The castle tour 13: inner court by ATLC
The castle has about 50 rooms of which you'll have seen 7 once you come out again. It is very expensive to maintain the castle and especially the grounds. The castle is built on rock and the stone deteriorates and falls apart. There is supportive concrete that alone cost about 1.5 million euro.Looking around it isn't much of an inner court really, because most of it is open. You can discover your route through the castle. Photo 1, the ivy coloured wall behind which is the dining room. Behind the windows of photo 4 is the room with the mermaid lamp.
Address: Schlossstr 36, 56812 Cochem
Directions: Take a shuttle bus from the parking lot near the train station or do the steep climb (about 15 minutes) on foot. If by car: drive west along the Mosel, then turn right into Schlossstrasse. But beware: only about 20 places for parking!