Love, love, love this jewel of the Eifel region! Monreal is a tiny 1/2 timbered village that oozes…read morecharm. It's a sleepy little place so don't expect many shops or restaurants (go to Mayen, about 10 minutes away for those). The castle ruins offer nice views down into/onto the village below. A walk through this town can last 10 minutes or two hours depending on how many places you stop to take pictures. Go and see this lovely tiny village.

THE TREK (WALKABILITY) The castle is located DOWN a very…read moresteep hill from the parking lot, so be ready for a very long walk down and BACK up, unless you want to pay 2 euros (cash only, no cards) to take the shuttle, which comes and goes every 7-10 mins. Once you get down to the castle, getting into the castle is a bit tricky, as the steps are very worn out stone. Going up isn't as bad as going down when you leave the castle. THE CASTLE The Burge Eltz Castle is beautiful, from a far and up close, in person. You definitely get the vibe of fairytale castle from Burg Eltz! THE TOUR Upon entry, you get a 'gold coin' that bears the crest of the family on one side and a depiction of the castle on the other. The tour itself was well explained and well paced. Our guide did need to be told to slow down his speech rate, as he was speaking particularly fast in English, but it was otherwise fine. We were not allowed to take photos of the interior of the castle during the Castle, which was fine. I appreciated that they informed our group of this at the very beginning. MISC The only restroom is located just outside of the Castle, so you do need to completely exit the castle to access it. There is no ATM on site, and the gift shop cannot provide euros to tourists via credit cards. If you would like to use the shuttle to get back UP to the parking lot, go to the cafe and order a coffee or beer, they put a 5 euro hold on the cups. When the cups are returned, they will give patrons 5 euros in cash, in return. I do appreciate that they have a method for guests to obtain euros.

Cool Castle to go see. It's a nice little hike to get to it but well worth it. It's nice that you…read morecan go inside and see some of the old stuff that used to be in it.

One of the Mosel's gems! No matter how many times we've visited here we still enjoy coming back…read more We brought a friend from the US for a walk through. He too loved this beautiful village. Lots of shops (mostly touristy, but still), restaurants, cafes, and hotels to stroll around/through. For a look at a wonderful, touristy but beautiful, 1/2 timbered village, it's hard to beat Bernkastel.

This is one of Europe's oldest mustard mills, around since 1810. Today they continue to produce…read moremustard from centuries old recipes. The cold grinding process, using a 525 kg millstone, make sure that all the essential oils and natural ingredients, is fully preserved. They offer a guided tour of their museum exhibit, at 11am, 2, 3, and 4pm. We did not participate, but we did have fun sampling all the different varieties of mustard and condiments they have.