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Genovevaburg

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The Genovevaburg castle is one of the landmarks of the town of Mayen and can be seen from far and wide on a crest of rock above the market square. The late Gothic castle has been besieged, destroyed and rebuilt several times during its eventful history.

The Genovevaburg castle is home to the Eifelmuseum and the Deutsches Schieferbergwerk, or German slate mine.
The Mayen castle festival is held every summer in the castle courtyard.

The current site consists of the Oberburg, or upper castle, with its 34m-high Goloturm tower, and the Vorburg, or forecastle, which is slightly lower down. Facing the town, the castle is protected by a large castle gate, and to the other sides by the castle keep and an outer ward.

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Open Mar 06, 2021 through Mar 11, 2021 from Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat and Sun 10:00–17:00 .

Open Mar 13, 2021 through Mar 18, 2021 from Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat and Sun 10:00–17:00 .

Open Mar 20, 2021 through Mar 25, 2021 from Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat and Sun 10:00–17:00 .

Open Mar 27, 2021 through Mar 28, 2021 from Sat and Sun 10:00–17:00 .

Open Mar 29, 2021 through Apr 10, 2021 from 10:00–17:00.

Samstag bis Donnerstag sowie an Feiertagen
von 10.00 bis 17.00 Uhr

in den Ferien von Rhld.-Pfalz und NRW auch freitags geöffnet

24.bis einschl. 26.12. sowie 31.12.2017 und 01.01.2018 geschlossen

vom 15. Januar bis 16. Februar geschlossen

Coordinates

50.326861, 7.220550

DMS

50°19'36.7"N 7°13'14.0"E

UTM

32U 373342 5576487

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Routes to this place

Type	Name	Distance	Duration	Ascent	Descent

Top Vulkanweg (13) – 3. Etappe

20.7 km

5:47 h

509 m

266 m

Top E-Bike Tagestour: Andernach-Mayen

42.2 km

3:00 h

306 m

108 m

Top The Volcano Park cycle tour (Mayen - Andernach)

33.3 km

4:00 h

159 m

353 m

Top Vulkanweg (13) - Gesamtverlauf

184.1 km

52:25 h

4,030 m

3,754 m

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Genovevaburg

Genovevaburg
56727 Mayen

Phone (0049)2651 498508 Fax (0049)2651 7017833

Website http://www.mayenzeit.de Email museumskasse@mayenzeit.de

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4 Routes nearby

Long Distance Hiking · Eifel

Vulkanweg (13) – 3. Etappe

Top moderate

20.7 km

5:47 h

509 m

266 m

Der Vulkanweg (13) verbindet in großen Schleifen die östliche mit der zentralen Vulkaneifel, ein Wanderweg durch den jungen und jüngsten ...

from Hans-Eberhard Peters, Eifelverein e. V.

E-Bike · Romantischer Rhein

E-Bike Tagestour: Andernach-Mayen

Top easy

42.2 km

3:00 h

306 m

108 m

Mit dem E-Bike auf dem Vulkanpark-Radweg ab dem Bahnhof in Andernach ist das ein Erlebnis von Freiheit und Weite

from Eifel Tourismus GmbH, Eifel Tourismus GmbH

Bicycle Rides · Eifel

The Volcano Park cycle tour (Mayen - Andernach)