"Lurking in a mysterious forest about 30 minutes by car from Cochem, and an hour ... remaining in the Eltz family for eight ...

Eltz Castle is situated on a high narrow rock surrounded by even higher hills, above the Moselle river between Koblenz and Trier in the West of Germany. To get to the castle from the nearest ...

Though it looks majestic — rising from a hill above town — Cochem’s castle is better admired from afar. This 19th-century reconstruction is more fanciful than authentic. Burg Eltz ...

The Eltz Castle is commonly known as Burg Eltz, Burg being the translation for “castle” in German. The first written evidence of Eltz Castle is from 1157, making it nearly 900 years old.

Though it looks majestic — rising from a hill above town — Cochem’s castle is better admired from afar. This 19th-century reconstruction is more fanciful than authentic. Burg Eltz ...

Though it looks majestic – rising from a hill above town – Cochem’s castle is better admired from afar. This 19th-century reconstruction is more fanciful than authentic. Burg Eltz ...

Eltz Castle is one of the finest examples of a German knights’ castle, and it has remained in the same family since its construction began in 1157. Surrounded on three sides by a small river, ...