Best places: Castles in Rhineland-Palatinate

Refined hotel in a 14th-century castle, with intimate apartments, terrace dining & free breakfast.

12th-century castle with towers and turrets, surrounded by forest, with treasury and Knights' Hall.

Towering & richly decorated, 11th-century hill-top castle with panoramic views from its restaurant.

Sizable fortress housing the state museum of antiquities, plus special exhibitions & war memorials.

Castle & later prison on Rhine, developed over 700 years from a 12th-century keep. Guided tour only.

Medieval castle overlooking the Moselle River & vineyards, with accommodations & wine tastings.

Early medieval castle with a checkered past, housing collections of furniture & decorative arts.

Cozy rooms in a mountainside medieval castle offering river & valley views, plus a museum.

Hillside remains of a fortress dating to around the 1100s, with an annual jousting tournament.

Hilltop remains of a mighty castle with medieval origins, plus multimedia exhibitions & gardens.

👍👍 Excellent castle ruin that is easily accessible by car or hiking. I showed up in the early afternoon and was the ONLY person there. There are fantastic views and you can see multiple other castles in the distance. Well worth the visit!

👍👍 It's really beautifull place to enjoy with family, every months there are events, it was my second time there, we can walk around, amazing garden, I loved it.

11th-century stone castle on a hill with sweeping vistas, plus tours, a gift shop & refreshments.

👍👍 Came here on a Friday August afternoon with my three kids nearly ages 6, 4, and 2). We were able to drive all the way up to the castle, where there were multiple spots available (I'd guess there are about 10 spots, and only 3 were taken). I suggest making the "Grimburg WC" your Google Maps GPS desti...

Tours of a 13th-century fortress rebuilt in neo-Gothic style by King Friedrich Wilhelm IV in 1842.

Hilltop, 11th-century, red sandstone castle with permanent reproduction crown jewels exhibition.

Medieval castle ruins with audio tours & seasonal events such as summer open-air games.

Remains of an 11th-century fortified castle with a restaurant, on a clifftop surrounded by forest.

Spacious neo-Gothic castle dating back to the 1200s in a picturesque setting with a vineyard.