Kulturkreis Altes Amt Schönecken

The Weaving Mill Museum Höfen accommodates a piece of historic industrial culture from the North Eifel: Four of the last remaining looms from the time of the small weaving mills in the Altkries Monschau. The waged weavers located in Höfen, Konzen or Roetgen, among other locations, particularly worked for the cloth factories in the Aachen region up to the 70s of the 20th century.

Directly on the crater of the Pulvermaar, in the middle of the volcanic Eifel, directly at the "German volcanic road" in the heart of the Unsesco Global European Geoparks lies the Vulkanhof. In this unspoiled landscape, the herd of goats in the spacious playpen has plenty of exercise.

Visit the glassworks in Monschau and experience the ancient craft of glass blowing. This art whose crafting techniques have been preserved to this day has its origin in the Roman Empire. Learn how a glowing mass consisting of sand, potash and lime can emerge into a sparkling vessel or a lovely glass figurine through skilful drawing, pinching and blowing.

The Swister Tower near Weilerswist is a remnant of the old parish and pilgrimage church of the vanished village of Swist on the Swisterberg (built c. 1100-1125). Foundation remains of the nave are attributed to the 9th century. Archaeological finds from Roman times indicate that the first Christian church was built over a Roman sanctuary. The St. James pilgrimage route passes directly by the tower.

The approximately 100-kilometre-long Eifel water pipeline from Nettersheim to Cologne is one of the largest Roman constructions this side of the Alps. It supplied Cologne, the provincial capital of Lower Germania, with fresh water from the end of the 1st to the 3rd century AD.