Kapelle St. Apollonia in Hirten

This Eifel view on the Mausauel, above the Obermaubach reservoir, is located at an altitude of 250 m above sea level and offers you a view in a northerly (westerly) direction beyond the reservoir to the last hills of the northern Eifel before the transition to the Jülich-Zülpicher Börde.

Neo-gothic crossroad

The European Example town of Hillesheim has a host of attractions to offer: The historical area of the town, the town fortifications from the 13th century, the market places, the leisure area "Bolsdorfer Tälchen", St. Martin's Church.

The castle has been destroyed many times, most recently in the Palatinate War of Succession in 1689 by French troops of Louis XIV, like most Eifel castles. Today only a ring wall and a basement tower with shooting ranges are preserved from the former, probably over 1000 years old Burganlage.

In the picturesque village centre of Blankenheim, visitors dive into past times. The spring of the river Ahr, the historic town gates, the late gothic parish church and numerous half-timbered buildings adorn this historic place.