Trier: Germany’s oldest city, information and tips
Trier is often described as Germany’s oldest city. The written sources go back to the year 16 BC. The region was Roman at the time, and the …
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Towns & Cities
Trier, Koblenz, Cochem, Mayen and Monreal: which towns and cities around the Eifel are worth a day out, and what is waiting for you there.
Bernkastel Kues
Bernkastel-Kues is a small town on the Moselle that welcomes visitors from all over the world every year. The region is known far beyond Germany’s borders …
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Koblenz: historic city with charm at the Deutsches Eck
Koblenz is famous for the Deutsches Eck, the man-made headland at the point where the Moselle flows into the Rhine. With around 113,400 inhabitants, Koblenz counts as a major city …
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Mayen: Genovevaburg castle, slate mine and Lukasmarkt fair
If you are staying by the lake, you drive to Mayen for the weekly shop, a doctor’s appointment or a stroll through town. Around 13 kilometres, a good 15 minutes. That makes the town the …
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Cochem: Cochem Castle, chairlift and Moselle old town
Cochem is the Moselle town that turns up on every postcard of the region. The reason stands 100 metres above the river: Cochem Castle, which from the old town is in view down every lane …
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Attractions in the Eifel: 30 places to visit by distance
The Eifel has no single landmark you could pin it on. What it has instead is an unusual density of very different places to visit: volcanic craters next to …
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