Get in
[edit]By train
[edit]The town is accessible by a local stopping service (Regional Bahn) which runs along the Ahr Valley, connecting it with Bonn and Remagen. There are three stations, depending on which bit you want to visit: 1 Bahnhof Bad Neuenahr in Bad Neuenahr, and Ahrweiler & Ahrweiler-Markt in Ahrweiler.
By road
[edit]Exits 30 and 31 of the A61.
Get around
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The towns are small enough to see on foot, and it's a pleasant 40-minute walk along the river from the centre of one to the other. Alternatively, a bike path runs along the river or there are buses.
See
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- Beethoven House (Beethovenhaus), Mittelstraße 4. where Beethoven used to stay for summer holidays.
- 1 Apollinaris spring (Apollinarisbrunnen).
Bad Neuenahr:
City gates in Ahrweiler:
Do
[edit]- Walk in the hills among the vineyards; try a section of the Red Wine Walking Route (Rotweinwanderweg).
- Relax in the heated pools of the thermal baths
- Explore Ahrweiler's medieval streets
- Visit the excavated Roman villa near Ahrweiler
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- Zwiebelkuchen ("onion cake") is a speciality of wine-growing areas and is the perfect accompaniment to Federweißer (see below)
- 1 Weingut Försterhof, Im Teufenbach 65, ☏ +49 2641 2079315. Novel architecture.
- 2 Brogsitter's Sanct Peter, Walporzheimer Str. 134, ☏ +49 2641 97750.
Drink
[edit]The whole Ahr valley is famous for its shale vineyards, typically producing Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder, red) and Riesling (white) wines. Local varieties are available anywhere where drinks are served.
- Federweißer is a very sweet white wine made from the first grapes of the harvest. Federroter is the red equivalent.
Sleep
[edit]Budget
[edit]- campsite, Kalvarienbergstraße 1 (near the old town of Ahrweiler on the opposite side of the Ahr river from the town's southern gate), ☏ +49 2641-26539.
Mid-range
[edit]- 1 Hotel Villa Aurora, Georg-Kreuzberg-Straße 8, ☏ +49 2641 9430.
- 2 Dorint Parkhotel Bad Neuenahr, Am Dahliengarten 1, 53474 Bad Neuenahr, ☏ +49 2641 8950, [email protected]. from €118 per room/night.
Go next
[edit]- Dernau red wine village
- Bad Münstereifel
- Bonn