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The value and significance of the Marksburg lie primarily in its complete preservation as a medieval fortification. For many visitors it is the epitome of a medieval castle. Its exposed location on a rocky cone 90 meters above the town of Braubach contributes to this. The imposing fortress with buildings mainly from the 13th to 15th centuries is staggered with a keep, several buildings, kennels and bastions. The typical interior rooms such as the castle kitchen, knights' hall, bower, chapel, armory, wine cellar, battlements and tower rooms are particularly worth seeing. They provide insights into medieval life.

A magnificent 🏰, looming over the vineyards of the town of Alken 🤩. Wonderfully accessible via the Moselsteig trail or the Traumpfade trail 😊.

This is one of the more than 100 existing "Saar-Hunsrück dream loops" that make the large area south of the Moselle very attractive as a hiking destination. In the brochure it is described with the words "With magnificent views, the hiking trail leads from the Hunsrück plateau ... into the deep Ehrbach valley. In complete isolation, the path runs along a narrow path along the stream. There are steep ascents and descents with ... surprising views." The dream loop is 8.5 kilometers long, 390 meters in altitude and is described as taking 3 to 4 hours to walk.

Very interesting destination. The best-preserved castle in the Middle Rhine Valley

The Marksburg was built in the 13th to 14th century under Gerhard II von Epstein in the late romantic style. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley.

The Marksburg stands on a slate cone at a height of 160 meters and is the only medieval hilltop castle on the Middle Rhine that has never been destroyed.

The Marksburg is a 12th-century[1] hilltop castle above the Rhineland-Palatinate town of Braubach am Rhein, from which it got its original name Burg Brubach. It stands on a slate cone at a height of 160 meters and is the only "never destroyed medieval hilltop castle on the Middle Rhine". The plastered quarry stone building was created for the protection and administration of Braubach and initially also served as a customs castle. The castle is a protected cultural monument according to the Monument Protection Act (DSchG) and is entered in the Rhineland-Palatinate list of monuments.[2] Furthermore, it is a protected cultural asset under the Hague Convention and is marked with the blue and white protection symbol. It has also been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley since 2002. (Q: wikipedia)

A varied hike along the Ehrbach through a gorge. Return after a steep and interesting ascent along great viewpoints. Recommendable. Surefootedness required.