Castles and Romances
Stories about castles in Germany never get old. They wake up something very old in us, and it doesn’t seem to matter where we’re from, we always react to castles. Everyone probably wants to live in a castle at different points in their life. When you’re a little kid, girls and boys dream about castles, because they’re the stuff of fairy tales. Princesses and knights and the whole romantic notion of being born of noble birth, and separated from your true family and forced to live in squalor, these are the dreams that we all have. Some of us even go further into the stories, and love the spooky direction they take when we start to hear about vampires, and old abandoned buildings. Castles are the scariest of all because they’re the largest, and they’re always in the middle of nowhere.
Unfortunately, Cochem is in the middle of some of the most gorgeous landscapes in all of Germany, and some of the most charming small town life you’ll probably ever come across. And fortunately, there are castles here. This is the part of Europe where trains reveal castles every half hour or so, where you can see beautiful land going on forever, and the old castles in the distance. Cochem castle, of course, is haunted, or so they say, but Cochem hotels are perfectly enchanting. They’re a lovely way to take in the town, and to enjoy the old world hospitality that reigns here, making you feel like you might be of noble birth.
If you are hungry for the mythology of castles, Cochem castle is an absolutely lovely place to visit. For those who like their folklore deep in the past, you can be sure to find a mermaid with antlers hanging from the roof, and you should make sure to rub her belly for luck in the coming year. And for those who like the scary stuff, there are more than a couple stories about the hauntings here. There are even ghost tours especially for kids. And for those who go for romance, you’ll have to find it yourself, but in Cochem, it’s hidden everywhere.
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