The German Road of Half-timbered Architecture, founded in 1990, runs meanwhile from the river Elbe to the Lake Constance through six federal states (Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Hesse, Thuringia, Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg) and is divided into nine regional routes.

In the meantime, more than 100 framework towns have joined up under the slogan "Framework unites" in order to coordinate their marketing. The German Road of Half-timbered Architecture does not only join unique landscapes, historic sites and carefully restored monuments but above all links the people who live and work here.

Idstein belongs to the regional route "From the Lahn Valley to the Rheingau Region". This tour will take you from the Lahn Mountains and the banks of the river Dill to the quaint towns near the river Lahn and further into the wine growing regions along the rivers Main and Rhine.

The German Limes Road goes along with the Upper Germanic – Rhaetian Limes from the Rhine to the Danube. Most of the forts were founded at the beginning of the 2nd century and existed until the dilapidation of the limes, i.e. the end of the Latin occupation around 260/270 AD.

The limes ranged over a length of more than 500 km from Rheinbrohl to Regensburg.

The limes around Idstein has a length of 15 km. Remains of the defences have been found in the districts of Ehrenbach, Eschenhahn, Idstein, Dasbach, Lenzhahn, Heftrich, Kröftel and Ober-Niederrod. Near Dasbach you find the probably best reconstruction of a limes watch tower. The area of the fort "Alteburg-Heftrich" is also well worth seeing.

Because of its extraordinary mild microclimate, favoured by the protecting hills of the Taunus, the Rheingau-Taunus region could also be named the "little Burgundy on the Rhine". The more so as the southern facing slopes of the Taunus all the way down to the majestic river pass into one of the most beautiful wine-growing districts in Europe: The Rheingau, the home of the famous Rheingau Riesling wines.

The Rheingau-Taunus Culture and Tourism association represents the Rheingau-Taunus district, several cities and communes as well as the Rheingau viticulture association and other marketing associations and companies. Its intention is the promotionally successful presentation of the Rheingau-Taunus region, its marketing and public relations in the areas of

Ranging from the Großer Feldberg mountain down to the lowlands of the Main River the Taunus presents itself as a region full of life and pure nature. Deep valleys, sunny hills and a rural atmosphere as well as the hustle and bustle of the vibrant Rhein-Main region characterize the landscape.

The Taunus-Touristic Service association represents the Upper Taunus district, the Main Taunus district as well as several cities and communes of the whole Taunus region.

The aim of the association is to promote and to improve tourism and spa facilities.