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Mützenicher Venn – Fens of Mützenich
himalia11 Says: Close to the border to Belgium, there’s a part of the “Hohes Venn” (High Fens) which was renaturalised in the 1990s. For this, they did cut many spruces who had been planted earlier to get lumber . Also the drainage channels were closed, to bring back the moor. You here also...
Another viewpoint: the Steling
himalia11 Says: The Steling (659m) is the highest point in the district Aachen and lies at the long-distance hiking path “Eifelsteig”. Here, you’ll find a cross that was placed there by youth of the nearby village Mützenich. It’s called “Kreuz des Wachens” as each year girls and boys meet...
„Kaiser Karls Bettstatt“ – Emperor Charles’ Bedste
himalia11 Says: This “Kaiser Karls Bettstatt” are just two quartzite rocks near Monschau-Mützenich next to the German-Belgian border. There’s an interesting legend around it that says that Charelemagne once slept on one of the large rocks when he got lost there. His servant was sleeping on...
himalia11 Says: Perdsley is a rock and viewpoint north of Monschau-Rohren at the long-distance hiking path “Eifelsteig”. It’s one of the “Eifel-Blicke” that are nice signposted viewpoints in the Eifel region. For me that view wasn’t really special as you mainly see forest, but it’s still...
himalia11 Says: The Lourdes grotto was build 1903 and is found at the outskirts of the village Monschau-Rohren. It’s an artificial grotto, but nicely done. We had taken hiking trail 27, and the path from the old saw mill to the grotto just goes up, so we were really glad to finally have...
himalia11 Says: This “Historische Sägemühle” is not really an old sawmill, it actually was build 1955 after old plans and with some old pieces. Such mills already did exist about 400 to 500 years ago, and did exist at several places at the Rur river and other rivulets nearby. This rebuild...
himalia11 Says: Monschau is known for its mustard and there’s a mustard mill since 1882 which is still family-owned. You can visit the mill and we finally managed to do so during our second visit to Monschau. I was surprised that the room where they produce the mustard is so small, but...
Handwerkermarkt (Craftsmen Market)
himalia11 Says: In the hall of an old clothing factury which was closed 1982 you now find the so-called "Handwerkermarkt". It is made like the market place of a village, with a small artificial river, a restaurant, and all kind of market stalls. It's interesting to stroll around...
Perlenbachstausee (Perlenbach reservoir)
himalia11 Says: The Perlenbach is a small river and is damed up to a lake before it flows into the Rur river a few kilometeres later in Monschau. The Perlenbach reservoir was complete 1956 and is used as drink water reservoir.At the eastern side of the lake, there is a nice walking trail....
himalia11 Says: Kalterherberg is another village that belongs to Monschau. It's located directly at the border to Belgium. Here you will find the so-called "Eifeldom" (Eifel cathedral), a neo-ramensque twin towered parish church dedicated to St Lambert. It was built between 1898 and 1901 as...
himalia11 Says: Höfen is one of the villages of Monschau. Original there had been only a few farms, and that's also where the name come from (Höfe = farms). The village is mostly known for its hedges, although you can see similar ones also in other villages nearby. These hedges were build...
A Dutch hotel in Germany: De Lange Man
himalia11 Says: When we went to that hotel/restaurant we were greeted by the waiter in Dutch, who seemed to be confused that we are German. Well, this shouldn’t be a surprise in Germany, right? But we found that it’s basically a Dutch hotel, it even has a Dutch internet address which was...
gkitzmil Says: The area around Aachen but also southern Belgium is famous for "printen" -- a type of gingerbread! You can certainly try some here in Monschau at the Printenhaus
Rather for children: Stadtbahn (Town Train)
himalia11 Says: There is a so-called "Stadtbahn" which stops at the Burgau car park and the market place and drives around the town. The tour takes about 40 minutes and you'll get a few information on the town, in German, English, French and Dutch. However there was really limited...
himalia11 Says: There are four large car parks near the old town and a good parking guidance system which shows you where you can find a car park and the number of free spaces. We used the car-park Burgau, which offers space for over 300 vehicles and is very convenient when approaching the...
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In Monschau, you get really good mustard in many different varieties. There's a mustard mill that you can visit and there are two “mustard shops”: one is directly at the mill (Laufenstr. 118, open daily from 8:30 to 18:00, Sunday from 10:00), and one in the old town (in the Stadtstraße/ corner Kirchstraße, open daily from 10:30 to 18:00). In both shops you can try the mustards. There are currently 20 different kinds of mustard, like mustard with chili, with lemon, with honey or with herbs. Very interesting!
But there are also other things you get, like pralines with mustard. Sounds weird and I haven’t yet tried it, but it’s just that the cream inside is refined with a bit mustard.
The shop at the mill is the larger one, and you don’t only get mustard there but also jam, honey, cheese, cooking books, wine (they have a wine cellar also!), liqueur (you can try it before you buy), and lots of other things!
Updated Aug 15, 2012
Website: www.senfmuehle.de
himalia11 Says: The „Monschauer Dütchen“ is a biscuit/sponge cake that is being formed like an ice-cream wafer. It’s usually filled with cream or ice cream. We were told that you can get this in most bakeries in Monschau. We at it in a restaurant, it was filled with cream and came with some...
gkitzmil Says: many communities have a community band. Monschau had a band playing in the market area when I visited. They played "stereotyped" music -- the kind my younger German friends do not necessarily want he world to think of as "German music."But they added to the character of the...
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Maybe you would like something to remember your visit. I am pleased that years ago we started collecting spoons for our daughter. But I also have some boxes filled with souvenirs that I never see. Go to any flea market in the EU or USA and you'll see plenty of former souvenirs on sale now.
Fun Alternatives: This shop was nice and lady lady was quite nice in helping me look for a gift for my father! It is very near the bus stop or the Parkhaus at the North end of Monschau
Written May 29, 2005
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A short distance from Monschau, between Monschau (D) and Eupen (BE) is the Venn naturepark. There is a special visitors center and it is great for hiking or cycling! Even the TEC bus will take you and your bike there from Eupen or Monschau!
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Quaint, charming, relaxing, and more. Strolling through Monschau (Montjoie in French) takes you back many years. This is one place we loved so much we visited it a second time!
You don't need to go very far away from Belgium to see a typical german architecture! Monschau has everything you need and it is just accross the belgian/german border
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