Palatinate Forest Nature Park

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Nature Park

Trifelsstraße, 76855 Annweiler

01 February - 14 March Saturday, Sunday and public holidays
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (last admission 4 p.m.)
15 March - 31 October Tuesday - Sunday and public holidays
10 am - 6 pm (last admission 5 pm)
November
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays
10 am - 5 pm (last admission 4 pm)
December and January closed
Tickets are available on site or in the online shop Online-Ticket
Please consider the walking route to the castle early in your journey.
Further information at https://www.burgenlandschaft-pfalz.de/de/reichsburg-trifels/.
There is a charge for parking at the Schloßäcker car park below the castle.
Dogs are allowed in the outdoor area of the castle complex. Please keep your dog on a leash. Dogs are not allowed inside the castle. An exception is made for guide dogs and assistance dogs. Please look out for the appropriate signs.

The virtually unending Palatinate Forest Nature Park is the largest contiguous forest area in Germany.

Welcome to Palatinate Forest Nature Park

Trifels, one of the most important imperial fortresses in the Staufer Empire, towers over the romantic little town of Annweiler. The castle was founded by the Salians, who built a wooden and stone castle. The Hohenstaufen dynasty expanded it into a stately imperial castle and made it the treasury of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. It also gained importance as a state prison for the English King Richard the Lionheart (1193-1194).

More information on the stories can be found at KuLaDig.

The Schlossäcker car park can be reached by car or by bus with line 527 via Annweiler am Trifels and Trifelsstraße.

On foot, the hiking trails "Annweilerer Burgenweg", "Pfälzer Weinsteig" and "Mönchsweg" lead to Trifels. Exciting for families is the "TrifelsErlebnisWeg", which connects the town and the castle with digital and analogue stations.

Please take into account the 25-minute walk from the Schlossäcker car park to the castle. Sturdy shoes are recommended.

Tickets are available on site at the castle entrance or online.

Source: DataHub Rheinland-Pfalz

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Welcome to Palatinate Forest Nature Park

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