Koblenz

See the Visit Koblenz website for lots of information.

Germany Intinerary

For my next trip to Germany see:

Glyptothek, Munich – Ancient Greek and Roman statues.
Charlottenburg Castle, Berlin is one of the largest palaces in the world.

There are wine hikes in the wine regions that stop at wineries for samples.

The Bad Dürkheim Wurstmarkt is the world’s largest wine festival and is not to be missed according to a traveler who lives in Germany that I meet on a wine sampling in Bratislava. The wine festival draws about 600,000 visitors.

Festival Dates:

• Sept 12 – 16 and Sept 19 – 22, 2025
• Sept 11 – 15 and Sept 18 – 21, 2026
• Sept 10 – 14 and Sept 17 – 20, 2027
• Sept 8 – 12 and Sept 15 – 18, 2028
• Sept 7 – 11 and Sept 14 – 17, 2029
• Sept 6 – 10 and Sept 13 – 16, 2030

Seven Fairytale Places to Visit

From a Facebook video: Bacharach, Beilstein, Castle Eltz, Cochem, Idstein, Limburg, and Monreal.

Bacharach

Beilstein

Castle Eltz

Cochem

Idstein

Limburg

Monreal

Spreewald Lübbenau

Called the "Green Venice of Germany," located 81 kilometers southeast of Berlin. This picturesque region has 1,300 kilometers of canals through quaint villages and market towns. See old buildings and wooden bridges. Rent a canoe or hire a ride on a sight seeing boat. See a video tour on the canal here.

German Wines

Not far from Wiesbaden (23km) or Mainz on the Rhine (about 30km) is the fine castle winery of Schloss Vollrads. They make a full range of the wine possible from the Riesling grape, from regular estate wines to trockenbeerenauslese and eiswein (icewine).