Castles
- Château de Meinsberg (dit de Malbrouck): near Manderen, this castle was built in the 15th century but rebuilt in the 1990s. Today it is used for numerous cultural events.
- Château Fort du Sierck-les-Bains: situated just on the French-German border at Sierck-les-Bains, this fortress of the Duke of Lorraine dates back to the 11th century. Most of today's castle was constructed in the 18th century, following plans from Vauban.
- Schloss Berg: a Renaissance castle at Nennig, today a hotel and a casino.
- Alte Burg: a manor house built in 1360 at Longuich. One of the few surviving manor houses in rural Rhineland-Palatinate.
- Schloss Lieser: a palace at Lieser built from 1884 to 1887 in historistic style.
- Burg Landshut: a castle built by the Electorate of Trier in the 13th century at Bernkastel-Kues.
- Grevenburg: ruins of a castle at Traben-Trarbach built by Johann III of Sponheim-Starkenburg about 1350, destroyed, after many sieges, in 1734.
- Marienburg: a 12th-century castle and later monastery near Pünderich and Alf.
- Burg Arras: a 12th-century castle in Alf.
- Burg Metternich: a castle built around 1120 at Beilstein, today partly in ruins.
- Castle of Cochem: The castle in Cochem was originally built in the 11th century, but was completely destroyed by French soldiers in 1869. The present castle was rebuilt later in the 19th century.
- Burg Thurant: Above the town of Alken is Thurant castle, built in the 13th century. It is the only twin-towered castle along the Moselle.
- Ehrenburg: a 12th-century castle built by the Electorate of Trier at Brodenbach.
- Burg Eltz: The von Eltz family castle, whose history dates back to the 12th century. It remains in private hands to this day but it is open to visitors.
- Lower and Upper Castle, Kobern-Gondorf: two 11th-century castles, today mostly in ruins.
- Burg Pyrmont: This 13th-century castle near Roes was remodelled and extended several times during the Baroque era.
- Burg Bischofstein: Across the river from the municipality of Burgen is this 13th-century castle, which was destroyed during the Nine Years' War, but was reconstructed and now serves as a retreat centre for the Fichte Gymnasium in Krefeld.
See also: Wikimedia Commons - Castles in Rhineland-Palatinate
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