Landshut Castle Ruins, Bernkastel-Kues, Germany

The ruins of Landshut Castle loom over Bernkastel. Archbishop Heinrich von Vinstingen and his successor, Boemund, are said to be responsible for the construction of the castle in 1277. They were the ones who gave the castle its name, 'Landshut', which it is still known by today. The castle, along with all of its treasures, was destroyed by a fire in 1692. However, it is still possible to climb the castle tower. In the inner courtyard of the castle there is a restaurant and a café. The ruins are surrounded by various paths, offering visitors a range of leisurely hiking routes. The Hunsrück mountain range with its deep forests and gorges is also easy to reach from here and well worth exploring.

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Z Wu (5 months ago)
Great panoramic view point of the town and beyond. There are two car parks near the castle and offer ample parking spaces. The walk around the castle is quite steep. There is a wheelchair friendly lift that can be used to get to the top level of the castle.

Soraya Lingbeek Lingstra (6 months ago)
The most attractive part of the Burg Landshut is the breath taking view on Bernkastel and the Moselle. Apart from this people can hike and go to a waterfall. From the city there is the yellow shuttle bus going there

Nate (6 months ago)
Ruins of a small castle overlooking Bern-Kastel. I haven't ate at the restaurant yet, but I hear it's good. There are really good views from the top of the tower (1€ to go up) and it's a nice little hike from the town below (Alternatively you can drive up too a nearby parking lot with free parking!)

Diana Tamarova (7 months ago)
Judging by the website this place looks quite good, a little bit fancy even, but don’t get your hopes high. Yes, the view to the river is amazing but the food and service can’t keep up. The restaurant is quite dirty, pieces of food on the floor, dead bugs between menus pages. The service is very slow, it took almost 45 min to bring us a steak and a burger. The steak tasted like shoe.

Danny Proko (9 months ago)
Gorgeous views and wonderful lunch after a good walk. Even though it was raining, the views were still unbeatable. The Mosel River is both charming and beautiful. Highly recommend!

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