WHATS THE PROLETARIAN WAY TO TRIER?
Fly on Ryanair (0871-246 0000, www.ryanair.com) from Stansted, Prestwick and Bournemouth to Hahn (though Bournemouth flights cease at the end of October). Yesterday, return fares for travel in mid-October were £21 from Stansted, £19 from Bournemouth and £39 from Prestwick. From Hahn, buses run to Trier six times a day for a fare of €18 (£14) return. HAHN: NOW WHERE WOULD THAT BE, THEN? “Frankfurt”, in Ryanair-speak; but in real life, Germany’s financial centre on the Main is 90 minutes away from the airport by bus. The village of Hahn lends its name to a vast former US air force base in the Hunsrück. It has become Germany’s leading no-frills airport. While highly inconvenient for Frankfurt, it is an ideal gateway to the finest parts of the Moselle, and in particular the beautiful medieval “double towns” (one on each bank) whose names look like German estate agents: Bernkastel-Kues and Traben-Trarbach. WHICH SHOULD I CHOOSE? Each pair is accessible by bus from Hahn in half an hour. A we
