'''Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler''' is a combined-town in Rhineland-Palatinate. As the name suggests, it is made up of two towns: the spa town of Bad Neuenahr, and the picturesque old town of Ahrweiler. Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler is one of the largest towns in the red-wine producing Ahr Valley.
Get in
By train
The town is accessible by a local stopping service (''Regional Bahn'') which runs along the Ahr Valley, connecting it with Bonn and Remagen. There are three stations, depending on which bit you want to visit: Bad Neuenahr in Bad Neuenahr, and Ahrweiler & Ahrweiler-Markt in Ahrweiler.
By road
Use the A61.
Get around
The towns are small enough to see on foot, and it's a pleasant 40-minute walk along the river from the centre of one to the other. Alternatively, a bike path runs along the river or there are buses.
See
The "Beethoven House" (''Beethovenhaus'') where Beethoven used to stay for summer holidays.
Do
Walk in the hills among the vineyards; try a section of the Red Wine Walking Route (''Rotweinwanderweg'').
Relax in the heated pools of the thermal baths
Explore Ahrweiler's medieval streets
Buy
Eat
''Zweibelkuchen'' or "onion cake" is a speciality of wine-growing areas and is the perfect accompaniment to ''Federweisser'' (see below)
Drink
''Federweisser'' is a very sweet white wine made from the first grapes of the harvest. ''Federroter'' is the red equivalent.
Sleep
Budget
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler has a campsite near the old town of Ahrweiler on the opposite side of the Ahr river from the town's southern gate. It's located at Kalvarienbergstrasse 1, Tel. 02641-26539. Prices are E2,- pet tent and E4,- per adult.
Get out