After Cochem, we drove to Beilstein, about 20-30 min away, along the river. It’s another little gem of a town nestled between the river and the terraced hillsides with vineyards. The town is right on the river. You park before entering the town–there’s a strip of parking places along the road, you pay at a little Automat or payment kiosk, then walk into town.
Here’s what you see as you look across the river to the other side:
And this is the Beilstein side:
There’s an old castle up on the hill above the down that dates to 1080. We didn’t take the hike. We just stayed in town and walked up to the Kloster/church of St. Joseph. It was absolutely beautiful inside. Feminine, Music was playing. That makes all the difference. The colors were soft. Pinks and creams. Reverent and peaceful. We lingered there.
Outside the church is the Kloster restaurant with views over the town down to the river. It’s a small town, just a few streets, but they are oh so beautiful! Quaint. Charming. Again, every detail beautifies. Flower boxes and pots and beautiful doors and knockers. There’s just such attention to detail here. I think I will live differently after being here. I want to beautify things and our garden and yard more. The recent rain helped wash it all clean and refresh the plants. We loved wandering here. I felt So Happy to be here, to not have missed seeing this place.
Honestly, does it get any more beautiful than this?? I think this is my favorite little town so far. Every detail was Beautiful. I just drank it all in.
You can see the high water marks on this restaurant guest house.
Reluctantly we returned to our car at the end of the day to drive back to Frankfurt. We were so filled with the beauty and wonder of the day, we hardly said a word all the way home. It really was a perfect day.
Our Frankfurt Germany Mission 