The city of Mainz, in west-central Germany

 "It is a press, certainly, but a press from which shall flow in inexhaustible streams. A spring of truth shall flow from it: like a new star it shall scatter the darkness of ignorance, and cause a light heretofore unknown to shine amongst men. -- Johannes Gutenberg

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(in west-central Germany) The city of Mainz, the capital of Rhineland-Palatinate, is a port on the left bank of the Rhine River opposite Wiesbaden and the mouth of the Main River. Two thousand years of history have contributed to the cosmopolitan look-and-feel of Mainz; museums and cathedrals of numerous architectural styles are found around the city. Johannes Gutenberg worked here. A goldsmith, inventor, printer, and publisher who introduced printing to Europe with his mechanical movable-type printing press, the museum dedicated to him is a local highlight. This lively city has a sizeable university, pretty pedestrian precincts and a savoir vivre dating from Napoleon's occupation (1797–1814). Strolling along the Rhine and sampling local wines in a half-timbered Altstadt (Old Town) tavern are just as much a part of any Mainz visit as viewing the famous Dom, Chagall’s ethereal windows in St-Stephan-Kirche, or the first printed Bible in the fascinating Gutenberg Museum.