Idar-Oberstein the Gemstone Capital by gypsyT.
See the "church in the cliff" or buy mounted semi-precious stones. Almost the whole town sells mounted semi-precious stones. A dealer in the marketplace gives demonstrations on how he processes raw stone into jewelry. To contact the dealer for demonstrations, call 06781-1546.See the Felsenkirche a landmark of the city
The German Gemstone Museum
The mine of precious stones hist. cutting mill
The town is also famous for their food.
Tourist-Information
Hauptstraße 419
D - 55743 Idar-Oberstein
Telefon: 0049** (0) 6781/5639-0,
Telefax: 0049** (0) 6781/5639-10
eMail: info@info-idar-oberstein.de
www.idar-oberstein.de
Idar-Oberstein Hostels: http://www.hostelz.com/hostels/Germany/Rhineland-Palatinate-(Rheinland-Pfalz)/Idar-Oberstein
