Traben-Trarbach
Twin wine towns facing each other across the river. The Art Nouveau Bridge Gate and wine merchants' villas designed by Bruno Möhring form one of Germany's rare Art Nouveau architectural ensembles.
In the late 19th century, Traben-Trarbach was the second most important wine trade center in Europe after Bordeaux. Wealthy wine merchants commissioned architect Bruno Möhring to design the Art Nouveau Bridge Gate (1899), hotels, and villas, making the town a major center of Art Nouveau architecture. You can stroll along the river to admire the buildings, visit the Buddha Museum, which holds more than 2,000 Buddha statues, and climb to the Grevenburg ruins on the hill behind Traben for views. In November and December, the Mosel Wine Christmas Market is held in the old wine cellars underground, which gives it a distinctive atmosphere. It is about 40 km from Cochem, roughly a 50-minute drive.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Bernkastel-Kues
- Zell (Mosel)
- Burg Arras
- Ediger-Eller & Kreuzkapelle
- Bremm Moselle Loop & Calmont
- Reichsburg Cochem
- Cochem Old Town & Moselle Promenade
- Beilstein