Burg Kerpen, © Eifel Tourismus GmbH, Dominik Ketz

Castles & Churches

Time for a journey into the past! Stone testimonies of history impress in many places such as churches, castles, farmsteads or historic buildings, above all the town wall in Hillesheim or the Gerolstein Church of the Redeemer.

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Bertradaburg

High above the Eifel village of Mürlenbach the imposing scenery of the Bertradaburg Castle emerges.

Burg Kerpen

Alfred Andersch lebte nach dem 2. Weltkrieg mehrere Jahre auf Burg Kerpen. Castle Kerpen was from 1911 to 1941 the home of the famous Eifel painter Fritz von Wille, whose grave is located above the castle. Alfred Andersch lived for several years afther the Second Worl War at the Kerpen Castle. Die Burg befindet sich zurzeit im Privatbesitz und kann nur von außen besichtigt werden.

Unterburg Lissingen

The historic roots of this former water castle near the Kyll River date back far into the past.

Adler- und Wolfspark Kasselburg

Today the visitor of ancient walls of this Staufer Castle will be awaited by a wide variety of preying birds and a wolves pack, the most numerous one in Western Europe.

Erlöserkirche Gerolstein Innenansicht, © Foto Achim Meurer, https://achimmeurer.com/

Church of the Redeemer Gerolstein

24 million glittering mosaic stones inspire thousands of church visitors every year. To protect the valuable mosaics, the church can only be visited in conjunction with a guided tour.

08-ET-2023-198-Eifel Wanderbus-Mirbach, © Eifel Tourismus GmbH, Dominik Ketz

Erlöserkapelle Mirbach

Remarkable is the oakportal, the mosaic work inside the church and the artistic stonework.

Eifelsteig-2019-158-Kloster Niederehe, © Eifel Tourismus GmbH, Dominik Ketz

Kirche und Kloster in Niederehe

Especially worth seeing is the old monastery church in Niederehe, the oldest parts of the church dates from the 12th century.

Löwenburg Gerolstein, © Eifel Tourismus GmbH/Dominik Ketz

Burgruine Löwenburg

The ruins of the medieval Löwenburg Castle are towering high above the City of Gerolstein.

Burgruine Neublankenheim

The castle ruins is located in the Ahbachtal and discovered for the first time in 1272.

Burgruine - Glaadt

In the Middle Ages, Glaadt was even more important than Jünkerath, which at that time was only a hut settlement. For this reason, the counts of Blankenheim built a castle there in the 13th century, which was rebuilt into a magnificent hunting lodge at the beginning of the 17th century. However, a lightning strike in the 18th century caused it to burn to the ground.