Eltz Castle is situated on a high narrow rock surrounded by even higher hills, above the Moselle river between Koblenz and Trier in the West of Germany. To get to the castle from the nearest ...

My three favorites are the remote and beautifully preserved Burg Eltz, the ruined but powerful Rheinfels, and the 19th-century fantasy of Neuschwanstein. Burg Eltz is my favorite castle in all of ...

The Eltz Castle is commonly known as Burg Eltz, Burg being the translation for “castle” in German. The first written evidence of Eltz Castle is from 1157, making it nearly 900 years old.

is Steves' favorite European castle of them all: Burg Eltz. On his blog, Steves wrote that Germany's numerous castles can be overwhelming, which is why he shares his best-loved options with readers.