Koblenz Sightseeing: Eck, Fortress, Churches

October 31, 2026

Sights in Koblenz

The main sights of Koblenz stand close together between the Rhine and the Moselle, and most of the old centre can be covered in a day. The fortress and Stolzenfels need extra time and have their own tickets and seasons.

Deutsches Eck

The Deutsches Eck is the headland where the Moselle meets the Rhine. The Teutonic Knights received the land in 1216. The monument to Kaiser Wilhelm I, 37 metres tall, was inaugurated on 31 August 1897 and destroyed by artillery fire in March 1945. In 1953 the surviving pedestal was rededicated as a memorial to German unity, with the coats of arms of the German states and, from 1990, three segments of the Berlin Wall. The bronze statue was put back in the autumn of 1993. The headland is free to walk onto. Access is sometimes restricted for events, which the Koblenz tourism page lists.

Festung Ehrenbreitstein

The fortress lies on the right bank of the Rhine, reached by the cable car from Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer. It was built by Prussia between 1817 and 1828 on a 118 metre rock above earlier fortifications. The Landesmuseum, the Retirierturm viewing platform and the cannon Greif are the main stops. The German Army memorial inside the grounds asks for quiet. Adult entry is 10 EUR and the combined ticket with the cable car is 21.90 EUR. From 29 March to 1 November 2026 it opened daily from 10:00 to 18:00, with shorter hours of about 11:00 to 16:00 in winter.

Electoral Palace and gardens

The Kurfürstliches Schloss was built between 1777 and 1793 for the last Elector of Trier, Clemens Wenzeslaus, in early neoclassical style, and Prince Wilhelm, later Kaiser Wilhelm I, lived there as military governor of the Rhine Province. Government offices use the interior, so it is closed to visitors. The Schlossgarten along the river is free and open daily, with fountains, terraced lawns and rose beds.

Churches and squares

Basilika St. Kastor on Kastorhof is the oldest church in Koblenz, consecrated in 836. The 842 negotiations between Charlemagne’s grandsons were held here, and they led to the Treaty of Verdun in 843. Entry is free from 09:00 to 18:00, and the fountain in the courtyard dates from 1812. The Liebfrauenkirche stands at the highest point of the Old Town, with a Romanesque nave, a late-Gothic choir and baroque onion-domed towers. Entry is free. The Historiensäule on Görresplatz, a 10.59 metre bronze column made in 1992, shows 2,000 years of local history in ten tiers.

Museums

The Mittelrhein-Museum at Zentralplatz 1 shows European art from the 13th century to today, including Rhine Romantic paintings, and is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00. The Ludwig Museum at Esther-Bejarano-Straße 1, next to the Deutsches Eck, is housed in the old Teutonic Order commandery and focuses on French art after 1945. It is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10:30 to 17:00 and on Sundays from 11:00 to 18:00.

Schloss Stolzenfels

Schinkel’s castle stands about 5 km south on the left bank and is open on a seasonal calendar, closed in December and January. Tickets are 6 EUR, and the guided interior tour is in German. See the Stolzenfels page for hours.