MY JOURNEY. Bremmer Calmont Calmont Bremmer @onceuponajrny Instagram #VISITMOSEL | 2021 Enjoy the moment. AND SAVOUR IT. Breathe deeply and allow 2,000 years of history will your gaze to wander far over inspire you and liven up your the river valley. senses. World Heritage Sites, majestic castles, ancient sacred Time at last to pamper yourself, spaces and great musical ex- time to indulge. Refreshing, periences that bridge the gap fruity Riesling wines from top between past and present. locations and culinary delights from creative hands give you a taste of the region. THAT IS THE MOSEL. THAT IS YOUR HOLIDAY! 3 River loop nearby Minheim Koblenz Kobern-Gondorf Winningen Trier – a vibrant city and SO MUCH home to ancient UNESCO #VISITMOSEL World Heritage Sites (pp. Treis-KardenMoselkern TO SEE 18–19). Cochem Rhein The Mosel: The river winds its way along 240 km of countless Alken twists and turns between France and Koblenz; and then there Koblenz – an urban centre and Mosel are its tributaries Saar and Ruwer. We will accompany you on the gateway to the UNESCO Castles proudly guard - your journey and with our personal tips. There is so much more World Heritage Centre, the Up steep vineyards to discover... (pp. 6–7) per Middle Rhine Valley pp. 8–9 www.visitmosel.de Wittlich www.facebook.com/Moselland Bernkastel- Zell (Mosel) www.instagram.com/visitmosel Piesport Kues Schweich Traben- Trarbach Mythos Mosel – Blogger Carina’s (Foodistas) Wander along Roman Longuich personal tips for this special roads to ancient sights. Trier Kasel Riesling tasting event are More on page 17. Kanzem Konz on page 13. Nittel Wiltingen Waldrach Ruwer Top artists and ensembles Saar Saarburg Vineyards clinging perform at extraordinary to steep slopes, art venues during the Mosel events and illumi- Music Festival (p. 16). Wine tasting weekends nated wine tasting along the Upper Mosel, – enjoy 48 hours There’s always something Saar and Ruwer rivers. An on the Lower Mosel to celebrate here – wine Wine and architecture – amazing variety to delight Explore the towns along (Terrassenmosel) and folk festivals, events, exciting constructions both eyes and palate! the Middle Mosel – Our (pp. 10–11). Christmas markets... tips for a 48 hour trip are on tempting you to sit back Our tips on pages 20–21. (pp. 24–27). 5 pages 14–15. and relax (pp. 22–23). #moselburgen GUARDIANS OF STONE Dry stone walls and the ruins of the green banks. Times of once proud fortresses were not always as peaceful can be found embedded in as they are today, and people or atop steep vineyards. sought shelter underneath Flora and fauna have con- the fortresses. The knights quered walls where noble who owned them served dynasties once ruled. Fan- powerful kings and prince- tastic vistas over the river bishops. Some were heavily valley and across the adja- involved in the European cent slopes is your reward politics of the time. Even for the steep ascent. today, famous names remind Picturesque timber-framed us that some of the richest houses crowd along the foot farms were owned by wealthy monasteries. What was once a patchwork of wealth, power and vanity is now just beautiful. 7 Saarburg Cable car RHINE ROMANTICISM Deutsches Eck Ehrenbreitstein Fortress AND #VISITKOBLENZ Visit Stolzenfels Castle and the ‘Romanticum’ interactive AT NIGHT? Welcome to the ‘Deutsches Eck’! This headland is where exhibition! the Moselle converges with the Rhine, and where the The old town offers everything you need UNESCO World Heritage Centre of the Upper Middle for a fantastic evening. Enjoy the river at Rhine Valley begins. The urban centre forms the ideal the Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer, gourmet cuisine Schängelbrunnen starting point for your Moselle journey ... St.Kastor at Schiller’s Manufaktur at the Hotel Stein and at the Da Vinci. EVERYTHING ALONG THE RIVER! TREAT YOURSELF… ELECTRONIC WINE (18 – 19 JUNE 2021) The picturesque old town and Historic squares and alleyways Forum Confluentes Enjoy a chilled Riesling and relax as you extensive river promenade for browsing and shopping. listen to electronic music. alongside one another. Our tips: the Kunstgässchen Tip: take the cable car up to and Pfeffersack & Söhne Kontor. the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress! Preußisches Regierungsgebäude Kurfürstliches Schloss ON THE PULSE OF THE MOMENT Art at the Ludwig Museum and the Mittelrhein Museum. An exquisite break: the restaurant ‘Gerhards Genussgesell- ‘Thieves, crooks and scoundrels’ – schaft’. Kaiserin Augusta Memorial a new guided tour 9 The Ehrenbreitstein Fortress cul- tural centre should not be missed STEEP VINEYARD Art events TERRASSEN- TERRACES! Winningen MOSEL Hence the name ‘Terrassenmosel’. Great art in a small village: Every The particularly warm microclimate two years, sophisticated modern IN found here is host to rare flora and fauna. art by internationally renowned Our tips: artists is exhibited in Winningen. HOURS Next date: May 2022 Alte Mühle Höreth Burg Eltz castle Kobern-Gondorf in Moselkern Restored with love and attention to A cultural heritage, detail, this historic mill offers fresh undamaged and still family- Mosel cuisine and an excellent wine se- owned; if you haven’t been to lection. The mill with its fabulous guest see it yet, you have really rooms is an ideal starting point for your missed something! 48 hours exploration of the area. Light and musical wine tasting in Zell (Mosel) Matthias Chapel Cochem Home of the Reichsburg castle Can our eyes and ears trick our Kobern-Gondorf and Bundesbank bunker palates? Scientists say yes, and anyone who would like A jewel of late Romanesque architecture in a great A lively town with an impressive castle complex to test the theory themselves location: The separate central building is surroun- and a former top-secret bunker. An emergency can do so in the light sensor ded by castle ruins and was built to house relics. substitute currency was stored here during the room at the town hall in Zell It gives you an extraordinary sense of space. Cold War years. at an unusual wine tasting. 11 #moselwein MOSEL. A MYTH. People have been cultivating wine along the Mosel for the past 2,000 years. That has shaped the landscape and gives it its distinctive character. Almost a legend… ‘Mythos Mosel’ is the name of an event, or- ed us at our very first visit. A host winery ganised by the young wine growers associa- invites three winemakers from other parts tion ‘Moseljünger’, which takes place every of the wine growing regions of the upper year over the first weekend after Whitsun. and lower reaches of the Mosel (Terras- A Riesling Journey of the top class. senmosel) and the Saar to showcase their wines. We tasted a wide variety and were Carina from the foodistas.de wrote: able to discern the specific style of the We have made this ‘journey’ several times. Mosel wines. It is an exciting ‘journey’, The event, organised by the young wine because it is quite remarkable how the growers in the region, takes place every different wines reflect the location, year over the first weekend after Whit- terroir and style of their origin. That’s sun. The very special atmosphere of the why we are definitely coming back to the Mythos Mosel event has already captivat- Mosel in 2021. Mythos Mosel Next date: 28 – 30 May 2021 TIP: SaarRieslingSommer Event (page 21) 13 Piesport THE THE HEART OF THE Bernkastel-Kues Casa Tony M. museum Wittlich MIDDLE MOSEL REGION An enchanting half-timbered town Perfect for sightseeing, strolling around and Artful entertainment: Works by MOSEL The many well-known villages and vine- shopping. Overlooking it all are the ruins of the famous artist, caricaturist and yards along the longest and most famous Landshut castle, a Roman fortress. They are cartoonist Tony Munzlinger in his section of the Mosel offer a lot of variety. IN well worth a visit. native city. HOURS WeinKulturgut The Cusanstift Longen-Schlöder (St. Nicholas Hospital) Longuich and vinothek Bernkastel-Kues A VIP seat in the middle of nature! The vineyard cottages, Bishop Nikolaus von Kues was designed by the Milanese archi- one of the most ingenious peo- tect Matteo Thun, the Vineria ple of his time. His late Gothic vinothek and the seasonal vi- estate is a must-see, preferably neyard kitchen, as well as the with a guide! Art Nouveau cultural events, make the hotel And then enjoy a long wine tas- in Traben-Trarbach a meeting place for all connois- ting session in the vinothek ... Architectural treasures by seurs of wine and culture! Schanz.restaurant.hotel Piesport Bruno Möhring and a stylish Art Nouveau hotel for feasting Thomas Schanz has 2 Michelin stars and 18 Gault Millau and sleeping. There is also an points. Spoil yourself with excellent cuisine in a con- oenophile ‘Unterwelt’ and the temporary, yet, typical Mosel ambience. James Bond impressive Buddha museum, himself would been seduced into more than just a glass not forgetting Böcking Baroque of Piesporter Goldtröpfchen ... Villa. 15 #MoselMusikfestival MUSIC JUST CARPE DIEM! BELONGS TO #STRASSENDERROEMER THE MOSEL. The Mosel Music Festival is the largest and There is no doubt about The streets were flanked by oldest music festival in Rhineland-Palatinate, that: When the heart of the tombs that even today remind and not without reason. What makes it so Western Roman Empire was us of times gone by. special? A zest for life! A beautiful river land- beating in the imperial resi- Do you fancy a journey scape, fruity Riesling wines, and great music dence at Trier, the Mosel was through time? Then go on a performed in special architecture, in opulent its lifeblood. sightseeing tour through the historic buildings, sacred spaces, industrial sites Magnificent villas lined the Roman routes, or travel on the and exquisite wineries.