Step back into the Middle Ages with Karine as she explores the heart of this legendary stronghold. The plastered quarry stone building was created for the. 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 importance of the Marksburg is especially its complete preservation as a medieval fortification. Painstakingly chiseled into the slate bedrock of a mountain peak, Marksburg has long stood as one of Germany’s most formidable castles. Marksburg Castle tour tip: There is quite a lot of walking involved, including stairs and uphill walkways. 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. Not so the Marksburg! As the only hilltop castle in the Middle Rhine it has survived the ages intact and gives us an unchanged view in its founding years today. As part of the emerging Rhine Romanticism they were then extensively renovated. They all have in common, that they neglected over the centuries and have become ruins. GOARSHAUSEN O Haselbach Valley The Mouse WELMICH O The Brothers Marksburg Castle BRAUBACH O OBERLAHNSTEIN O Lahneck Castle Ehrenbreitstein Castle O. Marksburg 4.5 992 1 of 1 things to do in Braubach Points of Interest & Landmarks Castles Closed now 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Visit website Call Email Write a review About Suggested duration 2-3 hours Suggest edits to improve what we show.

Many of them can still be visited today - no doubt they are one of the crowd pullers in our region. Between Bingen and Koblenz, in the midst of the UNESCO Upper Middle Rhine Valley there is a castle every few kilometers.

Marksburg castle gift shop