Marco Neises, a native of Bollendorf and creator of ingenious "Lauschtour" (audio tours), is out and about with people from the village. At 10 listening stations in the Bollendorf forest, they tell their stories about the rocks, animals, history and viewpoints. Paul Colljung reveals smuggling stories, the family doctor gives tips and hiking guide Manfred Schmidt warns of a 300-year-old herb witch...You can download the "Grüne Hölle Bollendorf" audio tour to your smartphone free of charge via the app.

The people of Bollendorf will show you

A hike through the fantastic world of rocks near Bollendorf with the "tour guide in your pocket". At 10 audio stations, you will learn all about bizarrely shaped rocks, animals and plants, get to know cultural monuments, magnificent viewpoints and the people of Bollendorf! Look forward to stories from the village, such as Paul's smuggling tales. There's also music, health tips and more.

Accompanying you on this tour:

•     Paul Colljung (†), author and Bollendorf expert
•     Manfred Schmitt, hiking guide
•     Elke Wagner, archaeologist
•     Marco Neises, Lauschtour reporter

as well as doctor Jens Germeshausen, history expert Georges Calteux and the Bollendorf travelling musicians.

The tour takes its name from the "Green Hell", one of the impressive rock formations in the southern Eifel. Many large and small crevices were formed at the end of the last ice age. Hardly a ray of sunshine illuminates the Green Hell. It is so green because the sandstone absorbs water like a sponge - ideal conditions for moss, algae and lichen.
Other curious rock formations along the way include the Predigtstuhl, the Affenkopf and the Eulenhorst. From the Lingelslay, a rocky outcrop, you have a beautiful view of Bollendorf and the Sûre valley.

Download the free Lauschtour app from GooglePlay or the AppStore and off you go...

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On the "Green Hell" listening tour, the spoken audio text can be read as subtitles at the individual listening points in the app under the respective photo. (Funding note: The subtitles for people with hearing impairments were subsidised by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund).

NOTE: The audio tour leads along circular hiking trail no. 55 of the Southern Eifel Nature Park, which has been nominated as Germany's Most Beautiful Hiking Trail 2024, category Day Tours.
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