REICHSBURG COCHEM
Possible use of the thaler / discount
€ 0.50 discount on the entrance fee to the castle museum.
Availability of thalers
Yes, the Moselle valley motif “Reichsburg Cochem” is available locally.
HINT
"Moseltaler" can only be used by designated partners on the Moselle.
Rhine thalers can also be used at the Reichsburg Cochem.
Contact information
Reichsburg Cochem GmbH
Schloßstr. 36
D-56812 Cochem
Phone: +49 2671 255
Fax: +49 2671 5691
E-mail: info(at)reichsburg-cochem.de
web: www.reichsburg-cochem.de
Opening times
Summer season: March to October
Castle tours:
daily 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m
(except during the medieval castle festival on two days)
Last tour starts at 5:00 p.m
Castle tavern:
daily 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m
(subject to change!)
Winter season: November to February
Castle tours (interiors):
daily 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m
except Rose Monday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m
Last tour starts at 3:00 p.m
Castle tavern: closed
Guided tours take place regularly, approximately every 15 minutes.
The castle and castle courtyards are only accessible as part of a castle tour.
Entrance fees
| Castle tours | |
| Duration approx. | 40 minutes |
| Advance registration | not required |
| Adults | 8,50 EUR |
| Children (6-17 years) | 4,50 EUR |
| Groups (12 people or more) | per person 7,50 EUR |
| Pupils over 18 years, students | 7,50 EUR |
| Family ticket (parents with at least 2 children under 18 years) | 22,50 EUR |
| Castle tours alone or individually | |
| Advance registration | required |
| Normal single price | |
| Minimum flat rate | 150,00 EUR |
| Children's tour | |
| Duration approx. | 40 minutes |
| Advance registration | required |
| Minimum flat rate | 90,00 EUR |
| Children | 4,50 EUR |
| Adults | 7,50 EUR |
Further information on prices can be found here:
- Interactive children's tour - hands-on Middle Ages for children's groups of 20 or more
- Ghost tour for children's groups of 20 people or more
- Ghost tour from Easter to the end of October
- “Gasterey” in the style of the old knights
- Getting married at the castle
Additional partners nearby
Further thaler motifs at the location and surroundings
Picture references
Photos © Günter Vogel
– Knight's Hall
– View from Söller
– Gate
– Heraldic lion
– Castle staircase
– Rosenhof
Photos ® Wouter van de Ridder
– Stronghold
– View extior above las gate
– Knight's armor at the entrance
– Söller
Reichsburg Cochem GmbH
Schloßstr. 36
D-56812 Cochem
Phone: +49 2671 255
Fax: +49 2671 5691
E-mail: info(at)reichsburg-cochem.de
web: www.reichsburg-cochem.de
The Reichsburg Cochem is more than a castle. It is the largest hilltop castle on the Moselle.
In addition to the castle tours, children's tours, you can also experience rustic knights' banquets, medieval castle festivals, gourmet festivals, sparkling wine galas, Cochem Castle Christmas, cultural events or get married in a civil ceremony.
The late Gothic building with its incomparable outline rises more than 100 m above the Moselle on a striking cone. The outer contour of the towering mountain seems to continue into the building and culminates in the slate roof of the massive tower. The structural condition classifies the complex as a hilltop castle, which was designed for all-round defense due to the terrain.
Romanesque architectural fragments found in the castle fountain indicate that the castle was expanded after 1056. Around this time or earlier, the core of the Romanesque keep was created as a square with an edge length of 5.40 m and a wall thickness of up to 3.50 m. At the same time, the tower was also raised. In the first half of the 14th century, Baldwin also connected the castle and the city with strong walls. In addition, a strong chain was anchored below the castle, which could be operated with a pull rope from the castle to block the Moselle.
Castle tavern
In our castle tavern with a covered terrace, we offer you, in addition to coffee and cake, refreshing or hearty dishes from the kitchen and cellar.
Enjoy an incomparable view of Cochem far below you and the Moselle valley from our terrace.