Once upon a time, there is a girl who is dying to find her fairytales castle tuck deep down in to the forest, the most magical castle in beautiful wood in Germany. This girl eager to do road trip from the lowland trough the hot and jammy German highway.
Germany well-known as the land of castles, lots of them tucked either up on to the top of the hill or deep down in the forest.
I googled a story about this picturesque and quaint castle Burg Eltz, was built in the 12th century and has been owned by the same family for over 850 years, was named after the stream Eltzbach, in old German Els/Else is the name for black Alder tree found along the river.
.This castle is one of the only 3 castle on the left bank of the Rhine river that hasn’t been destroyed over the centuries. The same family still own this castle but not permanently living there anymore, they open this castle for tourist to visit. The public is admitted seasonally, from April to October. Visitors can view the treasury, with gold, silver and porcelain artifacts and the armory of weapons and suits of armor.
Enchantingly, the best way to reach the castle is by walking for 45 minutes through a dark green pine-forest. Suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere, you turn a corner and Eltz Castle appears in front of you, like some odd mirage or fantastical fairytale. It’s a very special experience.
The castle is open daily during the season from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm. Guided tours starts as needed but usually depart at least every 15 minutes.
Tickets are sold only at the ticket window at the castle itself. Admission is €11 for adults and €6.50 for children and students. A family ticket (€28) is valid for two adults and two or more children. Reservations are not possible for individuals.
We didn’t go inside the castle as queue really long and we already been standing about almost an hour before we finally decided to call it a day and did the hike back to the river and up to the parking lot.
I ended my fairy tales journey in a good mood, ready to hit the road again , back to my beautiful lowland.
The Moselle Valley, July 2020
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