Experience history up close on a guided tour of the Lower Castle of Lissingen.Highlights of the tour include: the castle mill with its millwheel, the summer kitchen, the cultural barn with carriages, the tithe barn with agricultural tools, the manor house with its large kitchen and hunting room, and the exhibition “The Evolution of Knightly Armor, 800 to 1500.” Public guided tours take place on Sundays in July and August at 3:00 p.m. (subject to change). Duration: 1–1.5 hours; price: €8.00 for adults, €4.00 for children (ages 6–14); discount for adults with a disability ID: €4.00; tickets: available on-site from the tour guide (cash only) or at www.gerolsteiner-land.de/ticketshop
Aus Eis wird heiß - Die Birresborner Eishöhlen - Vom Vulkan zum Kühlhaus
Kopp
Why is it so cold in the caves, what is it about the millstones and why do the bats feel so at home here? An exciting journey through time awaits explorers, adventurers and treasure hunters in the branching cave system. But before we explore the caves, we will find our way through the Fischbach Volcano area on an orienteering run with map and compass. Price: Adults € 10.00, children € 8.00, families: € 33.00 (2 adults + 2 children) Group price on request Meeting point: 54574 Kopp, Birresborner Str.8, Wolffhotel car parkInformation/registration required: Anja Kessler, mobile: +49 1522 8689941, email: anja.kessler@onlinehome.de
Bus day excursion from/to the museum railway station Ahütte with a visit to the adventure railway station Westerburg and its poster museum, as well as a ride on hand-operated railbikes over a section of the former Westerwald Cross Railway near Rennerod. Ticket price 79 EUR until July 11, then 89 EUR. Children and teenagers accompanied by adults travel for only 9 EUR per person! Organizer: Museum railway station Ahütte, Bahnhofstr.9, 54 579 Üxheim-Ahütte, www.bahnhofsleben.de, bahnhofsvorsteher@bahnhofsleben.de Venue: Museum railway station Ahütte, Bahnhofstr.9, 54579 Üxheim
Wild Herb Gathering with Andrea Häfele including HikeWould you like to discover herbal treasures while hiking or conjure up and taste deliciously healthy dishes from the Wild Garden? Which herb is good for which organ? Which strengthens our defenses, and which cleanses the blood? Info/ Registration: Andrea Häfele, Tel.: +49 6591 8193207, Mobile +49 151 50734287, Email: andrea.haefele.eifel@freenet.de | Cost: Adults 15.00 €, Children (7-17 years) accompanied by a parent 5.00 € | Minimum Participants: From 4 adults | Meeting Point: Bewinger Straße 13 (top), 54568 Gerolstein-Bewingen (enter 15 in the GPS)
Geo-Erlebniswanderung Gerolsteiner Dolomiten - 390 Mio. Jahre Erdgeschichte live
Gerolstein
The guided adventure hike leads from the historic station building to the Helenenquelle via natural paths up to the Munterley Plateau on the Gerolstein dolomite rocks. Along the cave "Buchenloch" over the crater of the Papenkaule you get to know the past of the vacation region! Info/registration required: Information from the Gerolstein Tourist Information Centre, 06591/13 3100, email: touristinfo@gerolsteiner-land.de and registration in the ticket shop at www.gerolsteiner-land.de Price: 5,- € / person or 8,- € / couple or family with children Meeting point: Tourist-Info Gerolsteiner Land, Bahnhofstr. 4, 54568 Gerolstein (in the railway station building)
In addition to an interactive introduction to volcanology and rock science for budding volcanologists, in this workshop we dedicate ourselves to individual accessible volcanoes and what they offer and can be seen in them. We will look for interesting stones and minerals, learn about their differences in colour, hardness and other properties and then know, for example, whether they are of volcanic origin.Sturdy shoes and (weather) appropriate clothing are recommended. Photo equipment, magnifying glass, container for rock samples are useful. Price: per participant 8,00 €, per family with children 20,00 €Meeting point: 54597 Steffeln, car park entrance "Vulkangarten Steffeln"Info/registration required by 4pm the day before: Alfred Graff, mobile 0172 2661284, email: vulkan-ag@arcor.de
Bus day trip from/to the museum railway station Ahütte with a visit to the Brexbachtalbahn including a tour of a former signal box, a guided tour of the DB Museum Koblenz, and a visit to the Hunsrückbahn Museum in Emmelshausen, where participants can look forward to the video of a driver’s cab ride from Emmelshausen to Simmern, among other things. Fare 79 EUR early bird until July 11, then 89 EUR. Children and young people travel accompanied by adults for only 9 EUR per person! Organizer: Museum Railway Station Ahütte, Bahnhofstr.9, 54579 Üxheim-Ahütte, www.bahnhofsleben.de, bahnhofsvorsteher@bahnhofsleben.de Event location: Museum Railway Station Ahütte, Bahnhofstr.9, 54579 Üxheim
Landscape hike with the "Volcano Gardeners" of the Eifelverein through the volcanic village of Steffeln to the Steffeln Volcano Garden. The former lava mining at the Steffelnkopf has decimated the volcanic cone, which used to be more than 600 m high. This exposed the volcanic layers inside. The exposed volcanic vent was converted into an experimental and educational volcano. Duration: approx. 2 hours, distance approx. 2.5 km, Info: Tel.: 06593-2369903, Price: adults 4.00 €, children 2.00 €, per family 10.00 €, No registration required
Bus shuttle from/to Ahütte to a rail bus ride from the museum station in the style of the 1960s along the Saar route to Merzig, where there is a connection to the "replacement transport" to Losheim am See. In Losheim am See, a lunch break (included in the fare) as well as a tour of the railway post museum and the operational facilities with the locomotive shed, steam locomotives, and historic rolling stock are offered. Fare is 109 EUR, with an additional 10 EUR for the bus shuttle from/to the museum station. Organizer: Museumsbahnhof Ahütte, Bahnhofstr.9, 54 579 Üxheim-Ahütte, www.bahnhofsleben.de, bahnhofsvorsteher@bahnhofsleben.de Event location: Museumsbahnhof Ahütte, Bahnhofstr.9, 54579 Üxheim
