. The Rhine and northern Germany: handbook for travellers. rected1560; the Tempelhof, another chateau in the Gothic style, hasrecently been restored. 1. Cobern (Simonis; Fischer). Above it the Niederburg, oncethe seat of the knights of Cobern. Higher is situated the Ober-or Altenburg, within which is the *Chapel of St. Matthias, inter-esting to architects. It is hexagonal in form, and, according totradition, owes its origin to a crusader in the 13th cent. r. Dieblich (Nortershauser), with handsome new church. 1. Winningen (Hoffbauer; Adler; Schwan), a small market-town , where the best wine of


. The Rhine and northern Germany: handbook for travellers. rected1560; the Tempelhof, another chateau in the Gothic style, hasrecently been restored. 1. Cobern (Simonis; Fischer). Above it the Niederburg, oncethe seat of the knights of Cobern. Higher is situated the Ober-or Altenburg, within which is the *Chapel of St. Matthias, inter-esting to architects. It is hexagonal in form, and, according totradition, owes its origin to a crusader in the 13th cent. r. Dieblich (Nortershauser), with handsome new church. 1. Winningen (Hoffbauer; Adler; Schwan), a small market-town , where the best wine of the Lower Moselle is produced;below it, r. Lay, and 1. GUIs (Zillien) with handsome church, inthe midst of a vast orchard. r. Moselweis, surrounded by fruit-trees. r. Coblenz (p. 60). Pier above the railway-bridge. 19. The Volcanic Eifel. An excursion into the Vorder-Eifel, the most remarkable part of thismountainous district, may be combined with the tour of the Moselle as fol-lows : — 1st day. From Coblenz by steamboat to Alf (p. 108) in 7—8 hrs.;. BERTRICH. If). Route. Ill ascend the Marienburg (lj2 hr.), pass the night at Bertrich. — 2nd. On footthrough Honlheim, Strotzbusch, Trautzberg, and Strohn to Gillenfeld (10 M.),to the Pulvermaar and back (2 M), dinner at Gillenfeld; in the afternoonto Schalkenmehren, Weinfelder Maar, Mauieberg, and Daun (8 M.)- — carr. to QeroMein and back to Daun in 8 hrs.; afternoon on foot to>Manderscheid (7 M.). — 4th. Environs of Manderscheid, and on foot to Witt-lich, or, if time is limited, to Uerzig, 6 M. farther, whence on the followingmorning steamboat (in summer daily) to Coblenz. Another day would bewell spent in visiting Treves (diligence from Wittlich, twice daily in 4 hrs.). The Moselle between Coblenz and Alf see preceding route. The road from Alf to Bertrich (5 M.; carr. there and back1 !/2—2 leads through the romantic Valley of the Alf, pass-ing the ruins of Burg Arras, and some extensive iron-works.


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