Schleich on the Moselle

Schleich between winemaking and the Moselle

Schleich is a wine-growing village on a terrace directly beside the Moselle. Winemaking, its riverside location and local history shape the character of this destination. If you choose a stay based on the village itself, the Moselle landscape and local wine tradition are a clear focus.

The annual street wine festival brings together Moselle dishes and local wine with demonstrations of historic crafts. Dates and programmes may vary. If you are planning your trip around the festival, check the specific details for your chosen date.

Local history and baking tradition

The local heritage includes a church dating from the 9th century, the old bakehouse, a restored smithy on the Weierbach and a restored farmstead. The farmstead illustrates Moselle building traditions. Together, these structures showcase religious architecture, craftsmanship and rural building styles.

Bread is still baked together with guests in the old bakehouse. If you would like to take part, bear in mind that participation may depend on arrangements made locally.

The festival brings food, wine and crafts together in a recurring event; baking in the old bakehouse, by contrast, is a specific hands-on activity. This gives you the chance to encounter local traditions both as a community event and as a practical activity.

Trier-Saarburg as a wider travel destination

The wider Trier-Saarburg travel destination offers cycling routes and the Viezstraße as additional themes. There are 492 kilometres of cycling routes in the Trier-Saarburg district. The Viezstraße is also lined with a dense network of cycling and hiking trails. Fruit growers, fine-fruit distillers, farmers, hoteliers and restaurateurs along the Viezstraße offer information, regional recipes and experiences centred on Viez.

One specific route in the wider travel destination is the Tälchen Tour. It is listed as a moderately difficult circular route covering 37.28 kilometres, with a stated duration of around 2 hours and 45 minutes; it starts and ends in Konz. The route leads to the Wiltinger Saarbogen nature reserve. A detour to the waterfall in Saarburg’s old town is also recommended. Its length, approximate duration and named destinations give you specific points of reference for assessing this circular route. Large sections of the surrounding walls and a residential tower of Saarburg Castle have been preserved; several viewing platforms and the tower offer panoramic views of the Saar Valley.

Roman heritage is also present at several places in the Trier-Saarburg travel destination. The Roman roadside settlement of Tabernae in Tawern is considered the origin of the village and was established shortly before the beginning of the Common Era on the Roman main road from the Moselle via Metz to Rome. The pavilion houses an authentic model of the settlement at a scale of 1:75; the large reconstructed temple complex of Tawern is also located in the forest. The free ARGO app lets you view the temple complex on site at its original size and as a 360-degree augmented reality display.

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For the wider travel overview: Trier-Saarburg.