Below the Are Castle are the remains of the Gymnicher Porz, where Porz stands for gate. It was a lower gate system on the approach to the castle, which sealed off the castle hill in connection with a wall. The complex consisted of a gatehouse over the access road, an attached castle house with a basement and two floors with living rooms and an adjoining castle tower.

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Altenahrer Eck – Mayschoß Vineyards loop from Dernau

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Location: Altenahr, Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Gymnicher Porz Gate (Are Castle)

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Trail to Are Castle Ruins – White Cross, Altenahr loop from Kalenborn

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