The Eltz Castle is commonly known as Burg Eltz, Burg being the translation for “castle” in German. The first written evidence of Eltz Castle is from 1157, making it nearly 900 years old.

Burg Eltz is the finest of the many fortifications that pepper the landscapes At a vineyard high above the river, we are clinging to a cable as precipitous as the north face of the Eiger.

My three favorites are the remote and beautifully preserved Burg Eltz, the ruined but powerful Rheinfels, and the 19th-century fantasy of Neuschwanstein. Burg Eltz is my favorite castle in all of ...

If there's one thing Germany does well, it's castles. On this week's Meet the Germans, host Rachel Stewart heads to Burg Eltz to catch up with the count of the castle — and a spooky ancestor.