Worth Knowing: The Mosel Bicycle Path |
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Starting Point and Destination:
Metz (pop. 300.000) in Lothringen; Koblenz (pop. 107.000)
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Path
Well marked after Thionville; 95% paved, rest hard pack sand; flat and traffic-free
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Parking
Unguarded private car park at the Hotel Holiday Inn in Metz.
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Sights
Metzonce capital of a prominent diocese, boasts a cathedral with a marvelous atmosphere and a very beautiful old town. In Trier
we find the Porta Nigra, a Roman city gate. Also found are the bishop's residence, imperial thermal springs, a secular Roman basilica, and an amphitheatre.
Bernkastel-Kues boasts beautiful timber-frame buildings and picturesque vineyards.
The Reichsburg castle and a magical old town can be seen in Cochem.
In Koblenz, we find the Ehrenbreitstein fortress, a castle, and the "Deutsches Eck", a monument on the river promontory.
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