Karmeliterkirche St Josef

Moselle Valley


Up a steep staircase from Fürst-Metternich Strasse, this baroque 17th-century Carmelite monastery church has a spectacular interior with a vaulted ceiling supported by soaring apricot-coloured columns. The Kloster (cloister) restaurant/cafe has a sheltered inner courtyard as well as a panoramic terrace.


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