Castles open during the summer holidays (Sommerferien) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
48 castles open
From Monday, June 28 to Friday, August 6, all French school zones
48 castles in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany open during the summer holidays (Sommerferien) according to their hours or season: 39 with precise opening days, 9 on their announced season only. Check the castle’s website the day before; holiday hours change often.
Opening hours come from the castle’s official website, or from Google when the site does not publish any, and are re-read every ninety days. Seasons are copied word for word from the castle’s website. A castle can close without notice: its entry lists a phone number.
Known opening days
- Burg Landshut (Landshut Castle)Bernkastel-Kues
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Metternich CastleBeilstein
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Rheinfels CastleSankt Goar
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- KasselburgPelm
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €14 - Landeck CastleKlingenmünster
- Open
- : Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- WachtenburgWachenheim an der Weinstraße
- Open
- : Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Free entry - Bürresheim CastleSankt Johann
- Open
- : Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €6 - Ebernburg CastleBad Kreuznach
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Battenberg CastleBattenberg
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Nassau CastleNassau
- Open
- : Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Castle KastellaunKastellaun
- Open
- : Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Electoral PalaceTrier
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- SaffenburgMayschoss
- Open
- : Mon
- Veldenz PalaceVeldenz
- Open
- : Wed
Adult €8 - Schloss Deidesheim (Deidesheim Castle)Deidesheim
- Open
- : Fri, Sat, Sun
- Open
- : Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Free entry- Burg Rittersdorf (Rittersdorf Castle)Rittersdorf
- Open
- : Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun
- AltenbaumburgAltenbamberg
- Open
- : Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Sayn CastleBendorf
- Open
- : Sun
- Grenzau CastleHöhr-Grenzhausen
- Open
- : Sat, Sun
- Spangenberg CastleNeustadt an der Weinstraße
- Open
- : Sat, Sun
- Schloss Wachenheim (Wachenheim Castle)Wachenheim an der Weinstraße
- Open
- : Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Schloss Niederweis (Niederweis Castle)Niederweis
- Open
- : Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Open
- : Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Altburg (Bundenbach)Bundenbach
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Adult €6.50 - Schaumburg CastleBalduinstein
- Open
- : Sat, Sun
- MartinsburgLahnstein
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
- Blumenstein CastleSchönau
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Schloss Westerhaus (Westerhaus Castle)Ingelheim am Rhein
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
- Schloss Wartenstein (Wartenstein Castle)Oberhausen bei Kirn
- Open
- : Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Reipoltskirchen CastleReipoltskirchen
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- CasimirschlossKaiserslautern
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
- Schloss GondorfKobern-Gondorf
- Open
- : Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Berwartstein CastleErlenbach bei Dahn
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Lahneck CastleOberlahnstein
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Nanstein CastleLandstuhl
- Open
- : Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Hambach CastleNeustadt an der Weinstraße
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- MarksburgBraubach
- Open
- : Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Trifels CastleAnnweiler am Trifels
- Open
- : Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Open in season, without a precise timetable
These castles announce a season covering the holidays without giving days: call before you go.
- Altdahn CastleDahn
- Announced season
- : du 1er avril au 31 octobre, 10:00-18:00
Free entry - Schloss Sayn (Sayn Castle)Bendorf
- Announced season
- : du 13 mars au 1er novembre 2026, Garten der Schmetterlinge 9h-17h
- Burg Olbrück (Olbrück Castle)Niederdürenbach
- Announced season
- : du 4 avril au 31 octobre, 10h00-18h00 (tous les jours)
- Burg Grimburg (Grimburg Castle)Grimburg
- Announced season
- : avril à octobre, samedi et dimanche 14:00-17:00
Free entry - Announced season
- : de Pâques au 31 octobre, dimanche à vendredi 11h-18h (jardins, entrée gratuite)
Adult €6- Schloss Liebeneck (Liebeneck Castle)Osterspai
- Announced season
- : d'avril à novembre (Bed & Breakfast)
- Eltz CastleWierschem
- Announced season
- : du 29 mars 2026 au 1er novembre 2026, 9h30-17h00
Adult €14 - Reichsburg CochemCochem
- Announced season
- : toute l'année, 09:30-17:00 (heure de début de la dernière visite guidée)
Adult €10 - SauerburgSauerthal
- Announced season
- : visites guidées toute l'année sur demande, pour groupes constitués uniquement
Every castle in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Frequently asked questions
- Which castles are free in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany during the summer holidays (Sommerferien)?
- 4 castles with free entry open during the summer holidays (Sommerferien): Wachtenburg, Schloss Sinzig, Altdahn Castle and Burg Grimburg.
- How is this list made?
- We read the hours and seasons each castle publishes on its official website, rechecked nightly. A castle without published hours is not listed, even if it opens.