Faszination Maare: Die blauen Augen der Eifel

Idyllic, peaceful, mysterious, almost mystical - little reminds us of their origins. Discover the secrets and stories of the maars and much more.

Whether nestling gently in the valley or dropping abruptly into it, they look at us, the “blue eyes” of the Eifel: the Gemündener Maar, the Schalkenmehrener Maar and the Weinfelder Maar - also known as the Totenmaar - idyllic, peaceful, mystical... In the beginning, however, there was fire, or rather the battle of the elements. Fire and water clashed and huge explosions shook the land, rocks were shattered and the air trembled: the maars tell stories from the violent, turbulent, long-gone times of the earth's history. But they also tell the story of people who lived, loved, worked, painted and died here - buried at the chapel high above the maar. Look the Eifel in the eye, discover the mirror of the past on our journey through time.