A medieval Fortress in Koblenz
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Festung Ehrenbreitstein is a fortress on the same-named mountain on the right side of the Rhine, opposite the town of Koblenz (Koblenz vacation rentals | Koblenz travel guide) in the Rhineland-Palatinate.
It was built as the backbone of the regional fortification system, Festung Koblenz, by Prussia between 1817 and 1832. It has guarded the middle Rhine region, an area that had been repeatedly invaded by French troops..
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It sits 118 meters above the Rhine river and is currently one of the best preserved fortresses in all of Germany.
To get there, take a short ferry ride across the Rhine river from the Altstadt
. There the fort sits on top of a mountain overlooking the entire area. There is a lift that brings you up the hill to the fort.
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Location, Map, and Driving Directions
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Additional travel info
If you're going by car: Coming from the B42, turn left (from Vallendar) or right (from Lahnstein) into Charlotte Street (the sign toward Niedernberg follow). This road will take more and more (about seven kilometers). Shortly before the pedestrian crossing, turn left onto Frisensstrasse from (here is the way to the sign). Go ahead until you reach a road, the main go. Here turn left and continue as long as the road (about three kilometers) to you directly on the park grounds of the fortress are.
Coming from Westerwald turn right direction Urbar (the fort is signposted) and drive this road, the main street, according to park on the grounds of the fortress are.
Admission
- Adults 1.10 €
- Groups of 10 or more 0.60 € per person
- Kids 6-14 0.60 € per person
- Groups of 10 kids or more 0.50 € per person
Tours are available from March - November daily from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. hourly
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