Saarburg Germany Rhineland-Palatinate
39
Cruises availables
At departure or passage at this port
CroisiEurope (39 Cruises)
MS Leonard de Vinci
39 Cruises
| 30 April | 9 days | One-way from Kehl-Strasbourg to Remich |
450-628-6241
Call us
|
| 30 April | 8 days | One-way from Kehl-Strasbourg to Remich |
450-628-6241
Call us
|
| 8 May | 7 days | One-way from Remich to Kehl-Strasbourg |
450-628-6241
Call us
|
| 24 May | 7 days | One-way from Remich to Kehl-Strasbourg |
450-628-6241
Call us
|
Frequently Asked Questions
At the foot of the old town, on a lazy bend of the Saar. The waterfall and the Buttermarkt are about a ten-minute climb from the bank, up stairways and steep lanes.
Yes, and it is the town's signature. The Leuk stream drops nearly twenty metres between the houses, among the half-timbered façades of the Buttermarkt. In the morning you hear the water before you see it: just follow the sound.
Climb to the Buttermarkt for the waterfall and the old mill, continue to the castle ruins for the panorama, then come back down through the little Venice along the Leuk. That still leaves time for a glass of riesling in a cellar in the centre.
You earn it: access is on foot by steep paths and good shoes are recommended. From the restored tower the panorama repays the effort — the bend of the Saar, the slate roofs, St. Laurence's church and the rows of vines.
Yes, a chairlift climbs to the Warsberg viewpoint above the rooftops. The ride is gentle, the view over the valley wide, and an orientation table waits at the top. It is the right solution for anyone not up to the castle paths.
Because upstream of the waterfall, along the Leuk, the old houses almost dip their foundations in the current. Flower-decked bridges, pastel façades and cafés make up the most photographed corner of town.
The former Mabilon foundry, in operation until the early 2000s and now open to visitors. Moulds, furnaces and waiting bells tell the story of a craft that has all but vanished, and bells cast here still ring in steeples around the world.
Yes, several cellars in the centre offer tastings, and you can also call directly on the growers. The slopes above the town produce rieslings known for their mineral freshness.
Not easily, and it is fairer to say so. The town clings to the slope: stairs, steep lanes, uneven cobbles. The riverbank and the lower town remain accessible, but the Buttermarkt and the castle demand strong legs.
The euro, with cash for the small cellars. The good window runs May to October: in autumn the slopes turn gold and the presses scent the lower lanes. In season, marked vineyard trails make for easy walking between the rows.
