Gut Calmuth

Gut Calmuth is a château in the Calmuth Valley between Remagen and Oberwinter, built on a former Benedictine monastery courtyard and now characterized by its extensive hunting grounds across a large landscape. The property stretches across forest areas with old oak, beech, and chestnut trees down to the Ahr and Eifel waterways.

Merchant Max von Guilleaume acquired the property in 1895 and expanded it extensively through 1911, transforming the old monastery courtyard into a grand manor house. This created a new use of the historical site as a private hunting château, a role that continues today.

The estate preserves traditional hunting practices that shape daily life and the rhythms of the place today. Visitors experience this connection to local game traditions directly through seasonal events and handcrafted products made on site.

The location sits in the valley between two river banks and is best explored on foot, with wooded slopes offering gentle walking paths. Visitors should expect shifts between open fields and dense tree coverage that characterize movement across the property.

The property houses Mangalitza pigs in an enclosure above the castle, a rare pig breed with distinctive curly coats. These animals are part of the traditional livestock management and meat production of the estate.