron Kingdom: Burg Rheinfels

Burg Rheinfels is the next stop in our Tour of the Seven Kingdoms! The Saffron Kingdom!

The Seven Kingdoms fairy tale world is inspired by real castles in the Rhine and Mosel River valleys in Germany.

Stone castle walls with skinny steep wooden staircase (half-covered with wooden roof)
Burg Rheinfels (Fortress Rhine Boulder) is the inspiration for the Saffron Kingdom. ©Laurel Decher, 2020.

Clip the map below to find all the tours:

Cartoon drawing of the Seven Kingdoms with locations on Rhine and Mosel Rivers marked by colored towers
Click the map to tour the Seven Kingdoms: Cochem, Marigold, Magenta, Indigo, Saffron, Rose, and Blackfly.

Feel like playing hide and seek? Take a mini-tour of Rheinfels castle in Germany. Extensive tunnels, ruins, and a gorgeous view. It’s the inspiration for the Saffron Kingdom in the #SevenKingdomsFairyTales.

  • A barge on the Rhine River (but not carrying coal–whew!)
  • Part of the castle is a hotel.
  • This castle and its ruins go on and on in all directions.
  • This way to the castle.
  • If you don’t want to walk up the hill, take the shuttle.
  • How fast could you go up and down this staircase? How about if a dragon was chasing you?
  • Waiting to go into the tunnels under the castle
  • Someone is always watching!
  • Which window would you like?
  • Lots of room for archery or tag
A terrible video by me. You can watch a more professional one below. (Mine is better than it was–I cut out a passing family’s long argument about ice cream cones. :)) It shows the Rhine River from the top of the Saffron Kingdom. Burg Rheinfels means “Castle Rhine Boulder”. ©Laurel Decher, 2020
If you want the feeling of flying over the Saffron Kingdom on a dragon–like Princess Saffy or Prince Magellan–here’s a professionally made video with twinkly music :). The first 3 minutes and the ending show close-ups of the castle and the part in the middle shows all the houses in the valley.
spine image of first three books in Seven Kingdoms Fairy Tale series

If you’re a fan of Rheinfels castle, you might enjoy the next book in the Seven Kingdoms Fairy Tales!

Book 3 [title still secret!!] stars the Saffron twins: Princess Saffy and Prince Magellan.

If you’ve read LOST WITH LEEKS or TROUBLE WITH PARSNIPS, you may remember the twins and their dragon.

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