Grevenburg Castle Ruins and other Traben-Trarbach, Germany Things to Do Tips

Grevenburg castle was built around 1350 AD. According to the Traben-Trarbach website, during the European Wars from 1620-1734, the castle changed hands 13 times and was destroyed 6 times! No wonder it's in such bad shape today.

To get to the castle, follow the walking path through the vineyards and up the steep stone stairs. There are at least two places to find the trail... One is from behind the castle on the opposite side of the hill from the River off Schottstrasse. The other is at the base of the hill near the river at the Warrior Monument.

There is a small cafe at the top of the hill with coffee and snacks.

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Brückentor is the widely popular and famous symbol of Traben-Trarbach. Though its architecture is unique, it was only built in 1899, making it a modern attraction, compared to many other buildings in town. As the name implies, and the photo suggests, the building was constructed at the end of the large bridge across the Mosel in the form of an arched gate -- with traffic driving through the opening. The tower houses a wine room and a small art gallery.

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Address: Moselbrucke & Bruckenstrasse

Katholische Kirche Trarbach (Catholic Church of Trarbach) was built in the 1870s and expanded as recently as the 1960s. It can be found near the river on Grabenstrasse. This area is also a good place to park for the walk to the castle.

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I always heard about, but never tried this... Apparently, if you know someone who owns a vineyard, you can help harvest grapes in return for a share of the resulting wine. I'm sure picking grapes on the steep slopes of the Mosel is extremely hard work, but a sweet sip of the local belly wash is enough to make all of your hard work worth while!

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The Mosel River carves a winding path through some of Germany's most beautiful countryside. The steep banks along the water's edge have rows and rows of grapes growing in amazingly straight lines. Each of the villages looks like something from a children's fairly tale with their gingerbread houses and ancient castles.

Not only wine and castles are found along the river. It is also a regional transportation route via boats on the water or cars and trains along the banks.

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