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Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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The Moselle Valley (Moseltal) is largely in Rhineland-Palatinate. The source of the Moselle river is in the Vosges mountains of French Alsace and it then flows north before reaching Germany at Perl and forming the border with Rhineland-Palatinate and Luxembourg.
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One of the most beautiful castles in a region packed with them
By car
The A61 autobahn crosses the Moselle Valley west of Koblenz.
By boat
Avalon have a number of options of river cruises into the region.
By train
The Moselstrecke runs from Koblenz to Bullay mainly on the left (north) bank of the Mosel before leaving the valley to return at Trier.
By boat
The KD and Gebrüder Kolb cruise ships stop at a number of points between Koblenz and Cochem.
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Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) · International · HHN
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Cochem is a traditional German town with half-timbered houses and an exceptionally scenic location on the Mosel river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The town is home to about 5,700 people, and has and a population of 8,700 in a 7 km radius.
Konz is in the Moselle Valley of Rhineland-Palatinate where the river Saar flows into the Mosel.
Traben-Trarbach is one of the most charming wine towns along the Mosel River, in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany. In addition to its vineyards, it is famous for its castle ruins and fine Jugendstil architecture.
Treis-Karden are twin towns on the banks of the Mosel river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, about 30 km west of Koblenz.
Trier on the banks of the Moselle, in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany, is the country's oldest city, dating from Roman times. In 2019, it had 112,000 inhabitants.
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