Art nouveau - On the trail of the Belle Epoque

Wine Architectural Walk

The town of Traben-Trarbach was known around 1900 as one of the most important wine trading cities and, right after the large French city of Bordeaux, the second largest wine transshipment point in Europe. The reason for this extraordinary status lay in the great demand for Riesling wines and the exports, particularly to Great Britain and overseas, which led to the establishment of over 100 wine companies.
Enormous prosperity and wealth thus created the foundation for a vibrant construction activity in the upscale bourgeois style. The Berlin architect Bruno Möhring discovered his love for the Mosel landscape, resulting in unique buildings such as the Art Nouveau hotel "Bellevue," the "Villa Huesgen," the "Villa Nollen" (formerly Villa Breucker), the "Brückentor," and the "Kellerei Julius Kayser" (today Buddha Museum), as well as other buildings from the "Belle Epoque." In addition, in the second half of the 19th century, the capacities of the Traben-Trarbach wine cellars were expanded, and, unlike in any other Mosel community, large areas of the town center were vaulted with partly multi-story and over 100-meter-long cellars.

Discover the architectural treasures of a former wine trading metropolis on our "Wine Architectural Walk" and dive into one of our underground cellars at the end.

Regular tours available in German only!

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Tickets can be booked approximately 3 months in advance.

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