Historical places
A journey through the Eifel also includes the visit of small historical cities, villages and settlements.
Half-timbered village Monreal
Monreal
The narrow streets of Monreal, its quaint Holy Trinity Church, the massive Nepomuk Bridge over the clear flowing Elzbach and the ruins of Löwenburg and Philippsburg castles high above the town are a perfect destination for an excursion in the eastern Eifel…
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Historischer Ortskern Alken
Alken
The Moselle village Alken is one of the oldest Moselle villages. Its origins date back to the Celtic and Roman times. Even today, one part of the village is called by the Celtic name "Olk".
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Historischer Ortskern Rhens
Rhens
In the historic center of Rhens there is a lot to discover from the old times.
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Historischer Ortskern Winningen
Winningen
The history of the winegrowing village, which lies gently in a bend of the Moselle River in the immediate vicinity of the city of Koblenz, dates back to Roman times.
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Historisches Münstermaifeld
Münstermaifeld
The small town of Münstermaifeld with its imposing collegiate church towers high above the gently undulating hills of the Maifeld. A stroll through the narrow streets with their impressive courtyards and town houses leads back to an eventful history…
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Kirchtor Rhens
Rhens
This gateway, built between 1396-1418, which now consists only of the scanty remains of a wall and the stump of a staircase, was twice destroyed in its 600-year history. In the seventeenth century, as Meissner's and Dilich's view of the city showed, it was still preserved as it had been planned and carried out around the year 1400…
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Marktplatz Mayen mit Marktbrunnen
Mayen
The market place in Mayen has always been a market. Since today, you can find the weekly market every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday here. The large market, which is held every three months, is very popular and the fun fair "Lukasmarkt" in October, which is the largest fair in the northern of Rhineland-Palatinate…
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Ochsenbrunnen Rhens
Rhens
The ox fountain is located on the market square in the center of Rhens.
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Römische Wasserleitung Brey
Brey
The Roman aqueduct in Brey is an important archaeological monument from the Roman period, representing the largest ancient tunnel construction north of the Alps.
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Stadttore und -türme
Mayen
4 tower and 16 wall towers were originally built into the city fortress. Some of these can still be seen today.
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