Rüdesheim’s Drosselgasse has a long tradition. It first appears in the records in the 15th century. At that time the area was where the Rhine boatmen found board and lodgings. In the 18th and 19th centuries, inns and later seasonal wine taverns also moved into the area, drawing well-to-do citizens into Drosselgasse with them.The Drosselgasse is the epicentre of Rudesheim’s old town, full of beautifully decorated restaurants. Live band entertainment brass instrument and dance music play all day and all night during the summer in the many wine houses and open-air garden taverns along the 144 meter long narrow cobblestone pedestrian street. Since it is Rüdesheim’s most famous attraction it is almost always crowded with tourists.