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 Cochem castle by sim1
The guided tour is almost starting, but before we go in I would like to tell you a little bit about its history:
Cochem Castle was built around the year 1000 by count palatine Ezzo. The first time that the castle was mentioned in a document was about 50 years later, in 1051. The document tells about Ezzo's daughter (former queen of Poland) giving the castle to her nephew count palatine Henry I.
In 1151 the castle became an imperial castle, after king Konrad III occupied the castle with troups.
In 1294, king Adolf of Nassau pawned the castle and the city of Cochem and lots of the surrounding properties, to pay for his coronation as German emperor. And the castle changed hands again due to this.
Under the reign of Archbishop Balduin (1307-1354) the old castle was enlarged and fortified.
When the troupes of king Louis XIV (the Sun King) invaded the Rhine and Moselle area the history of Cochem and its castle took a bad turn. The castle was occupied in 1688. May 19 th of 1689 was a black day in the history of the castle. The French troupes put the castle on fire, undermined it and blew it up. The castle was left in ruins and the town of Cochem was almost completely destroyed. Leave a Comment
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 The castle of Cochem by globetrott
You may also take the shuttlebus (bus Nr. 781) leaving at Endertplatz / Busbahnhof about twice an hour taking you to the station "Reichsburg Sattel" within 8 minutes, where you have just about 200 meters left to get inside the castle. My picture was taken from that station. Leave a Comment Directions: When you intend to walk to the castle , you simply have to follow the signs " Zur Burg" - most of them are quite funny !
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You can't miss the wine cellars where you can taste and buy the local wines. Wein- und Sektkellerei Hieronimi for instance.
You can either take a cellar-tour followed by a wine tasting. Tours go twice a day, at 11 am and 3 pm and take about 40 min., tasting included.
If you don't want a tour, you can just go inside and ask to taste some wines. After which you may - or may not - buy what you like. We liked the wines a lot and since we were travelling by car we stocked up on wine at Hieronimi! Leave a Comment Address: Stadionstrasse 2, 56812 CochemPhone: +49 2671 221Directions: When you come from the city centre, you cross the Cond bridge and turn right immediately. At the border of the Mosel you will see Hieronimi.Website: http://www.hieronimi-wein.de/index.htm
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The castle can be seen from afar, being set on a high hill that overlooks the area and making it near impossible for any enemy to come near unseen. The history of this castle goes back 1000 year. You can read more about that on the castle website.
I'll put all the tips for my visit to the castle in the Local Customs section.
Enjoy!
Admission fee: 4,50 euro adults, 2,50 euro children (2007)
There's a special ghost tour for 4-10 year olds, to be booked in advance. Leave a Comment Address: Schlossstr 36, 56812 CochemPhone: +49 2671255Directions: 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!Website: http://www.reichsburg-cochem.de/e_frame.html Other Contact: reichsburg-cochem@t-online.de
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 Guided tour at Cochem
castle by sim1
I didn't have to wait long for the guided tour to start, maybe around 15 minutes. You can go on a guided tour from the beginning of March until the end of December. As I was here around 11 in the morning in March, there weren't many tourists around. And to my surprise and delight, we were the only two on the guided tour! Hahaha, really fun to have a private guide! And that meant that the tour was in English as well instead of German (which in the normal language for the guided tour).
Guided tours take about 40 minutes and are time well spend, I really enjoyed walking through the castle and hearing all about its history. If I remember correctly the entrance fee was around 4 euro per person. Leave a Comment
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 Inside Cochem castle by sim1
Okay, lets go inside again. Hahaha, and I promise I won't look outside the window again! :-))
This is a lamp hanging in one of the rooms. But it is not 'just' a lamp! If you touch the lamp on the front side it should bring you luck. And as you can see many have tried this option! The red paint has almost disappeared!
In the background you can see one of the many beautiful ceilings. None of the ceilings in the castle are the same, so don't forget to take a look up as well when you walk through the castle. Leave a Comment
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 A fair hike as well as
beautiful to see... by JAFA-Rease
It was burned down, got sold, got rebuilt, etc...
The tours last approximately one hour and costs about 3 Euro per person (depending on age and such). You can't always be guaranteed an English speaking tour guide, but will at least be given a paper translation of the tour in your language. The papers are in the order of the tour and easy to follow. Leave a Comment Address: Reichsburg Cochem, 56812Phone: 02671-255Directions: If you're in Cochem it's the most dominating piece of scenery. You can't miss it, unless you're blind ; )
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 Cochem castle by sim1
But luckily this wasn't the end of Cochem castle. The castle stayed in ruins for a long time, but in 1868 Mr. Louis Ravene bought the castle and started to rebuild it. He incorporated the remains of the late Gothic buildings into the 'new' castle. The architectural style for this new castle was going to be Neo-Gothic, a very popular romantic style of architecture in the 19th century. In those days it was a trend throughout Germany that nobility and other wealthy persons purchased and refurbished castle ruins and used them as summer residences. Leave a Comment
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 'clever keyhole' :-)) by sim1
After having had some of those drinks in the hunting room it's time to go to bed. But that isn't always so easy when you need to find the keyhole to open the door. Hahaha, so Mr. Ravene had this 'clever keyhole' mechanism on the door! A can't miss solution!
When you click on the picture you might see it a bit clearer. Around and above the keyhole there is a nice decoration, which is actually a guide for the key! When Mr Ravene was in a bit of a 'drunken state' it was of course hard to open the door with a key. But with these high edges you really CAN'T miss finding the keyhole in the end. Hahaha, just keep moving left and right, wiggling on your feet, hahaha, but these edges will guide you to the keyhole without a problem. Hahaha, quite a creative solution I must say, lol :-)) Leave a Comment
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 The market square in Cochem by sim1
Here you have another view of the town square. On this side you can see all half-timbered houses. I think they look so picturesque! Around the town square there are some nice small streets where you can walk around and do a bit of window-shopping. Leave a Comment
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Schloßstr. 22, Cochem - Hotel Winneburg
Endertstrasse 141, Cochem - Flair Hotel am Rosenhugel
Valwiger Straße 57, Cochem - Hotel Am Hafen
Uferstrasse 3, Cochem - Hotel Weissmuhle
Im Enderttal, Cochem - Winzerhotel zum Moselstrand
Moselstrasse 20, Cochem - Hotel Germania
Moselpromenade 1, Cochem - Ferienhaus Christiana
Hauptstrasse 45, Cochem - Anita Siweris
Am Reilsbach 26, Cochem - Hotel Lohspeicher & Restaurant L'Auberge Du Vin
Obergasse 1 - Am Marktplatz, Cochem - Moselromantikhotel Panorama
Klostergartenstreet 40-44 Mozartstreet 2-6, Cochem - Hotel Karl Muller
Moselpromenade 9, Cochem - Moselromantik Hotel Kessler Meyer
Am Reilsbach 12, Cochem
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