A complete list of all the places I consider worth visiting.
List of Places to Visit
| Destination | Type | Description | Score out of 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trier | City | Highly concentrated history. It's a world Class tourist destination with Roman ruins, baroque palaces and medieval cathedrals, all stuffed into a small town. Trier offers something for everyone. | 3.5 |
| Bernkastel | Town with Castle | A beautiful village with a castle built on roman foundations. Bernkastel offers some of the most iconic pictures of Germany. | 2.5 |
| Castle Eltz | Castle | Eltz Castle is the most iconic castle in Germany (the "castle" of Neuschwanstein notwithstanding). With fully preserved medieval interiors and exterior, its worth a visit. | 2.5 |
| Castle Bürresheim | Castle | The lesser known relative to Eltz Caslte, Bürresheim also offers the same fully preserved interiors and spectacular location in a hidden valley, but without the tourists. | 2.5 |
| Cochem | Town with Castle | Though less interesting in my opinion than Bernkastel, Cochem is another iconic destination in Germany. The 19th castle is one of the most dramatic in Germany. | 2 |
| Maria Laach | Monastery | The monastery church of Maria Laach is perhaps the defining image of the German Romanesque, and sets our mental image of medieval architecture. It sits on a beautiful lake hidden in the rolling hills of the Eifel. | 2 |
| Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler | Town | A walled town with a well-preserved old-town. Worth a short visit. | 2 |
| Malberg | Town with Palace | One of the truly hidden gems of the Mosel region, Malberg is a small town with a baroque palace built on a rocky outcrop above the town and visible for miles in all directions. | 2 |
| Kobern-Gondorf | Town with Castle Ruin and Church | With two castles and a beautiful Romanesque chapel, Kobern is also worth a visit for the beautiful views of the Mosel. | 2 |
| Monreal | Town | Often seen tagged "Germany" along with Monschau. Its a picturesque village on a stream hidden in the Eifel. | 2 |
| Castle Ehrenburg | Castle Ruin | One of the more interesting and well preserved castle ruins on the Mosel. Full of passage ways and sweeping vistas. | 1.5 |
| Neuerburg | Town with Castle | A picturesque town with castle off the beaten path. | 1.5 |
| Kastellaun | Castle Ruin | Another picturesque town with a dramatic castle ruin overlooking the town. | 1.5 |
| Alken / Castle Thurant | Castle | One of the most recognizable castles on the Mosel, its twin towers overlooking a dramatic bend in the river. | 1.5 |
| Münstermaifeld | Town with Church | A charming village with a dramatic fortified church. | 1.5 |
| Alf | Town with Castle Ruin | A small town with notable views of the Mosel Valley landscape | 1.5 |
| Beilstein | Town with Castle Ruin | One of the most picturesque towns on the Mosel, though many of the pictures creatively imply there is more to see than actually exists. Still a beautiful town. | 1.5 |
| Wittlich | Town | A small town known to most as the station where you catch the bus to Bernkastel. The preserved old-town is small and not really worth visiting. | 0.5 |
| Castle Balduinseck | Castle Ruin | A small castle ruin in the Hunsrück. | 1 |
| Pyrmont Castle | Castle Ruin | A moderately sized castle ruin near Castle Eltz. Its best appreciated from a distance | 1 |
| Manderscheid | Castle Ruin | The combined castle ruins amount to a huge set of ruins to explore, though the level of preservation varies greatly. | 1 |
| Gerolstein / Kasselburg | Town with Castle Ruin | The town of Gerolstein is uninteresting and can be skipped for the Kasselburg to the north. One of the most spectacular castle ruins in the Mosel Region. | 1 |
| Altenahr | Castle Ruin | A small castle ruin with limited levels of preservation but good views. | 1 |
| Mayen | Town with Castle | The town was annihilated in WW2, but there are a few nice corners (castle included) that are worth seeing. | 1 |
| Nürburg | Castle | This castle is known primarily for the racetrack that goes around it. The castle is a fairly standard ruin, it would be more interesting if there were better views of it. | 1 |
| Mendig | Town | A charming village near Maria Laach, the parish church has some of the best preserved medieval frescos in the region. | 1 |
| Castle Hamm | Castle | Along with several nearby castles e.g. Rittersdorf, form one of the few things worth seeing around Bitburg. | 1.5 |
| Bollendorf | Town with Palace | A beautiful village on the Luxemburg border with a number of preserved noble estates. | 1 |
| Treis-Karden | Town with Church | A small village with a very large church | 1 |
| Traben-Trarbach | Town | A small village with a mostly 19th century old-town. | 1 |
| Trier-Pfalzel | Town with Church | This walled village near Trier was once the palace of Constantine. Though the palace remnants were largely destroyed in WW2, most of the town survives and makes for a nice trip out of Trier. | 1.5 |
| Simmern | Town | A nice village in the Hunsrück | 0.5 |
| Prüm | Monastery | Once this would have been a spectacular destination, perhaps the oldest and richest monastery in Germany. It was destroyed down to the last Brick during the 1944 Ardennes offensive. The reconstructed town square and monastery church only hint at its past glory. | 0.5 |
| Ravengiersburg | Monastery | A nice village with a dramatic church overlooking the town. The church is for the most part, uninteresting. | 0.5 |
