What to see & discover

1. The highlight: Explore Eltz Castle
2. Walk over the Geierlay suspension bridge
3. Hike the Elfenlay dream loop
4. Visit Cochem with its castle
5. Take a trip to the Deutsches Eck in Koblenz
6. Climb the Calmont via its via ferrata
7. Look out over the Moselle loop
8. Stroll through the Koblenz castle park
9. Discover other castles & palaces in the region: Ehrenbreitstein Fortress, Thurant Castle, Stolzenfels Castle, Schöneck Castle, Marksburg Castle, Rheinfels Castle and Katz Castle
10. Climb the Middle Rhine via ferrata
11. Ride the Cochem chairlift
12. Look out over Katz Castle from the bench corner
13. Enjoy the view from Spitznack
14. Go wine tasting

Good to know

HOW TO GET THERE: We have always reached the Rhine-Moselle region by car. The drive takes about 2 hours from Wuppertal. But you can also reach the region by train in around 3 hours. The only drawback is that you have to change trains several times (at least from Wuppertal). However, the individual towns are easy to reach by train!

PARKING: We were always able to park our car in one of the large parking lots in the towns we visited for a small fee. In Cochem, for example, we parked cheaply at the train station.

COSTS: As we only need to drive about 2 hours to get to the Rhine-Moselle region, we don't actually need to stay overnight there, so we can always save on costs. Essentially, we only pay fuel and parking fees for the excursions. If we visit a castle or other attraction, we also pay the entrance fee. Depending on whether we have already taken provisions with us, we only have (manageable) food costs. This means that a trip to the Rhine-Moselle region is never too expensive.