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From Cochem it's 11km by road or rail to the little double town of TREIS-KARDEN . The dominant landmark in Karden, on the north side of the Mosel, is the Stiftskirche St Kastor , which was under construction for over three hundred years, marking the full transition from Romanesque to Gothic. Although small, its simple white lines make it one of the most visually appealing churches of the Mosel region. Inside, there's a fine early seventeenth-century side altar of The Martyrdom of St Stephen and a slightly faded wall-painting of Christ which looks startlingly modern. Built into the cliffs behind Treis on the south bank of the Mosel are two castles: the restored twelfth-century Wildburg , and Burg Treis , an eleventh-century ruin.

The Bahnhof is in Karden, where the tourist office (May-Oct Mon-Fri 9am-noon & 2-4/5pm, Sat 9am-noon; Nov-April Mon-Fri 9am-noon & 2-4/5pm; tel 0 26 72/61 37, fax 27 80, www.treis-karden.de ) can be found at Hauptstr. 27. Most of the hotels are also in this part of town: the best are Brauer , Moselstr. 26 (tel 0 26 72/12 11; DM100-124/¬50-62), and Schlosshotel Petry , St-Castor-Str. 80 (tel 0 26 72/93 40; DM125-149/¬63-74); both have fine restaurants .