Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler Travel Guide

 MikeAtSea Says:  For decades the government bunker in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler was the most secret building complex in the Federal Republic of Germany. The end of the East-West conflict sounded the death-knell of the monstrous complex. It is now being converted into a museumIn the era of the... 

 MikeAtSea Says:  In March 1980 during the construction of a road on the outskirts of Ahrweiler workmen discovered the remains of an ancient building, which turned out to be quiet a sensational archeological fine. After 10 years of excavation the discovered building turned out to be a large,... 

 Mariajoy Says:  There are loads of lovely places here to get great icecream! Choose one - it's the perfect thing to do after shopping on a summer's afternoon. I can't remember the name of the place we had ours but the waitress was friendly and it seemed popular with the locals! :)) 

 Mariajoy Says:  Situated in the Eifel mountains, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler is the delightful capital of the Ahrweiler district in Rhineland Pfalz. We spent a little while just strolling around the town centre just window shopping and enjoying the summer afternoon. There is a good variety of... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  The Weiße Turm (white tower, Europe's northernmost dynasty tower) contains the Museum der Stadt (town museum). The museum shows ancient Roman finds, medieval religious art, the silver treasure of the riflemen's guild, and an exhibition on the town's history in the 19th... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  "Downtown" Bad Neuenahr has a number of nice little shops, cafes, galleries, wine stores in the pedestrian zone in Poststraße, Kreuzstraße and Ahrstraße. Since the average age of the visitors to this place is about 70, the fashion shops are mostly devoted to this clientele... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  Apollinaris, "The Queen Of Table Waters", is known worldwide. Did you know that the queen's throne, pardon: spring, is situated in - Bad Neuenahr?In 1852 a winemaker bought a vineyard West of Ahrweiler. The vines he planted, however, wouldn't thrive. He tried to find out why... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  The first protestant church in the entirely Catholic Ahr valley was built for the visitors of the new spa in the late 19th century. In the 1950s the growing community had the church extended. All that's left of the original church is the facade towards the Kurgarten bridge,... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  Swimming and relaxing in warm water, being massaged by bubbles and streams - my favourite thing (well, one of my favourite things). The website has all details in English and better pictures - no need to repeat everything here. Enjoy! 

 Kathrin_E Says:  The gothic church of St. Laurentius is the catholic parish church of the town. The church was erected in the 13th and early 14th century. It is one of the few medieval buildings that survived the fire of 1689. 

 RhineRoll Says:  A "Strausswirtschaft" is a special kind of restaurant only to be found in wine growing areas as a side-business of the vineyards. It is also very typical for Austria, where these places are called "Heuriger" and are extremely popular with the locals who usually know where to... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  Need a gift for a V.I.D. - a Very Important Dog? Here you'll find the fanciest of the fanciest collars, leashes, raincoats, blankets for your Four-Legged Friend that match any fur colour and pattern.Me and my step-mum had big fun browsing through the shop window and... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  We visited around Easter, and the Easter bunnies were everywhere.The funny pair was put up in a shop window in Bad Neuenahr.In Ahrweiler they had Easter bunnies attached to all the street lanterns in the main street. Cute!