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We must admit to a particular affection for
Neumagen-Dhron; it was the venue for the very first
Moswin tour!
So what drew us to Neumagen-Dhron in the first place?
Well, this quiet little wine-town of under 3,000 people
is a close-knit community with a real “village feel” and
a friendly atmosphere that puts the British holidaymaker
completely at ease. It claims to be the oldest wine
village in Germany – and can prove it with the
third-century stone carving of a wine-ship which, along
with other Roman remains, was discovered in the village
between 1877-84, and which are now in the State Museum
at Trier.
The Roman slaves working the oars of the heavily-laden
wine galley look exhausted, but you’ll be anything but
exhausted in Neumagen-Dhron’s quiet, calm ambience,
which is ideal for a relaxed, easy-going holiday.
You can spend your leisure time rambling in the Moselle
valley and the wooded Hunsrück and Eifel mountains,
fishing in the Moselle and Dhron rivers, boating,
water-skiing or swimming in the beautiful open-air pool
on top of the Zummet hill.
You can play mini-golf along the Moselle promenade or
tennis in the Dhron valley, go riding, or take to the
air in a hang-glider. Neumagen-Dhron is intensely proud
of its Heimatmuseum, which reveals some of the village’s
long history.
You will not find Neumagen-Dhron crowded with visitors –
it is a working village. But you can relax with its wine
farmers in the evening in the village pubs, or join in
their festivals, the best-known of which is the
Weinblütenfest (wine-flowering festival) of the Middle
Moselle.
The independent traveller will find a warm welcome, for
Neumagen-Dhron truly knows how to make the visitor feel
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