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.
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 riverside Stuben Abbey ruins
Traben Trabach township and hike up to 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
Within an hour by rail from nearby Bullay DB Station:
Ancient Roman city of Trier
Koblenz on the Rhine River
Dining
Zell
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 and smallgoods) has won European Championships so many times!
Large supermarkets are in nearby Zell Barl: Globus, Aldi and Lidl. Catch the bus, about 5E return.
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