The Mosel region (Rheinland-Pfalz) is one of Germany’s most popular holiday destinations. Steep vineyards, castles and half-timbered houses along romantic river bends. Find hotels, guesthouses, holiday apartments and holiday homes here – booked directly with the host, with no agency fees.
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Mosel: Steillagen, Fachwerk und Burgen über dem Fluss
The Moselle winds in great loops through Europe's steepest wine country. Along its banks, winegrowing villages and half-timbered towns are strung like pearls: Bernkastel-Kues with its gabled market square, Traben-Trarbach with Art Nouveau villas from the great era of the wine trade, Cochem beneath its Reichsburg castle, and Zell with the famous Schwarze Katz vineyard. Upstream waits Trier with the Porta Nigra and its Roman heritage.
Staying on the Moselle traditionally means staying with the innkeeper: houses like the Hotel Zur Post in Bernkastel-Kues or the Hotel Am Hafen in Cochem sit right in the middle of things, the Pension Haus Möwe in Cochem is the family-run option, the Hotel Mosella in Zell the classic wine-village inn, and the Hotel Aulmann a townhouse base in Trier.
The sights lie close together: Eltz Castle in its side valley, the Landshut ruin high above Bernkastel, the Calmont via ferrata through Europe's steepest vineyard, and everywhere the seasonal wine taverns where the winemaker pours in person. Booked directly with the host, the trip stays commission-free – and the tip on which viewpoint frames the most beautiful Moselle loop comes first-hand.