Monschau Travel Guide

 Luchonda Says:  The Monschau Christmas Market is small but beautiful, and might be the most beautiful Christmas Market in western Germany. Through out the weekend there are free and exciting programmes including live brass band concerts, a living manger at 3pm and 5pm and Santa Claus who... 

 Luchonda Says:  The Red House was erected in the 1752 by Johann Heinrich Scheibler, clothmaker and merchant, as his residence and business domicile. Furnished entirely in Rococo, Louis XVI and Empire period styles, it reflects the splendor of upper middle class living embodied in an... 

 Luchonda Says:  The central marketplace is surrounded by medieval houses in red stone. The Romanesque church was built at the end of the 12th century. Here you will find many good restaurants “bierstuben” and souvenir shops. It is the place to be during the Christmas shopping period 

 Luchonda Says:  The Rur is a river running through the Eifel platform and through the town Monschau itself. During the winter period it is a very pleased river for kayaking, when there is enough water – In summer it is often a refreshing place for the many campers staying beside the river... 

 Luchonda Says:  Entering the town and in opposite of the Brewery Museum you can visit two other touristic highlights : The craftsman market and “Die Glashütte”The craftsman market is put on in the style of a village square. Around an artificial brook run with Mill wheel are several market... 

 hquittner Says:  In the "wonderful Month of May all Germans go hungering for the largest fattest most succulent white asparagus. Good restaurants put out special spargel-menus.This is not confined to Monschau. It is everywhere!. The classic serving is spargel with Hollandaise sauce and... 

 Pavlik_NL Says:  Monschau is small and when one parked the car on one of the entrance parkingplaces, a walkingtour can get you anywhere in Monschau. However, for the more lazy people, Monschau also has a little tourist train running frequently from the main parking lot Burgau. It makes an... 

 robertgaz Says:  Being a very touristy kind of place, Monschau has heaps of souvenir shops selling all kinds of interesting local and not so local gifts.I was particularly attracted to this lovely ceramic vase because it depicted the much photographed and famous "Red House".I also mentioned... 

 hquittner Says:  This temporary figure is standing in front of the Registry Office. I do not think he has anything to do with Marriages which are what gets registered here. The building is also known as the Haus Troistorff, built by a cloth merchant in1783. There were similar horses all over... 

 pepples46 Says:  no hustle and no hassles, just relaxed driving through the countryside. but be aware, unlike the Autobahn, there is a speedlimit on countryside roads, 80km/h..a picnic and a walk, that's what I like anyway 

 Waukgal Says:  This entire town is beautiful; it is a pleasure just to relax and take in the view. This is very fortunate, as we were completely unable to obtain information about what to see and do when we were there. Based on information available on the internet, we devoted an entire... 

 Waukgal Says:  This entire town is beautiful; it is a pleasure just to relax and take in the view. This is very fortunate, as we were completely unable to obtain information about what to see and do when we were there. Based on information available on the internet, we devoted an entire... 

 Waukgal Says:  This entire town is beautiful; it is a pleasure just to relax and take in the view. This is very fortunate, as we were completely unable to obtain information about what to see and do when we were there. Based on information available on the internet, we devoted an entire...