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Marksburg

Dating from 1231, this is the only undamaged mountainside castle on the Rhine. It is an impressive complex, comprising a keep and various groups of buildings, dungeons and baileys perched in split level fashion on a pinnacle of rock overlooking the river. The furnishings provide a true picture of life in a medieval castle. Nowadays the Marksburg is the headquarters of the German Castle Association.

Facilities:
Restaurant, meeting rooms, museum, collection.

Marksburg
D-56338 Braubach (Rhineland-Palatinate)
Tel.: +49 (0) 26 27/206
Fax: +49 (0) 26 27/88 66
E-mail: dbv.marksburg@deutsche-burgen.org

Special features:
  • Medieval herb garden with 160 medicinal useful and magical plants
  • wedding celebrations
  • concerts
  • special events.

Visiting times:
March 27 to November 1: 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
from November 2: 11.00 a.m. - 4.00 p.m.
Closed: December 24/25

Sourrounding Area:
The Butterfly House and Palace at Bendorf-Sayn, Burg Liebenstein and Sterrenburg, better known as "The Hostile Brothers" at Kamp-Bornhofen, Adler- and Falkenhorst Burg Maus at St. Goarshausen, the Loreley, the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress at Koblenz and Deutsches Eck, cruises on the Rhine, Moselle and Lahn rivers.

Prices on request.

 
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