Dernau

Dernau is a famous red wine village in the Ahr valley, situated in Northern Rhineland-Palatinate. From August to November thousands of visitors from abroad enjoy the annual wine festivities, which culminate on the last weekend of September.

Get in

 * Train: Ahrtalbahn, get off at Dernau station
 * Road: Autobahn A61 Exit Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler. Follow the B257, direction Altenahr.

Get around
Use the Ahrtalbahn (Ahr valley railway) which stops in the village and in all neighboured towns. Direct connections to Bonn and Koblenz. In addition the bus #841 serves the whole valley from Remagen to Kreuzberg (Ahr).

Do

 * Wine tastings
 * Hiking (Red wine hiking trail)

Buy

 * Local red wine

Eat

 * Many small and bigger restaurants offer regional specialities at reasonable prices

In Marienthal

Drink

 * Wine tasting almost everywhere possible, Try Weinhaus Sebastian in the center of the village.

Go next

 * Wine tasting almost everywhere, especially in September and October
 * Popular events and festivals all over the year from May to November
 * Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
 * Bad Münstereifel