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History, Town & Nature "tote Stadt", a dead city. Despite all of this, the citizens of Bitburg have ceaselessly proven their fortitude and gallantry and have continually managed to re-establish and restore their city. These reasons account for the BITBURG: THE BEER TOWN development of the modern Bitburg. IN THE EIFEL 1

"Haus Beda" is located at the "Beda" parking lot be- tween the County Community Bank and the "Volks- bank". It was founded in 1976 by Dr. Hanns Simon, who was a senior partner of the Bitburg Brewery. Haus Beda is Bitburg`s beautiful Cultural Center with a picture gallery of Fritz von Wille, a very famous Ger- man painter. Worthwhile visiting is the banqueting hall, © Stefan Bohl; www.bohl.de where concerts and other exclusive events take place. Also part of the "Beda Foundation" is a well assorted Bitburg’s beginnings were very humble. Nearly two library with over 50.000 pieces of literature. thousand years ago, a Heerstrasse (a Roman Military Road that went from , , then to , Trier on to Köln) came into being. On their way from Trier to Köln the Roman Army was able to march approxi- mately thirty kilometres in a day. As a result, Bitburg served as their first resting station and thus, became a small Roman fortress. As the Roman Empire expanded, Haus Beda – the house of culture the fortress flourished into a centre of handcrafts and trade. e .V. l e m h g d a n Part of Bitburgs "Oldtown" p a

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its history. After WW II, the French and the - i l bourg had military control of the area. In 1955, Lux- embourg withdrew. After the arrival of the 53rd Fight- nc er-Bomber Squadron and the 36th Fighter-Bomber u Wing from Fürstenfeldbruck AB near Munich, Bitburg C o

became an official American military installation in n The Bitburg City-Hall (Background: The Townhall) © Bildarchiv Stadt Bitburg September 1952. There was a time where the sum of NATO forces and their family members outnumbered Throughout its history, Bitburg has often been a ca- the local populace. In 1985, the French closed down sualty of war and suffered horrendously with the their garrison and handed their detachment to the most horrible event occurring on Christmas Eve in Americans providing them with very much needed 1944. Artillery shelling and bombing raids from the space. With the fall of the Berlin Wall and Base Re-

Allies destroyed nearly 90% of the town. It was con- alignment and Closure Act, Bitburg was one of the H o s t N a t i o cluded in German military reports that Bitburg was a many military bases to be closed. H o s t N a t i o n C o u nc i l S p a n g d a h l e m e .V. 6 T Bitburg is also the district seat of the Bitburg- the of seat district the also is Bitburg festivals festivals within County. County. ternational flair’. ternational I closed its closed gates … and thus, the ending of an era. in July, has become one of the most famous Folklore in July, one of Folklore famous the most has become in in 1965, the hosts Bitburg locals as "Flugplatz". as locals sight of the former air base is still referred to by the the by to referred still is base air former the of sight n n his his festivity, which takes place every second weekend S eptember 1994, after 42 years, Bitburg Bitburg years, 42 after 1994, eptember I t t is often regarded as an ‘ an as regarded often is G er E ve many. r since its 1250 year anniversary 1250anniversary year its since r E ur opean Folklore Festival. Festival. Folklore opean E if el town with in- with town el A ir Base Base P rü T he he m Tel.06572-920110, www.maarmuseum.de A Windsborn Crater Windsborn Weilerbach has proven itself to be an artistic gem. gem. artistic an be to itself proven has Weilerbach Horngraben (trenches) is particularly wild (trenches) is and Horngraben rugged, particularly was restored was from restored 1986-1996. Close to the the to Close to to linger around one of the and footbridges take in the Information: Maarmuseum Manderscheid, Information:Manderscheid, Maarmuseum S house in which one may get married. married. get may one which in house of of the covered with countless craggy boulders. boulders. basalt craggy countless with covered berg, berg, it has been dominate for years. 24000 plosion plosion formed of the area. beauty (Distance from Spangdahlem 20 km) 20 Spangdahlem from (Distance M Betten Bollendor include a large-scale baroque garden with a garden garden a with garden baroque large-scale a include and overshadowed and by overshadowed the slag bizarre rings of swampy inaccessible Hinkelsmaar.swampy inaccessible fter heavy war damage, the small, baroque castle castle baroque small, the damage, war heavy fter ch os A lps. lps. loss loss en A qu G b f er M iet, iet, circular lake by surrounded forest er eld: man- L os W ak S enberg massif enberg into the Valley. it e e is the only real crater lake north g uated next to Windsborn is the to next uated Windsborn L ei f ux k : ler embourg border, embourg omplex T he impressive grounds impressive b A ac m

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Weilerbachs disused ironworks are presented in the The town of Binsfeld borders at south and south-east museum café, ‘the Remise’. Beautiful hiking trails directly on . Binsfeld was first invite you to explore the area. Within a short distance mentioned in the year of 844, thus, looks back on one can view remains of a Roman villa. 1167 years of history. Binsfeld was at that time owned by the prince elector of Trier and, until the end of the Information: 06561-154270 17th century, an important postal station between (Distance from Spangdahlem 45 km) and Vienna. Between 1900 and 1965 the town was connected to the German railway system

4 and connected Binsfeld with the town of . Bernkastel-Kues Proving this is the restored narrow gage engine, now serving as a monument of that time. It is displayed close to the Binsfeld traffic circle.

Bernkastel-Kues is considered to be one of the favorite excursions on the mosel Valley. every year, visitors from all over the world come to the ‘international town of Wine’ to relax and rewind. situated on both sides of the mosel, Bernkastel is surrounded by its famous 6 slate covered vineyards, known worldwide to produce Daleiden some of the best wines. overlooking Bernkastel are the ruins of landshut Castle. the narrow alleyways invite one to stroll through its rich history, closely as- sociated with pleasure and viticulture for more than

2000 years. stroll through the beautiful square with its e .V. proud half-timbered buildings which cannot be found elsewhere on the mosel. l e m h Tourist Information: 06531-500190,https:// en.bernkastel.de/ (Distance from Spangdahlem 40 km) 6 g d a n p a S 5 binsfeld One of the largest war graves in Rhineland- i l Palatinate is in Daleiden near the Luxembourg border. This large memorial is reminiscent of nc the numerous victims of the Second World War, whose deaths took place during the Battle of the C o u

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In the nursery, ’Orchidarium Schronen‘, countless various orchids are exhibited. Orchidarium offers a café and – although many kilometres away from the alps – the Alpine Garden is an impressive mountain- ous landscape with streams, rocks and emulated with

On well kept walking paths you can enjoy the Binsfeld forest rare Alpine plants. The best time to come is in the late H o s t N a t i o with idyllic located ponds inviting to relax and to fish. spring when the unique flowering occurs. H o s t N a t i o n C o u nc i l S p a n g d a h l e m e .V. 8 the T T T (Distance from Spangdahlem 45 km) 45 Spangdahlem from (Distance https://www.eifel.info/en/nature/volcanicity-in-the-eifel on thepremises. available also is rental boat a inside. the on cooled and therefreshmentstandsassurethatonealsobe eifel. insummer,themaarbecomesaswimmingpool the pulvermaarwithgill’sfieldisdeepestin over themaars,moselorNürburgringcanbebooked. sailing andsportsaircraft,wheresightseeingflights airfield. NexttoWeinfeldermaarisasmallairfieldfor a bird’sperspectivemaydosoatthedaun-senheld from the see to wants who anyone ter. hot summerdaysinthelushgreenforestonwa- spend pool. swimming natural a as functions also trails andeducationalboards.thegemündenermaar hiking with equipped area protected a in are maars andtheschalkenmehrenermaar.lasttwo er maarsincludegemündenermaar,theWeinfelder lava cameintocontactwithgroundwater.thedaun- created byhugevolcanicsteamexplosionswhenthe were which lakes), (crater maars the are eifel the in indeed worthavisit.thedominateformofvolcanism eifel, ajourneythroughthemultifacetedlandscapeis who frost frost and dew formed a rock bizarre formation. G Nature awaits the numerous visitors in the Vulkan- the in visitors numerous the awaits Nature of of the regions most of beautiful the migrant nature nature pond, the visitor house. centre, the beekeepers of nature consists station exploration several the parts: E and opened and a opened deep rock column, 28-metre the sandstone block was tipped from the plateau wall wall plateau the from tipped was block sandstone owards the end of the last ice age, the change from from change the age, ice last the of end the owards he he orge. orge. he rnzen: D has gone through it once. once. it through gone has evil‘s Canyon on the

T D D he bizarre rock formations impress everyone he everyone impress rock formations bizarre evil aun ’sGor M aars g es P late E au au is one ifel A D lar evil . . T he he ge ge ‘s 7 7 8 Tel. 06525-933930, www.teufelsschlucht.de www.teufelsschlucht.de Tel.06525-933930, as hewanderedthroughtheeifelmorethan900years Naturerkundungsstation Teufelsschlucht, Naturerkundungsstation Ferschweiler Straße, 54668 Ernzen, 54668 Straße, Ferschweiler information: Further (Distance from Spangdahlem 40 km) 40 Spangdahlem from (Distance H captivated was Clairvaux of Bernard st. abbot French the ago, 06575-95130 Further information: https://www.abteihimmerod.de/ tials. essen- the on concentration and piety the feel will spiritual centre.uponentering themonastery,visitors european CulturalHeritage, andservesonceagainas original plans.today,Himmerod abbeyispartofthe chitecture, wasrebuiltfrom 1937-1959accordingto ar- graceful its with abbey, the quarry. a as served was destroyedandwhatonceanelegantchurch complex monastery entire the occupation, poleon’s and amajorlibraryhadbeenestablished.duringNa- here created were treasures calligraphic Numerous viticulture. and farming fish operating by prosperity Cistercian monksbroughtthesurroundingareato its monastery foundedongermansoilbyClairvaux.the Cistercian first the was abbey Himmerod result, a immerod by the tranquillity of the Valley. as Valley. salm the of tranquillity the Abb ey

9 9 Igel Pillar and 10 11 “Grutenhäuschen” Kell am see is located in Hunsrück Hochwald. the di- verse countryside with numerous natural monuments and a beautiful lake make this region so appealing. throughout the year various leisure activities such as gliding, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, and more are offered. For music fans, Kell’s ‘Highway to Kell’ featuring non-mainstream bands should not be missed! https://hochwald-ferienland.de/?lang=en Touristinformation Hochwald Ferienland, Tel. 06589-1044 (Distance from Spangdahlem 70 km) Located amidst the picturesque vineyards west of the

Igel Columne is locally known as the ‘Grutenhäuschen’. 12 Grutenhäuschen is a Roman temple dating back from Kordel: the 3rd-4th century. It is a burial chamber built over two storeys. It has been fully reconstructed, and the Butzerbach Valley burial chamber is now open to the public. a walk through the great Butzerbachtal begins at the The 23 metre Igel Pillar was probably built around most impressive castle ruins of Ramstein Castle. the 250 A.D. by the two brothers Secundinius Aventinus archaeological circular route starts below the castle, and Secundinius Secunus who were members of a and from there into the Butzerbach valley and water- family that had become wealthy through manufactur- falls. above the valley is a former Roman copper mine ing and trading textiles. In 1833, the monument was dating back to the middle of the second century ad. visited by the later Prussian King Frederick William IV who had a fondness towards Roman architecture. another highlight of the trail Klaus Caverns created Another famous visitor was the French author Victor through erosion. Not far away is the stronghold on a Hugo who visited when his coach broke down. It is rocky plateau above the Kyll Valley that once served on UNESCO’s WHL. as a mountain fortress for the . another attraction is genovevahöhle (st. genoveva Cavity).

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of the most beautiful and picturesque towns in the p a eifel. located on a hilltop high above the Kyll Val- S

ley, Kronenburg offers little romantic alleyways, half- i l timbered houses, castle ruins with walls and historic ensembles. Worth seeing is the late-gothic Church of nc st. . the Kronenburger lake is heaven for fishers, boaters, C o u

windsurfers and swimmers. surfing is permitted on n the entire lake. paddle boats and rowing boats may be hired. 11 Not to be missed is the romantic Christmas market on the first advent weekend. Tourist-Information Nordeifel Tourismus, Contact: Tourist-Information Trierer-Land, https://www.nordeifel-tourismus.de/en/sights-in-the-

Tel. 06501-602666. north-eifel/ Tel. 02441-994570 H o s t N a t i o (Distance from Spangdahlem 60 km) (Distance from Spangdahlem 65 km) 10 H o s t N a t i o n C o u nc i l S p a n g d a h l e m e .V. also worthnotingismadonnaHighonthehighaltar. Kyllburg Collegiate Church is the largest single hall hall single largest the is Church Collegiate Kyllburg ohcsye hrhnrho h ls t eta nave central its alps. the of north church gothic-styled (Distance from Spangdahlem 15 km) 15 Spangdahlem from (Distance Tourist Information:06561-94340 https://www.eifel-direkt.de/en/a-stiftskirche-kyllburg has a wingspan of 13.5 meters, a square cloister and and cloister square a meters, 13.5 of wingspan a has numerous gravestones dating from the . ages. middle the from dating gravestones numerous K M K C olle los yll achern: b ter ter g ur ia g te te M : ach C hur ern ch 14 13 15 the most valuable art possession of the castle, ten ten castle, the of possession art valuable most the trinity. valuable baroque statues have found their new home home new their found have statues baroque valuable surrounded by vineyards on the middle mosel, the the mosel, middle the on vineyards by surrounded since then, extensive restoration has been taking taking been has restoration extensive then, since majestic, powerful so crowns the castle the town, town, the castle the crowns so powerful majestic, rm hc i aqie is ae i 19, h pal- the 1990, in name. its acquired it which from facilities. the complex consist of restaurants, wine wine restaurants, of consist complex the facilities. location idyllic an in is monastery Cistercian former etc. the distillery, antiques, cabinet, Brauhaus Kloster Machern, Tel.06532-95150 Kloster Brauhaus M https://www.eifel.info/en/a-schloss-malberg on your way from Wittlich to Bernkastel on B50. the the B50. on Bernkastel to Wittlich from way your on monastery M pleted in 1714, it was the original hall for the Holy Holy the for hall original the Com- was it 1714, in reopened. pleted chapel palace the 2002, in place. in the castle chapel. the former chapel now serves serves now chapel former the chapel. castle the in ace came into possession of the Kyllburg township. township. Kyllburg the of possession into came ace as aneventcentreorplace forcivilceremonies. (Distance from Spangdahlem 20 km) 20 Spangdahlem from (Distance 06561-943417 Tel. (Distance from Spangdahlem 35 km) 35 Spangdahlem from (Distance https://www.brauhaus-kloster-machern.de/ al al od i o my lo e xhne here. exchanged be also may do’ ‘i word b b

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Vicus Belginum is located on a trunk road between Tri- er and . Not only is Roman life being unearthed two castles face each other eye to eye in the but also the temple districts and a burial ground with Valley. For many years, the owners of the respective more than 2,500 burials. The museum gives vivid in- castles were fierce enemies. the distrust amongst sight into the lives of the Celts and Romans. Special the two eventually led to war only a stone’s distance exhibitions and an extensive program invite visitors apart. surrounded by dense hardwood forests and to linger and explore. lined with the volcanic cliffs, manderscheid Castle has its annual medieval Festival on the last weekend Audio guides are also available in English. in august with fireworks, jugglers, medieval arts and www.belginum.de crafts, knights and jousts. (Distance from Spangdahlem 50 km) More information: Tel. 06592-951370 https://www.gesundland-vulkaneifel.de/ausflugsziele/ manderscheider-burgen/ Mürlenbach: (Distance from Spangdahlem 20 km) BertradaBurg 20 Mineral 18

Water e .V. mineral water is a liquid trea- sure of the eifel. No region l e m of produces more h mineral water than the eifel. it is the germans’ favourite g d a drink preferred to even be- n

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cal and mineral foundation, Bertrada Castle was restored in the 13th Century, n it guarantees an excellent and was equipped with numerous fire places – an quality of water. one of the most popular is “gerol- unheard of luxury at this time. after extensive steiner” and has its headquarters in gerolstein in Vul- restoration work in recent years, the castle now kaneifel. it is also possible to tour the bottling plant. holds apartments and a wine cellar. Regular tours are also available. Information: Gerolsteiner Brunnen GmbH & Co. KG, Info at Tourist Info Gerolsteiner, Tel.06591-133100,

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it is one of the most famous racetracks in the world: With the castle as a backdrop, flight demonstrations the Nürburgring. legendary to its name, the north with eagles, falcons, vultures and milanen take place. loop demands all that the driver has to give more so the wolf’s gorge is connected directly to the castle than any other track. Nürburgring has provided materi- located in the forests. once a day, a public wolf feed- al for countless books, bold headlines and fascinating, ing is demonstrated. sometimes even amazing, but also very tragic stories. https://greifenwarte.net/wolfspark-kasselburg/, throughout the years, the Ring has been developed Tel : Tourist Info 06591-138082 into one of the most modern and safest tracks in the

world. 26 However, Nürburgring is much more than just a race Prüm track with a great tradition. aside from the numerous racing events, music and other mass sports events take place making the ‘Ring’ today, a multi-functional recreational center. Nürburgring is also home to one of the largest rock festivals in the world, the ’Rock am Ring‘. since 1985, a number of renowned interna- tional artists jam at this festival every year and attract countless visitors in the eifel. There is also a wide variety of attractions for fans of motor sports offer.

More information: Tel. 02691-302630 https://www.nuerburgring.de/en/home.html, (Distance from Spangdahlem 70 km) Pelm: Adler- und 25 emperor lothar, grandson of Charlemagne turned to Wolfspark Kasselburg his favourite monastery as a place of rest. He died in prüm, in 855. today, his remains are in the sarcopha- gus to the right of the high altar in the st salvator Basilica. the adjacent abbey is also very historical. in 893, prüm urbar was created, one of the oldest legal documents in germany listing all the property belong- ing to the abbey of prüm. the historical building is now used as a school. the Basilica is one of the most popular churches in the eifel. m e .V.

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On the outskirts of Prüm is an outdoor sculpture park where art and craft are in harmony with nature.

Information: Tel. 06551-981638, https://www.skulpturenpark-kruft.de/?L=1 (Distance from Spangdahlem 45 km) H o s t N a t i o 14 H o s t N a t i o n C o u nc i l S p a n g d a h l e m e .V. T T T Tel. 06581-995980, www.saar-obermosel.de www.saar-obermosel.de Tel.06581-995980, High quality regional products bear the name ’ name the bear products regional quality High the how wondered ever you Have wine. wine. Riesling valley. the overlooks which facilities including facilities boat tours, bob sledge, an extensive low prices.https://www.bahn.com/en/view/index.shtml Rail’s german the of advantage take to way best the taking all countries. neighbouring connecting its network and rail cities german fantastic a has germany the special tariff tickets and planning in advance is is advance in planning and tickets tariff special the h ri sarlxn a osetegra country- german the see to way relaxing a is train the Information:Tourist Saarburg, Information Graf-Siegfried-Straße 32, 54439 Saarburg, 54439 32, Graf-Siegfried-Straße S culinary delights and of course a wealth of excellent excellent of wealth a course of and delights culinary esque. cading over rocks and then plunges more than twenty out for products such as ham, honey, mineral water, mineral honey, ham, as such products for out row streets with numerous small bridges. bridges. small numerous with streets row depth. the in meters be assured you are getting top quality products. quality top getting are you assured be R E R juice, cheese etc bearing the the bearing etc cheese juice, (Distance from Spangdahlem 75 km) Spangdahlem from (Distance and and it is by surrounded vineyards and verdant forests. allowing allowing one to give its palate a taste of the side particularly when you have children. purchasing purchasing children. have you when particularly side small fishing houses in the the in houses fishing small he he town of he ma he he to he i aar idin e f g el wn’s landmark is the castle dating back to 964 964 to back dating castle the is wn’s landmark in attraction inside the city is a waterfall, cas- waterfall, a is city the inside attraction in ionalmarke ionalmarke I n addition, the city offers extensive leisure leisure extensive offers city the addition, n b g S aarbu ur the rg rg lies in the bend of the g T he ci he R ail ty has many crooked nar- crooked many has ty O E ld Ci ld ifel ifel

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Tourist Information Bitburger Land, Tel: 06561-94340, https://www.eifel-direkt.de/en/a-water-reservoir-bitburg

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Between the first to fourth century ad, the Romans produced pottery in the forest between speicher and . a special feature of Roman pottery is the red fired pottery from the fourth century which were only produced here. For the collectors of such objects, the company plewa has objects on display. products from their production line may be purchased at their shop. l e m e .V.

in the museum of local History (Heimatmuseum) nu- h merous exhibits depict the lives of the local residents

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Tourist Information: Tel. 06561-94340 i l the holiday regions of Mosel-Saar, Eifel, Hunsrück, https://www.eifel-direkt.de/en/a-museum-speicher, (Distance from Spangdahlem 5 km) Saarland and Luxembourg Mosel to a great ‘Archaeo- nc logical Park’. Along the way, one will find ruins of Ro- man buildings and villas as well as thoroughly recon-

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RELAX AT THE n those wishing to spoil their palate, ‘Straße der Römer’ ‘STAUSEE BITBURG' offers ‘Ancient Foods’ in which the Roman kitchen has been revived and reinterpreted. The Roman World Located in the picturesque Prüm Valley, Biersdorf’s comes alive with a number of UNESCO World Heritage reservoir, known locally as ’Stausee,’ is the holiday Sites. oasis of the southern Eifel. The 35 hectare lake allows Info: https://www.strassen-der-roemer.eu/cgi-bin/cms? one to take part in the many leisure activities such as &_sprache=en&_bereich=ansicht&_aktion=detail&schlu H o s t N a t i o fishing, rowing, walking, wind-surfing and paddle- essel=strassenderroemer boating. 16 H o s t N a t i o n C o u nc i l S p a n g d a h l e m e .V. T T T T T July. (Distance fromSpangdahlem65km) For guidedtourscall06501-16661 well wasstillintactupuntilthattime. in thenorthwestcorneroftempleattestthat minted inthelate4thcenturywasfoundwell and graduallypartiallythrowninthefountain.acoin destroyed district holy the of gifts and cults pagan banned permanently theodosius emperor ad, 392 year the in ad. century first the of half first the in Colonia agrippina Road Roman the off metres 200 reconstructed. the reconstructed. and 1986-87 in excavated was temple the trier, um under theleadershipofRheinischeslandesmuse- temple architecturededicatedtothegodofmercury. variety of attractions from of variety the ruins attractions castle and ancient the combined name, name, combined the the in tawern is a good impression of the gallo-Roman the of impression good a is tawern in houses have merged their governments and have taken on on taken have and governments their merged have grapes. grapes. to churches, the slightly more modern Bruckentor built north and and north by vineyards. vineyards. by in in the valley, with of every centimeter hillside covered Riesling from produced wine the for known better is and its wealth, historical architectural local nectar is during their annual Wine Festival each each Festival annual is Wine their during nectar local across the across raben- he town he awern:Gallo- empleo ra M

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dissolved the electoral archbishopric. After Napoleon’s be a uNesCo’s World Heritage site. 2007 was hailed defeat in 1815 at Waterloo, Trier becomes a part of the ‘Year of Constantine’ and in 2012 the Holy tunic the Kingdom of . The unification of Germany has be on display again commemorating when it leads Trier to become a part of the . was first publicly displayed 500 years ago. World War II bombings destroyed nearly 50% of the city with more than over 1600 buildings and homes being devastated.

trier is also home to one of the most romantic Christ- mas markets in germany. starting on the first advent weekend, trier’s Christmas market seems magical set in the medieval market square and the imposing after WWii, trier’s economy begins to prosper. it has backdrop of st. peter’s Cathedral. several festivals become known to become a ’shopping mecca‘, not should not be missed such as the ‘altstadtfest’ (old only for the surrounding vicinity but for the neigh- town Festival), where the entire pedestrian area gets bouring countries as well. What better place to shop set into a party zone! the Roman festival, Bread and than with the historical backdrop of trier’s old town Circuses, held on the second weekend of august is and market square where department stores, spe- a must for fans of antiquity. english guides may be cialty shops and boutiques are to be found. a location arranged for groups as well as for individual guests. not to be missed is slightly off the pedestrian area is Information: Tourist Information Trier, at the Porta

Neustrasse, where many individual and family-run Nigra, Trier 54290, Tel. 0651-97808 e .V. businesses and shops are hidden and should not be https://www.trier-info.de/en/home overseen. see https://www.einkaufserlebnis-trier.de/en/ (Distance from Spangdahlem 30 km) for more information. l e m in 1971, the university is finally able to open its doors h 35 after being closed during the Napoleonic wars. trier Villa Otrang: is now known as a university city where the students g d a bring on a lot of nightlife for the young and the young Relicts of Roman Glory n

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man cuisine, over Cuban and sushi to the ubiquitous n schnitzel. many restaurants offer live music or caba- rets, and many monuments often have culture and culinary affairs, what better combination could there possibly be? Not to be missed are Zurlauben, the old fisherman’s port with its string of pubs and restau- rants overlooking the mosel and trier’s beach club,

Bit sun Beach. in 1984, trier celebrated its 2000th H o s t N a t i o anniversary. in 1986, Roman trier was proclaimed to 18 H o s t N a t i o n C o u nc i l S p a n g d a h l e m e .V. V Villa visible for visitors. unfortunately, due to centuries of centuries to due unfortunately,visitors. for visible various from way try seats north of the alps. Villa Rustica was built in built was Rustica Villa alps. the of north seats try known as Köln. it is the best preserved Roman Coun- Roman preserved best the is it Köln. as known decay, only the foundation walls and four mosaic floors, ground centuries. at that point in time, it was an impressively burg, on the ancient Roman legion Route that went went that Route legion Roman ancient the on burg, baths, great halls and complex hypocausts, an under-an hypocausts,complex and halls great baths, eitn is at elh rmn u o te Villa’s the of us glorious past. remind wealth, vast its depicting large homestead and contained 66 rooms. aside from systems and baths are still in good condition and are and condition good in still are baths and systems stead with exceptional dimensions. parts of the heating http://www.zentrum-der-antike.de/en/monuments/the- For moreinformation: glory https://www.eifel.info/en/a-villa-otrang-relicts-of-roman- and villa-otrang/the-villa-otrang.html olcanism

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. 19 37 Wittlich in the cultural and conference centre ‘synagogue’ a permanent exhibition tells the history of Jewish life in Wittlich. the exhibit gives visitors an insight about the history of the Jewish community in Wittlich beginning from the 14th Century. the restored synagogue build- ing is one of the prominent landmarks and memorial of Jewish history in germany.

Wittlich also offers good shopping and lots of fun in Wittlich’s indoor swimming pool, Vitelliusbad designed for people of all ages Tel. 06571-6088

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this town is located on the east border of the eifel region on the lieser River. it is also situated a few kilo- metres distance from the mosel River. it is the district seat of the Bernkastel-Wittlich County. in 1991, Wit- tlich celebrated its 700th anniversary. every august, Wittlich hosts the ’säubrennerkirmes‘ – one of the largest folk festivals in the Rhineland-palatinate. this

festival goes back to the town’s legend when Wittlich e .V. was surrounded by enemies. it is said that the gate- keeper, not finding the bolt to lock the city gate, out of desperation used a carrot to lock the gate. along l e m came a hungry pig, ate the carrot, the gates opening, h allowing the enemies to enter, burning down the city.

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end. Culturally, Wittlich also has much to offer: the i l georg-meistermann museum for modern art is one of the most popular museums in the region. it houses scenically located, the eschbachhof in Baustert near nc a significant portion of the estate of the painter and Bitburg offers a fine selection of country art, carefully master glass artist george mann (1911 to 1990), the restored antique furniture, handmade flower arrange- ments and wreathes, Bauernmalerei (tole painting) and C o u

most famous is that of ’the Four Horsemen of the n apocalypse‘ from the Revelation of st. John. alto- much more. decorated according to the season, the gether, more than 30 glass windows at seven loca- house has an exhibit area of more than 250 square tions were created and today are better known as metres. a Christmas exhibit can be seen throughout the ’treasures of Wittlich‘ the museum has various the year in the former stables. exhibits throughout the year. Please phone for an appointment at Tel. 06527/1003

More info at Tel. 06571-146610 or use the "Kontakt" link on H o s t N a t i o https://kulturamt.wittlich.de/ http://www.eschbachhof.de/seiten/kontakt.html 20 H o s t N a t i o n C o u nc i l S p a n g d a h l e m e .V. yeast from their own pure culture sources are used used are sources culture pure own their from yeast Who is not familiar with the logo ‘Bitte ein Bit’. ein Found- ‘Bitte logo the with familiar not is Who S G has Bitburger an output of more than 4.1 million hecto- Breweries in germany. Recognized all over, it is one of of one is it over, all Recognized germany. in Breweries with the the with for O the number of establishments that sold Bitburger Bitburger sold that establishments of number the tradition with modern management accounts for their their for accounts management modern with tradition domesti- both breweries owned privately largest the b lblsces ol h best the ‘only success. global generation, seventh their in internationally. and cally di 181 in ed minor as well as major sports events. events. sports major as well as minor sponsor often they as logo Bitburger the recognize that certain make to €40.000 expended has burger purest eifel spring waters, premium barley malts and and malts barley premium waters, spring eifel purest philosophy. Bit its process production is environmentally responsible. is responsible. production its environmentally process process. brewing their in litres yearly. in litres No beer other served as much as Bitburger. Bitburger. as much as served alone was 48,000 world-wide. world-wide. 48,000 was alone rand ranks second on the the on second ranks rand ince 1 ince erman erman ften acting out as a pioneer, Bitburger is innovative innovative is pioneer, a as Bitburger out acting ften p outo codn otegra uiylaws. purity german the to according roduction b 992, Bitburger has had an official partnership partnership official an had has Bitburger 992, 7 National Football Football National ur G , Bitburger pils is one of the leading premium premium leading the of one is pils Bitburger , erman erman

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Located in the Daun District is the Daun Wild Game and Amusement Park. Imagine having a safari ad- venture in the middle of the Vulkaneifel. Indigenous as well as exotic animals may be seen here. Special attractions of the park include the monkeys’ and the falconry. In addition, the park has an 800 hundred meters long summer toboggan run and climbing walls.

For further information: Tel. 06592-3154, www.wildpark-daun.de (Distance from Spangdahlem 40 km)

Fell: 42 Besucherbergwerk For further information, please call 06565-95660 or open https://www.eifelpark.de/en/ Hermeskeil Air Museum 44 Founded by Leo Junior in 1973, this air museum near Hermeskeil is considered to the largest private aviation museum in Europe. It has now amassed 100+ planes and helicopters as well as over 60 aircraft engines and propellers from around the world. An exhibition of the history of aviation and technology are located in the four halls and outdoors. For technology fans, a few aircrafts on sight VC 10 from Abu Dhabi, a DC 3 from Jordan, the MIL-MI, the Junkers JU52 or 4 Phantoms and F MIG 23rd. A concorde serves as a café where in town of Fell, it is possible to have a look at the tools one could sit and enjoy German cakes and pastries. of the miners and utensils used for wine cultivation e .V. from down below. the slate quarries are located twen- ty miles away from trier. two large mining chambers, l e m ’grube Hoffnung’ and ’grube Barbara’ are 70 meters h deep and underground mine galleries are results from decades of work. g d a n

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Gondorf: EifelPark C o n Covering an area the equivalent of around 100 football pitches, Eifelpark Gondorf is a unique combination of amusement park and wildlife park. More than 45 attractions and over 200 wild animals make Eifelpark the perfect destination for families with children, hiking Flugausstellung, 54411 Hermeskeil, Tel. days for school and nursery school classes, senior 06503-7693, www.flugausstellung.de citizens’ trips and exciting group excursions. (Distance from Spangdahlem 65 km) H o s t N a t i o 22 H o s t N a t i o n C o u nc i l S p a n g d a h l e m e .V. ’ T For For many years, world. world. folk- has 1965, since place taking been has which the the owner forbakes waffles visitors. cast-iron delicious For more information: www.folklore-bitburg.de information: more For 54675 Hüttingen bei Lahr, Tel. 06566-8542, Lahr, bei Tel. 5467506566-8542, Hüttingen Contact: Familie Lukas, Am Römerberg 10, Römerberg Am Lukas, Familie Contact: no fu ceru dy wt taiinl ui and music traditional with days cheerful four Enjoy dance and music groups literally from all over the the over all from literally groups music and dance (Distance from Spangdahlem 45 km) 45 Spangdahlem from (Distance passionate collectors of stoves, collectors cast-iron passionate old hardware H Folkl E in in its original form. and household objects. With much love, detail and and detail love, much With objects. household and skill skill O ay efracs il ae lc truhu the throughout place take entire city.Simplyamust! will performances Many world. the over all from groups international of dances www.ofen-und-eisenmuseum.de www.ofen-und-eisenmuseum.de O hroughout the second weekend in July, this festival, July, in festival, this weekend second the hroughout fenstube‘ has 45 seats for museum visitors where where visitors museum for seats 45 has fenstube‘ uropean uropean ven a ven üttin T heo heo L ukas ukas oreFestival g nd T en reconditioned and restored objects objects restored and reconditioned heodo T he he co I ron re re and Brigitte b sily decorated sily museum cafe decorated ei L M ahr: useum

L uke h ave been 46 45 this candle-making company is of few the company remaining candle-making this pr rmteitrsiganimal interesting the from apart Wide selections of candles are available in adjoining adjoining in available are candles of selections Wide more than 400 animals from all over the world can be be can world the over all from animals 400 than more the miniature village, the eifel and their monuments in in monuments their and eifel the village, miniature the es, sculptures or flowers from wax all done by hand. hand. by done all wax from flowers or sculptures es, cially popular for the children is the zoo’s playground. playground. zoo’s the is children the for popular cially manufactured here. michael moll manufactured small creates batch- perience for young and old alike. equally in eresting is is eresting in equally alike. old and young for perience (Distance from Spangdahlem 20 km) 20 Spangdahlem from (Distance www.kerzenmoll.de, Tel.06572-2180 L M M in germany. Both traditional and modern candles are candles and modern in germany. traditional Both eni h ie o nlnbc erpü.espe- prüm. near lünebach in Zoo eifel the in seen ml-omtdisplays. small-format ex- special a park the tour to used locomotive steam gift shoptofind.atour of theworkshopispossible. The zooisopenedyearroundfrom09:00to18:00hrs. (Distance fromSpangdahlem50km) Tel. 06556411 For moreinformation:www.eifel-tiergarten.de, üne oll anderscheid: b C ach: andlem E i f elzoo akers

world is the old old the is world 48 47 23 Mannebach: 49 Naurath: Brauerei Zils 50 Microbrewery middle of the meulen Forest is an unassuming micro- brewery where a huge copper kettle stands not merely The Mannebach Microbrewery in Saarburg claims to for decorative purposes as beer is still brewed here. a be the smallest brewery in Germany. Since 1994 Man- tour of the brewery is possible by appointment only. nebach has been brewing and serving natural beer. They have now upgraded to restaurant and can offer Tel. 06508-91710, www.brauhauszils.de their guests fantastic food and their brew at afford- (Distance from Spangdahlem 20 km) able prices. Open-Air Museums 51

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60 the open air museums of Roscheiderhof and Kom- mern are particularly worth mentioning. Both museums document country life in germany as it used to be. throughout the year, one can witness how life on a daily basis took place from baking bread over forging iron nails to ’tante emma’s laden‘, the corner shop. often one can experience hands on as

history is being acted out. e .V. https://www.roscheiderhof.de/index.php/en/welcome-en (distance from Spangdahlem: 58km) https://kommern.lvr.de/en/startseite/startseite.html l e m (Distance from Spangdahlem: 100km) h one of the best ways to experience the mosel land-

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with its historical wine cellars and buildings. at Rittersdorf’s Castle i l the german side of the mosel is over 200 km long where various boats and ships cruise. throughout the nc river are steep inclines where multiple locks help tame the water. six different shipping companies cruise the C o u

river offering options on both large and small luxury n ships. From easter until the autumn, visitors may cruise the mosel on a regular schedule, some even stopping at larger towns. some cruise ships even offer wine tasting on board.

Further Information: Moselland Touristik, H o s t N a t i o www.mosellandtouristik.de/en Tel. 06531-97330 24 H o s t N a t i o n C o u nc i l S p a n g d a h l e m e .V. Bitburg, the medieval castle now accommodates a accommodates now castle medieval the Bitburg, E D the Knights’ Feasts are held at regular intervals. af- intervals. regular at held are Feasts Knights’ the wirschafts are not real pubs and do not require a li- a require not do and pubs real not are wirschafts Hence, room. tasting vinter’s or cellar wine G the locals as Burg Rittersdorf, has been practically practically been has Rittersdorf, Burg as locals the S history. cense. cense. ers to sell their wine in pub for style four approximately cuisine cuisine and particularly for its historical Knight’s Feasts. brooms, ivy vines or wreathes. wreathes. or vines ivy brooms, courtyard, the in place taking either year, a months privately run restaurant and a small museum of local local of museum small a and restaurant run privately archway.elaborate state. original its in preserved long tradition on long the tradition architecture, hence architecture, making it a prime exemplar of the sive image of late late of image sive rvisit or Burg Rittersdorf For moreinformation:Tel Bitburger Straße30,54636Rittersdorf, Hermann canhelpyouwithallthedetails. mrs. and mr. castle? a of drop back the than table unforget- more be could What do’. ‘i say to wishing those for office, register satellite a holds Hall Knights’ gothic the restaurant. the of ambience elegant the in wines first-rate and cuisine country superb the enjoy can you Naturally venues. private and business for booked be can feasts the feasting. whilst you tertain en- players strolling and troupers minstrels, jugglers, allow table. Knights’ set authentically the at drinks and dinner serve attire medieval in dressed servants squires, his and lord Castle the by greeted being ter ifel’s cultural heritage. heritage. ifel’s cultural oing oing back to Charlemagne, ating back to 1263, this moated-castle, known by known moated-castle, this 1263, to back ating trausswirtscha www.burgrittersdorf.de T T hey can be easily recognized by decorated decorated by recognized easily be can hey he re he staurant is well-known for its country country its for well-known is staurant L M ocate M ediev osel. P 06561-96570 artic d three kilometres north of north kilometres d three al and early Renaissance early and al

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What could be more enjoyable than discovering the vast nature of the eifel region by bicycle? the cycle paths in germany are all networked with one another, thus making a day journey possible. amongst the most interesting cycle paths are Kyll Valley, the and the bike path maars-mosel cycle path. the Kylltal bike path is just a few miles distance from spangdahlem. The best way to see the Eifel is from a bird’s eye per- the Kyll River is over 130 kilometres long and runs spective. through small villages and a beautiful landscape. the · Flugplatz Bitburg GmbH Kyll Valley cycle path is networked with the mosel am tower 14 · 54634 Bitburg cycle path. this is one of the major cycle paths as it tel. 0160 98679743· www.flugplatz- connects the border city of Wasserbillig to Koblenz. bitburg.de all along this path, you can appreciate the beauty · Flugplatz Dahlemer Binz of the mosel Valley. enjoy the numerous small vine- dahlemer Binz 304 · 53949 dahlem yards and towns which the mosel is well-known for. tel. 02447-1493 · www.dahlemer-binz.de Bernkastel-Kues is also the convergence of another · Luftsportvereins Hochwald, Kell am See cycle path, the maar-mosel cycle route. this path is tel. 06589-7777 www.lsv-hochwald.de/ 60 km long and leads to daun in the Vulkaneifel. Built · Flugplatz Föhre upon a former rail track, it does not require extensive

n . · tel. 06502-2999 www.flugplatz-trier.de effort. What a way to discover the beautiful scenery · Segelfluggelände Konz Könen of the Vulkaneifel. tel. 06501-17735 www.ac-trier-konz.de/ · Segelflugverein Süd-Eifel e. V. Your regional tourist information can give you segelflugplatz 54675 more information and the Internet platform l e m e .V h tel. 06564-4444 www.flugplatz-utscheid.de www.radwanderland.de · Segelflugplatz und Segelflugverein Tourist Information Bitburger Land, Tel. 06561-94340

· Vulkaneifel e.V. g d a 06592-2976 https://flugplatz-daun.de/ Through green landscapes and beautiful places run n

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· ultraleicht-Flugverein Ernzen eV S How is created for a car festival. A whole day belong to · 54668 ernzen, tel. 06525-7453 · · www.ul-ernzen.de the respective roads throughout the cyclists, skat-ers, i l pedestrians and walkers. The villages along the route

· Deutsch-amerikanischer Segelflug-Club e.V. nc · Flugplatz Mont Royal/EDRM, DaSC e.V. offer in their action zones various programs, a colourful mix of games, sports, fun and, of course, eating and postfach 1525 · 56841 traben-trarbach/mosel drinking. Among the best-known ‘Rad-erlebnistage’ C o u

tel. 06541-1005 include 'Saar pedal’ in the valley of the Saar, ‘Kylltal n www.moselflugplatz.de Activ’ between Gerolstein and Kyllburg, ‘Südeifel Tour’ in · Flugplatz Neumagen-Dhron Enztal and ‘Funny Prümtal’ between , Prüm and luftsportverein Neumagen-Dhron and ‘Nim(m)s Rad' along the valley of river Tel 06507 2850 between Rittersdorf and . www.flugplatz-neumagen-dhron.de · Ballonfreunde EIFEL e.V. The dates available from the Eifel Tourism GmbH, Tel.

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Equally the Vulkaneifel, in Mauseberg, offers also the Swim to your heart’s content in the 50m pool and opportunity to ski, sled and snowboard. The longest improve your diving skills as you jump off the diving- slope in the Eifel can be found near Nürburgring. An- boards. other great run is Erbeskopf, at nearly 820 m high, it is the highest elevation in Rhineland-Paltinate. Provided it is cold enough and there is enough snow, winter sports alongside breath-taking beauty and fab- ulous panoramic views can be had within the region.

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During the summer season, the outdoors await you with various pools and a wading pool for the little ones. We also have a sand box to keep the toddlers happy and beach volleyball for those wanting more than just sun and water. Escape from the ‘daily grind’ and leave the world behind! Cascade can help you out as health and wellness are at the top of their list! Cascade’s body care and wellness line-up includes six different types of saunas, a Turk- One of parachute sports revolutionary ideas was an ish steam-room, foot care, hydro jets, sun-beds and a immediate success in Germany. Experience the ex- large palette of massages from qualified therapists to hilarating thrill of a tandem skydive from a plane. Also relax and/or regenerate you. Since 2003, Cascade also called a ‘Kangaroo Jump’, the passenger is locked offers two outdoor saunas. The restaurant Aquarell One of parachute sports revolutionary ideas was an has a great selection of salads and entrees for those immediate success in Germany. Experience the ex- whose appetite have left them wanting more than a hilarating thrill of a tandem skydive from a plane. Also mere snack. So come on, feel the elements … called a ‘Kangaroo Jump’, the passenger is locked with the body of the tandem pilot. Freefall from 3500 Further information: www.cascade-bitburg.de meters at a velocity of more than 200 km/h! The Tel. 06561-96830 Skydiving season is from March until the end of m e .V. October. An appointment is necessary. Your jump can Image Sources also be filmed on a VHS video cassette which can © archiv Host Nation Council e.V. l e

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