Dormagen Travel Guide

 sabsi Says:  The funny thing about the old windmill of Zons is that you can throw 50 cent into a box and it starts to turn for a while. A nice tourist trap :) 

 IceBear7 Says:  The famous windmill, borrow 50 cent, then throw the money into the machine and the mill will start moving its wings. There is lots of info on VT about this windmill and I'm too lazy to write more about it ;-) 

 MikeAtSea Says:  One of the two churches in the town centre is the St. Martinus Roman Catholic Church. The church is situated right in the old historical town centre. 

 MikeAtSea Says:  Zons feels a bit out of place if one looks toward the horizon and sees the chimneys of the chemical industry in the nearby town of Dormagen, to which Zons today belongs. Many chemical companies are situated here on the left and right side of the Rhine River. 

 MikeAtSea Says:  The green belt behind the dykes offers sanctuary to many birds and many endangered species of plants. Bicycle and hiking trails pass through the nature reserves Rheinaue. 

 MikeAtSea Says:  Zons is situated along the Rhine River that passes from Switzerland through Germany to the Netherlands. It is a busy river with many ships passing by. During the late spring, summer and autumn one can also pass by Zons onboard of day cruise boats. 

 MikeAtSea Says:  The alliance between the Bishop of Cologne was made clear with the presence of the church within the town walls of Zons. The Bishops cross is one of the signs still left of the ‘relation’ of the inhabitants to nearby Cologne. 

 IceBear7 Says:  Ok, you might have read about this coffee place on VT before... maybe because it was the first great stop of the meeting in February? But you can be glad to read this tip as well. Because! I'm the only one who ate waffles. With hot cherries and cream. And they were... 

 MikeAtSea Says:  In summer certainly a nice place, but in winter this pancake restaurant was like a deep freeze, a heater in winter certainly was missing. Yet the black beer was a delight and tasted great and what I could see that the pancakes were diverse, massive and a culinary delight.... 

 MikeAtSea Says:  The old customs house of Zons has been carefully renovated to host a restaurant on two floors. The upper floor overlooks the old town centre and the Rhine River. We only had drinks and apple strudel here. My beer which was a Beer and Champagne mix was very different but... 

 MikeAtSea Says:  To reach Zons one travels along the Highway Number 57 from either Dusseldorf or Cologne. The exit Zons is sign posted and there is ample parking available right next to the Northern town gate. 

 MikeAtSea Says:  This is probably the largest ‘rum ball’ that I have ever seen. A local speciality that can be bought in the bakery right in the heart of town – as part of many other bakeries that looked as good!