GERMANY: Cochem - town on the Mosel

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Cochem is a small traditional German town with half-timbered houses and an exceptionally scenic location on the river Mosel in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The town is situated in a valley and has an almost Mediterranean climate, with warm sunny days over a 9 month season, summers are mild to hot.

Cochem is the center of the Mosel wine trade and is surrounded by high elevations, steep vineyards.

Mosel is one of 13 German wine regions for quality wines and takes its name from the Mosel River. The wine region is Germany's third largest in terms of production but some consider it the leading region in terms of international prestige.

The steep river bank slopes that are scattered around the Mosel region are considered some of the most labor-intensive vineyards in the world. Mechanical harvesting is impractical and nearly seven times more man hours are needed in the Mosel than in flatter terrain. A benefit of the steep Mosel vineyards is that the incline allows for more direct sunlight to have contact with the vines.

The Mosel is a river flowing through France, Luxembourg, and Germany. It is a left tributary of the Rhine, which it joins at Koblenz. The Mosel twists and turns its way between Trier and Koblenz along one of Germany's most beautiful river valleys. Its hillsides are covered by terraced vineyards where some of the best Rieslings grow, and numerous ruined castles dominate the hilltops above wine villages and towns that line the riverbanks.

October, 2017

00:00 Cochem intro
00:37 Our accomodation
02:51 Centre & shoppping street
06:12 Sesselbahn (chairlift)
06:48 View over the town
07:11 Pinnerkreuz (cross)
07:29 Reichsburg Cochem (castle)
08:46 Very misty morning (10 AM)
10:05 Sunny afternoon (5 PM)
11:28 Evening lights (9 PM)

Our accommodation:
https://www.traum-ferienwohnungen.de/...