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Burg Eltz in der Eifel, © Rheinland-Pfalz Tourismus GmbH, D. Ketz

Attractions

The Neanderthals, the Celts, the Romans... their traces can still be followed in the Eifel today. On hiking routes or museum guided tours, the relics have been preserved and can still be seen in many places.


Other attractions are entire towns, municipalities or villages, such as Mayen in the East Eifel with its Genoveva castle, which is now the centre of many cultural events, or the clothmaking town of Monschau in the Eifel National Park with its “Red House”, and the numerous museums or the “historic mustard mill”.

Bitburg, with its art of brewing, has become famous far beyond the region, as has Gerolstein with its mineral water.


Half-timbered buildings, old town fortifications, some of which visitors can walk along, such as in Hillesheim or Bad Münstereifel, proud castles and dreamy palaces are further witnesses to history which can be experienced at first hand in the Eifel.


The range of museums in the Eifel is as varied as the region’s history itself. Visitors can find out about the settlement history of the Eifel, but also about the volcanicity and geology of the region, such as in the museums in Daun, Mendig and Manderscheid.

 

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Maarkreuz am Schalkenmehrener Maar, © GesundLand Vulkaneifel GmbH

Maarkreuz Schalkenmehren

Schalkenmehren

The Maar-cross above the Schalkenmehren Maar is worth the climb. The view at 535 metres above sea level over the region is incredible and at the same time very decelerating.

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Blick ins Meerfelder Maar, © Eifel Tourismus GmbH

Meerfelder Maar

Meerfeld

The view from the lookout tower “Landesblick” is impressive: The Maar lake glistens around 200 metres below, gently embedded in the largest Maar funnel in the Eifel. However, only part of the 1,700 metres long basin is covered with water.

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Blühende Narzissenwiese im Oleftal, © Eifel Tourismus GmbH, Dominik Ketz

Narcissi meadows in the Olef valley

Hellenthal

Between March and May there is a natural spectacle in the Eifel that is unparalleled: Millions of wild daffodils stretch their little heads towards the sun and transform the valley meadows into a yellow sea of blossoms. Whether on a guided tour or on your own - a hike in the Oleftal becomes a special experience during this time…

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Narzissenwiese, © Eifel Tourismus GmbH, Dominik Ketz

Narcissi meadows in the Perlenbach and Fuhrtsbach valleys

Monschau

In April there is a natural spectacle in the Eifel that is unparalleled: Millions of wild narcissi stretch their little heads towards the sun and transform the valley meadows into a yellow sea of blossoms. Whether on a guided tour or on your own - a hike in the Perlenbach and Fuhrtsbach valleys near Monschau becomes a special experience during this time…

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Blick auf Nationalpark, © NLPForstamtMartinWeisgerber

Nationalpark Eifel

Schleiden

Set in a dramatic landscape of woods interspersed with water, the Eifel National Park will allow you to experience the fascinating natural diversity of a wilderness at first hand. For in this large protection area some 65 kilometres southwest of Cologne, nature has been left once more to its own eternal cycle of growth and decay…

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Naturpark Südeifel - Irsenpfad, © Joelle Mathias

Naturpark Südeifel

Irrhausen

Large protected area in the southern Eifel.

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Ginster, © Tourist-Information Islek, Ingrid Wirtzfeld

Naturschutzgebiet Ginsterheiden

Daleiden

The nature reserve Ginsterheiden in the Irsental provides a compressed nature experience precisely because of its small area.

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Nürburgring, © TI Hocheifel-Nürburgring, Sebastian Schulte

Nürburgring

Nürburg

The Nürburgring Green Hell - racing, business, adventure, holiday

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Blick auf das fast kreisrunde Pulvermaar, © Eifel Tourismus GmbH

Pulvermaar

Gillenfeld

Discover the unfathomable depths of the Pulvermaar! Located directly near Gillenfeld, the Pulvermaar is the deepest maar in the Eifel at 74 metres. It is surrounded by beautiful beech forest and in summer is a popular address for all those who want to swim or go boating in the midst of beautiful nature…

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Blick vom Maarkreuz aufs Schalkenmehrener Maar, © Eifel Tourismus GmbH, D. Ketz

Schalkenmehrener Maar

Schalkenmehren

Especially if you visit the GesundLand Vulkaneifel in summer, a detour to the Schalkenmehren Maar is a must. Located directly at the village of the same name and opposite the Weinfelder Maar, the Schalkenmehrener Maar is one of the three Dauner Maars and offers a wonderful backdrop for an extended walk or an extensive hike…

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