One of the most beautiful castles here in Germany is Burg Eltz. We used to visit Burg Eltz all the time when we lived here 10 years ago. It was one of our favorites. The 3 boys have never been here, so we decided to visit on Memorial Day when Trek had the day off of work.
The hike down to Burg Eltz is beautiful. There are so many trees & the valley is green & lush right now. Burg Eltz is a remarkable castle because it's down in a valley, but still on a hill. It's a perfect location for a castle. It is still owned by the Eltz family & has been in the family for 33 generations. AMAZING.
Germany is finally starting to open things with the quarantine. For Burg Eltz, they were only allowing 100 visitors on the castle grounds at a time. I've been amazed at how Germany has quickly organized & found solutions to follow protocols & laws regarding the social distancing measures. At the castle they had exactly 100 badges. As one person leaves the castle, their badge is removed, sanitzed & then given to the next person wanting to go into the castle grounds. We had to wait for 8 people to come out before our family could go in. The line to get in was almost an hour, & everyone was spaced in line 2 feet from each other. I love how Germans follow rules & do everything they can to be honest & lawful. I love that about them.
Once we were inside, we were free to roam the grounds on our own. There are inside tours of the castle too, but each tour was only allowing 8-10 people per tour. Our family got our very own tour with an English tour guide. It made it SO fun because we could ask questions & talk one on one with them.
After our tour, we stopped by the outdoor restaurant & had some pretzels, chicken schnitzel nuggets, fries, & frikadellan sandwiches. DELICIOUS.
The hike back up to our car was also beautiful.
Burg Eltz for sure is one of the prettiest castles in Europe.
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