Discover Longen

If you’re looking for a hotel for a stay in Longen, specific travel interests can help you plan: hiking trails, Moselle views, and local history are among the area’s defining themes. Longen is close to the Moselle; the surrounding heights and vineyards offer further landmarks to help you plan.

Close to the Moselle, vineyards, and viewpoints

Longen lies at the foot of the 418-metre-high Longener Berg, considered one of the highest elevations in the Moselle Valley. A hike leads uphill through the Longen vineyards to the historic Höpperbur and offers views across the Moselle Valley. Vineyard paths and scenery are therefore central to a visit to the area, without assuming any particular walking time or level of difficulty.

Another nearby viewpoint is the 416-metre-high Mehringer Berg. From there, the view extends across the Moselle Valley towards the church towers of Trier and over the Hunsrück as far as the Erbeskopf. The two elevations refer to different mountains: Longener Berg near the village and Mehringer Berg, with its described long-distance views. Whether these sights are actually visible depends on the weather and visibility.

Chapel, fountain square, and village tradition

St. Eligius Chapel and the fountain square form Longen’s central village hub and the starting point for the extensive network of hiking trails around the village. The chapel is considered one of the oldest in the Diocese of Trier and one of the few surviving chapels in the Gothic style. This brings local landmarks and a distinctive historical connection together in the same village centre.

Another named local landmark is the old Höpperbur fountain in the Zellerberg vineyard. During the summer wine festival, wine flows from the village fountain. The festival is a recurring local tradition; dates may vary. If you’d like to plan your trip around the festival, check the announced dates in advance.

Trier-Saarburg: tours and Roman history

The wider Trier-Saarburg destination has 492 kilometres of cycle paths in the district. One specific circular route is the Tälchen Tour: it is rated moderate, is 37.28 kilometres long, and is listed as taking about 2 hours and 45 minutes. It starts and ends in Konz. The route leads to the Wiltinger Saarbogen nature reserve; it also recommends a detour to the waterfall in Saarburg’s old town. The distance and duration refer to this particular circular route, while the 492 kilometres cover the district’s cycle network as a whole.

Another regional highlight is Tawern’s Roman history. The Roman roadside settlement of Tabernae is considered the origin of the village and was established shortly before the beginning of the Common Era on the Roman main road from the Moselle via Metz to Rome. An authentic model of the settlement, at a scale of 1:75, is housed in a pavilion; the forest also contains the large reconstructed temple complex. The free ARGO app lets visitors view the complex on site at full size and in a 360-degree augmented reality display. Thus, the wider Trier-Saarburg destination offers clearly defined Roman cultural attractions alongside hiking trails and scenery.

Discover more destinations: Leiwen, Kanzem, Ockfen, Hermeskeil, Konz, Schleich, Kasel, Trierweiler.

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