Cochem

Worth seeing in and around Cochem

2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Calmont

   The Calmont, also called the Calmond, between Bremm and Ediger-Eller in the county of Cochem-Zell in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, is a steep hill on the heights above the Moselle river to a height of 380.6 m above sea level. It lies within the Moselle wine region and is home to the vineyards of Bremmer Calmont and Ellerer Calmont which, with gradients of up to over 65º, are among the steepest vineyards in the world.

   5.1 km · mountain · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Columbarium (Cochem)

   The Columbarium is a heritage-protected building in Cochem. The three-storey tower is a massive Greywacke quarry stone building.

   900 m · heritage-protected building in Cochem · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Senfmühle. The historical mustard mill, built around 1810, is the last one of its kind in Europe. Mustard miller Wolfgang Steffens produces various types of outstanding gourmet mustard according to choice, time-honoured recipes and processes at one of the oldest mustard mills in Europe, established in 1810. Klotten Wildlife and Leisure Park.

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   Cochem Castle

From Wikivoyage: Cochem, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Stop at the tourist office first on Endertplatz 1. They have loads of information to orientate you to Cochem and are very helpful. H.H. Hieronimi, Stadionstraße 2,. Daily at 11:00 and 15:00. Wine cellars tour and tasting Seselbahn to the Pinnerkreuz mountain (Chairlift), Endertstraße 44. The chairlift is operated between Easter and mid-November 09:30-18:30.

From Wikivoyage: Cochem, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

The area revolves around excellent wine and good food. A number of wineries have cosy restaurants where fine cuisine and regional specialties are served. While the town may only boasts a few churches, it makes up for it in the wealth of weinstübe, pubs, restaurants, bistros, cafes and hotels, offering traditional regional fare, in additional to dishes from many other regions exist.

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   Akropolis

   Liniusstraße 7, info@akropolis-cochem.de.

From Wikivoyage: Cochem, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Cochem

Airports

Frankfurt-Hahn (HHN), 23 km · Cologne Bonn (CGN), 80 km · Luxembourg-Findel (LUX), 90 km

• Köln (Cologne) → Cochem

  89 km · quickest by road, 2h 11m · €12–17
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• Frankfurt am Main → Cochem

  108 km · quickest by road, 2h 16m · €17–24
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• Düsseldorf → Cochem

  123 km · quickest by road, 2h 15m · €16–22
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