Explore Zell-Mosel
Zell-Mosel is a leading winemaker town (#2 on the Mosel), with a friendly buzz and lies midway between Trier and Koblenz on a spectacular horse-shoe bend in the river.
The surrounding countryside of Zellerland is one of the most scenic regions of Europe and offers plenty to keep visitors fascinated.
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Many days of things to do in Zell & around
Within 2 or 3 km:
- Taste the wines at 40+ winemakers' cellars
- Stroll the Mosel riverbanks, cross to Zell Kaimt on the footbridge and return over the road bridge
- Hike up to Zell's Castle tower, cemetery and vineyard terraces
- Hike up the valley at the back of town, climb the ladders to the Collis Tower lookout
- Stroll downstream 3 km to village of Zell-Merl or 3 km upstream to Briedel
- Cruise the Mosel, upstream to Cochem and downstream to Bernkastel-Kues
- Tractor tours with winemaker
- Cycle the Mosel Radweg (bike path) or try the downhill trails
- Vineyard hikes easy or hard
- Sunday Breakfast-Brunch at Zell's Hotel Schloss (Castle Hotel)
- Friday night tour with Zell's Town Ghost
- Zellerland Erlebnis water park and saunas
- Lots of cafes, restaurants and bars to try
Within 20 km
- Bad Bertrich historic spa resort, water park and saunas
- Cruise, ride or hike to picture-postcard village of Beilstein
- Ultra-steep Calmont vineyards and Stuben Abbey ruins
- Traben Trabach township and hike up the old French Fort of Mont Royale
Within 40 km
- Cruise, bus or rail to grand town of Cochem, chairlift and Cochem Castle
- Rail to Moselkern village and hike to Burg Eltz fairytale castle
- Bernkastel Kues township and Castle
- Explore the scenic Hunrsuck and Eifel Plateaus
Dining
Zell
Winzer Otto Kallfelz runs Otto's Terrassen Weinstube, in a romantic rustic setting near the Zeller Castle, specialising in local fare.
Hotel Schloss offers a great Sunday breakfast-brunch.
There are many more restaurants and international fare in Zell including Italian, Greek, Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese and Turkish.
In winter months about 5 or 6 venues remain open.
the pick of the Mosel
Waldhotel Sonnora in Dreis near Wittlich (Helmut Thieltges) - 3 Michelin stars
Becker's in Trier (Wolfgang Becker) - 2 Michelin stars
Wein und Tafelhaus in Trittenheim (Alexander Oos) - 1 Michelin star
Schanz in Piesport ((Thomas Schanz) - 1 Michelin star
Schloss Monaise in Trier (Hubert Scheid)
Culinarium R in Mulheim (Sascha Hamp)
Schiller's Restaurant in Koblenz (Mike Schiller)
Dining in
Zell's Metzgerei (butcher) has won the European Championship 2012 and 2013
Large supermarkets are in Zell Barl: Globus, Aldi and Lidl. Catch the bus, about 5E return.
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