Burg Eltz

A storybook castle hidden in a wooded valley above the Moselle, owned by the same family for more than 850 years and never destroyed. Its towers, turrets and half-timbered upper floors rise straight out of a rock. Guided tours show rooms furnished as they have been for centuries, and the treasury.

It's open from about April to October. From the car park it's a 15-minute walk or a shuttle bus; the most beautiful approach is the walk of about an hour through the forest from Moselkern station on the Moselle.