chapel | Schutzengelkapelle Aremberg

Less of an excursion destination than a spectacular site is the Eckfelder Maar in a side valley of the Lieser about 2 km north of Manderscheid.

The building of the former synagogue (1910) was restored from 1976 and converted into a cultural and conference centre. In 1985, the town of Wittlich opened an exhibition entitled "Images of German-Jewish History", which was to be the beginning of an intensive examination of the fate of Jewish fellow men.

History comes alive at the LVR open-air museum in Kommern: Chickens run around between the houses and peck at the ground, cattle graze peacefully in the pasture and fresh bread smells waft from the bakery. Visitors can wander through five different assemblies and their buildings. The journey through time in the Rhineland begins at the end of the 15th century and ends with the 20th century. Exhibitions and various festivals and markets, such as the Anno Dazumal fair, round off the museum experience.

A gem of baroque architecture in the middle of the forest: the small 18th century Marien pilgrimage church on the Schankweiler Höhe with the adjoining hermit's dwelling is a much-visited destination not only for pilgrims and is definitely worth a visit.

In 1306, a church or chapel dedicated to St. Nicholas in Aremberg was mentioned for the first time. A pretty jewel awaits the visitors of the church today.