You will receive extensive information about Saarburg's Little Venice, the waterfall, the Old Town, and the castle complex.
Saarburg is located in a bend of the Saar River, nestled between vineyards and forests. High above the Saar and the Old Town with its colorful fishermen's and boatmen's houses, the castle complex of the same name towers. Count Siegfried of Luxembourg had it built in 964 as one of the oldest and most beautiful hill castles in the West. Saarburg's picturesque winding streets with a southern flair and the historic squares invite you to stroll and linger. The vibrant center is the Butter Market. The view of the beautifully aligned houses and the small bridges over the Leukbach stream is also called "Saarburg's Little Venice." A major attraction is the 20-meter high waterfall, which plunges over steep rocks right in the middle of town. "Culture to the third power" is offered by the municipal museums Hackenberger Mill, Amusement Museum at the Waterfall, and the bell foundry in the Old Town. The originally restored sites offer exciting insights into the city's history as well as centuries-old crafts and traditions.
By train: Saarbrücken - Trier line to Saarburg station.
Information about current bus schedules is available at: www.vrt-info.de/busnetz
You can comfortably experience the sights in a 1.5-hour round walk. A unique natural spectacle is the waterfall in the city center, which falls 20 meters over cascades of rock.
Town hall - Tourist Information, Little Venice - Kunoturm - Schleif viewpoint with a view of the Kautenturm - St. Laurentius parish church - Horse market - Butter Market - Waterfall - Amusement Museum - Hackenberger Mill - Laurentius gate - Staden - Old Market - Bell foundry - Ascent to the castle complex - Protestant Church - House Warsberg - District administrator's garden with Belvedere tower - Waterfall - Graf-Siegfried-Str. - Tourist Information
Open city tour: April - October on Thursdays at 2 p.m., meeting point: Saarburg Tourist Information, price: €5.00/adult; €2.50/children, teenagers, students, people with disabilities; €12.00/family (2 adults and children). Tickets are available at www.saar-obermosel.de/erlebnisse.
Saar-Obermosel-Tourismus, Tourist Information, Graf-Siegfried-Str. 32, 54439 Saarburg, Tel. 06581-995980, www.saar-obermosel.de
