Stahleck Castle
Burg Stahleck
A 12th-century castle on the hill behind Bacharach, now one of Germany's most popular castle youth hostels, with a courtyard overlooking the town.
Stahleck Castle once belonged to the Counts Palatine. It was burned by French troops in 1689 and rebuilt in the 1920s, after which it became a youth hostel, where guests can stay in castle rooms. Non-guests can enter the courtyard and viewpoints for views over the rooftops of Bacharach and the Rhine. It is about a 15-minute walk up a trail from the town, passing the Gothic ruins of the Wernerkapelle along the way.
Opening hours
Courtyard open daytime
Nearby sights
- Wernerkapelle
- Bacharach
- Pfalzgrafenstein Castle
- Gutenfels Castle
- Schönburg (Oberwesel)
- Oberwesel
- Sooneck Castle
- Lorelei