For eight centuries, Godesburg Castle, or more precisely its 39 metre high keep, has towered over the Rhine Valley, albeit only for three centuries in all its beauty. Construction began in 1210 and Godesburg Castle was destroyed in 1583 during the Truchsess War. In 1891, Kaiser Wilhelm II donated the ruins to the municipality of Godesberg, which established a restaurant in historicising style in 1896. In 1960, a hotel and the restaurant that still exists today were built according to plans by Gottfried Böhm. In 2006, the city of Bonn renovated the keep and a small permanent exhibition provides information about the history of the castle.
Accessibility
This venue is barrier-free for wheelchair users. A barrier-free toilet is available.
Please feel free to e-mail tickets@beethovenfest.de with any questions.
Directions
The concert will take place in the Knights' Hall of the Godesburg, Auf dem Godesberg 5, 53177 Bonn.
Arrival by train: To Bonn main station with ICE, IC, local or S-Bahn trains. From Bonn main station, take the regional trains RE 5 (towards Koblenz), RB 26 (towards Mainz), RB 30 (towards Walporzheim) or RB 48 (towards Bonn-Mehlem) and get off at the Bonn-Bad Godesberg stop. Alternatively, from Bonn main station take tram line 16 (direction Bad Godesberg Stadthalle) and get off at the Bad Godesberg Bahnhof stop. From there it's a 950m walk, 15 minutes walk. Your tickets entitle you to travel throughout the Rhein-Sieg Transport Association (VRS) from four hours before the event until 3 a.m.
Special feature of print@home: The print@home ticket alone is not valid as a travel document. If you have purchased an e-ticket (via online purchase), you must activate the VRS ticket in advance. You can find out how this works at https://www.beethovenfest.de/en/ticketinfos.
Arrival by car:
Coming from the north, take the A59 towards Bonn. At the Bonn-Ost triangle, take the A562 and take the B9 Bonn-Bad Godesberg exit. Godesberger Allee, then Bonner Straße, which bends to the right, and from here follow the signs to Godesburg.
Coming from the south, take the B9 towards Bonn. Follow Koblenzer Straße towards Bad Godesberg-Mitte and from here follow the signs towards Godesburg.
Park:
Disabled people can access the castle's own car park, which is located at the end of the access road to the castle, using a lift suitable for disabled people, directly from the car park over a footbridge to the entrance. For all visitors who like to keep fit, we recommend the City Terrassen car park (Villichgasse, 53177 Bonn), from where a promising climb (10 minutes) up the stairs to the castle awaits you.
You can find the charging stations for your electric car here: https://www.carwow.de/elektroauto/ladesaeulenkarte.