Rhineland-Palatinate Tourism

17/01/2025

NEW YEAR, NEW HOLIDAYS! It's time to start planning your next trip. Make it Rhineland-Palatinate this year.

Incomparably enchanting, adventurously mysterious, naturally highly cultural, traditionally hospitable, unexpectedly modern: that and much more is our Rhineland-Palatinate!

31/12/2024

Happy new year everyone! May the year 2025 be kind to you and full of joy. And if you like fireworks come visit Rhineland-Palatinate in August!

Enjoy the spectacle of the Romantic Rhine valley and its castles illuminated in the radiance of the "Rhine in Flames".

18/12/2024

06/12/2024

Among the absolute highlights of the run-up to Christmas are events held against the impressive backdrops of the magnificent buildings across our region, and we have put together a small selection of the most charming Christmas markets at our castles and palaces:

Discover six fairytale and medieval Christmas markets set around castles and palaces in our holiday regions.

29/11/2024

A winter hike in light precipitation serves to relieve stress and forget the worries of everyday life for a while. And Rhineland-Palatinate has plenty of hikes to soothe your mind even in winter! Find out more here:

The cold season, when it gets dark much too early and the weather likes to ruin your plans, sometimes makes even ...

25/11/2024

Discover a variety of holiday tips and excursions during the cold season!

No matter what type of holiday you are: Rhineland-Palatinate is the right place to go during the cold season. That's why we say: Welcome to your winter holiday in Rhineland-Palatinate!

14/11/2024

We can show you the best places to combine your city trip with an exciting adventure into Christmas arts and crafts, mulled wine and the wonderful aromas of sweet treats.

Your city trip to Rhineland-Palatinate during Advent: 5 cities will not only enchant you with impressive cultural experiences, but also with their romantic Christmas markets.

05/11/2024

We have searched out the most spectacular light shows in Rhineland‑Palatinate to brighten up the darkest of days.

Get into the Christmas spirit with our Christmas event tips: we reveal 8 Christmas events with special lighting.

18/10/2024

Autumn is the perfect time for a relaxed bike tour along our rivers, with beautiful villages, tasty wine and breathtaking views. Get inspired and plan your trip today.

Nature experiences in the Nahe region

11/10/2024

Yes, soon it’s Christmastime in Rhineland-Palatinate again! Jack Frost’s icy fingers touching the little windows of the half-timbered houses, ice floes starting to float down the Rhine and the Moselle, and the smell of cinnamon and mulled wine wafting through the streets all add up to the perfect Christmas holiday. The first markets already start in early November, so start your planning today!

Discover Christmas events include Christmas markets, St Martin’s processions, Advent concerts, winter walks and much more in Rhineland-Palatinate.

04/10/2024

Do you know the city of Traben-Trarbach? At around the turn of the twentieth century, the town on the Moselle was the second largest wine trading centre in Europe, second only to Bordeaux!

Cultural holidays in the Moselle valley

27/09/2024

Are you looking for your next wine event? Then simply drop by one of our regions and celebrate the supreme diversity of local wine. The wine festival season is in full swing! Plan your personal festival experience here:

The wine festivals in Romantic Germany are a pure pleasure, as diverse as the grapes that are grown and pressed here.

20/09/2024

The German Wine Route Cycle Trail is a really special route that covers some 100 kilometres along the boundary between the western Rhine plain and the steep ascents of the Palatinate Forest: seas of vineyards on one side and serried ranks of trees on the other, with cultivated fields and lush green meadows between them. To either side of the cycle trail route, there are lots of interesting and easy little diversions, including this morning’s visit to Hambach Castle and your lunch break at a lovely picnic spot.

Nature experiences in the Palatinate

13/09/2024

The Geierlay suspension bridge is 360 meters long and swings some 100 metres above the ground. You suddenly go a little quiet at the prospect of taking your first step onto the wooden planks.

Nature experiences in the Hunsrück

02/09/2024

The Westerwald Lake District is one of the most beautiful parts of the Westerwald and is a paradise for adventure seekers and nature lovers alike. Protected by the chains of hills in the north, the region with its seven glittering lakes stretches south as far as the enchanting Saynbach valley. The magical scenery is made up of gentle rolling hills, the romantic river valley and green meadows.

Enjoy an active break on the waters of the Westerwald Lake District: The seven lakes are the perfect destination for your cycling and walking breaks, with plenty of campsites to stay at.

29/08/2024

You are probably not the only one to feel ridiculously small among the striking rock formations of the Teufelsschlucht, literally the ‘Devil’s Gorge’, not far from Ernzen in the Eifel.

Nature experiences in the Eifel

21/08/2024

Eltz Castle. This proud building for a proud knight stands on a rocky outcrop on the edge of the Eifel, just five kilometres from the Moselle. In 1150, Rudolf von Eltz was the first to bear the name of the castle and pass it down to his descendants. This has been the way for 34 generations now, with an uninterrupted line of succession from the Middle Ages to the present.

Find out more here:

Discover the long and turbulent history of the fairytale castle Burg Eltz in the Eife region.