Other leisure possibilities
Enjoy boat trips aboard the passenger ships that leave from the landing stage in Bruttig-Fankel
Cycle tours on the Moselle cycle path
Guided hikes through the vineyards with wine tastings
Visit the adventure pools in Cochem and Ellenz or the Glauber salt thermal baths in the spa town of Bad Bertrich
Enjoy the popular wine festivals in July and August or the street wine festivals in September
Wine tastings in local winemakers' cellars
Visit the local 'Straußwirtschaft' wine taverns
Holiday destination
Bruttig-Fankel is located in the middle of one of the most beautiful bends in the Moselle River, the "Cochemer-Krampen".
Distances: Cochem (7 km), Beilstein, the "Sleeping Beauty of the Moselle" (3 km), Bernkastel-Kues (50 km), Koblenz (56 km), Trier (110 km) and Luxembourg (140 km)
Well-developed cycle paths along the Moselle
Hiking trails: the Calmont Klettersteig (Europe's steepest vineyard), the Apollo and Breva hiking trails, the Moselsteig trail
Excursions: the Imperial Castle in Cochem, the Geierlay rope suspension bridge (length 360 m, height 100 m), Elz Castle, the German Corner with Ehrenbreitstein Fortress in Koblenz, Maria Laach Abbey with Lake Laach
Getting there
1.) Via the A48 (Koblenz-Trier):
- Take the Kaisersesch exit towards Cochem on the L98
- When you get to Cochem, head over the Moselle bridge and turn right towards Valwig/Beilstein
- Follow the Moselle for around 7 km until you leave Bruttig
- After the petrol station, take the 3rd exit on the roundabout towards Kastellaun, then take the first street on the right (Fankel district)
- Turn right again after 100 m to get to Ahornweg 15
2.) Via the A61 (Mainz-Koblenz):
- Take the Pfalzfeld exit
Head towards Kastellaun until you reach Buch/Mörsdorf
- Head towards Treis-Karden
- Turn left in the valley then turn right towards Bruttig-Fankel (5 km) after 100 m
- When you get to Bruttig-Fankel, take the first street on the left
- Turn right after 100 m (Ahornweg 15)
