Historic buildings Castles and fortresses open their doors
Rhine-Sieg County · Germany is home to wonderful historical castles and fortresses, some of them a stone’s throw away from Bonn. Many will be opening their doors to the public this spring and summer.
Once again this spring, historic castles and fortresses in Rhine-Sieg County will open their doors to the public on special days. Group and individual tours will be offered in some of them.
Burg Morenhoven in Swisttal can be visited on Saturday, April 8 and September 10 from 3 p.m. Admission is five euros and participants meet up in front of the building. Also in Swisttal, Schloss Miel opens its gates on Sundays, June 11 and August 24. The baroque style building can be visited from 12:00 noon. Visitors also meet in front of the building and admission is five euros.
Burg Lüftelberg in Meckenheim will open for visitors on Sunday, April 9 and October 15. Doors open at 3 pm and admission is five euro.
The Rheinbacher Burg and Hexenturm can also be toured. On Sunday, July 2 from 2 pm and Sunday, August 27 from 3 pm, visitors can meet up in the Himmeroder Hof in front of the Glass Museum. Admission is free.
Burg Adendorf in Wachtberg will be open to visitors on Thursday, May 11 and Friday, September 1. Those interested can meet up in the interior courtyard, admission is ten euros per person.
Admission is free to Wolfsburg and Haus Wittgenstein in Bornheim-Roisdorf. They will open their doors on Friday, May 26 and Friday, June 30 at 3 pm.
Sign-up: with the Voreifel Tourism at (0228) 9 54 41 00 or per e-mail: info@rhein-voreifel-touristik.de with name, telephone number and e-mail. Most of the tours are given by the owners of the historic buildings. If a tour in English is desired, the tourism bureau welcomes readers to contact them and they would check with individual owners to find out what is possible.
