Castles & Wine, Mosel & Rhine - The Last Installment

On Tuesday we finished off our visit with a walk around quaint little Beilstein, and a climb up to Burg Metternich.  Like I mentioned, Beilstein only has about 180 residents.  And apparently all 180 run the 30 hotels and eateries located there. Our hotel was fabulous.  Not only was our room perfect, but the restaurant was also really good.  And the wine was good, too. 

The castle above Beilstein is known as Burg Metternich.  It is just a ruin today.  But  the views are wonderful.

Climbing up...

Above the castle is an old Jewish cemetery.  For 700 years leading up 1942, Beilstein had a Jewish community.  Today, however, there are no longer any Jews living in Beilstein.

 

Looking back towards the castle....

On our way back down, we stopped off at the church, and ran into some Georgia Bulldog fans from Marietta.  They snapped this picture of us.  They were riding the equivalent of 180 miles on bike along the Mosel River.

Lots of pictures of our entire trip in this album:  Mosel & Rhine 2012
It was a great trip!  If we cross off all our other places to see, we would love to go back!