Bin mal kurz weg ... in die Vulkanregion Laacher See

Olbrück Castle is located in the middle of the magnificent volcanic area of the Eifel. The geological dimension of volcanism and the cultural-historical dimension of the Middle Ages collide here and become tangible at Olbrück Castle!

In a cozy atmosphere, at "Tempo 20", passengers can enjoy the diverse charms of the volcanically shaped Brohl Valley on the 18 km long Brohl Valley Railway between Brohl-Lützing am Rhein and Kempenich-Engeln. During a 90-minute drive, the volcano express, the narrow-gauge railway, winds through the sometimes very narrow valley over elegant stone bridges near Bad Tönisstein and Oberzissen as well as through an almost 100m long tunnel at Burgbrohl on the plateau of the volcanic Eastern Eifel.

In the Roman mine at Meurin, visitors enter an underground world where Roman miners and soldiers worked.

The Lava Dome is a very special museum in the Volcano Park in the East Eifel. On 700 square metres it is not "museum-like", but spectacular - for children and adults, for absolute newcomers and for those who are pre-informed about volcanism. In the "Land of Volcanoes", a multimedia show tells the story of two violent volcanic eruptions. Images, sounds and projections let you relive them - up close and intense, but fortunately virtual. The "volcano workshop" is a genuine small science centre. At experimental stations, visitors gain a vivid impression of the processes inside the earth. The "Time of the Volcanoes" lets stones speak: Anyone who touches them can hear and see the great eruptions of times gone by. Current seismological data and images from webcams around the world are particularly exciting. And in the round cinema, a fictitious news programme takes your breath away, because here it becomes clear what another eruption of the Laacher See volcano would mean.

There are many steps leading deep down below the town of Mendig: Here in the lava cellars, in the middle of the cooled volcanic rock, it is consistently cold even in the hottest summers, there is a mysterious dim light, there is the smell of moisture. Up to 28 Mendig breweries used the 32-metre-high, cathedral-like halls in the basalt rock to store fresh beer. Mighty pillars, left standing during centuries of basalt and lava mining, support the gigantic cellars. A guided tour through the cellars is an unforgettable aha experience. The Vulkan Brewery in Mendig, which is located above the cellars, still uses this unique cold storage facility today. The Lava Dome as a multimedia museum shows many more exciting facets of volcanism.