Vulkaneifel - Vulkaneifel

Sunrise over the Vulkaneifel

The Vulkaneifel is the part of Eifelwhose landscape is shaped by volcanoes. These can occur in the form of basalt cones, but also in the form of so-called maars.

Regions

  • The Vulkaneifel is naturally divided into the three sub-regions of the Volcanic Eastern Eifel (Verbandsgemeinden Brohltal, Pellenz, Mendig and Vordereifel), the Volcanic High Eifel (Verbandsgemeinden Adenau, Ulmen and district Nohn) and Vulkanische Westeifel (remaining part of the Verbandsgemeinde, Gerolere Obere and Kandsbergeifel) Manderscheid and Daun).

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background

The younger Quaternary volcanoes are located south of Daun, the older, Tertiary and higher volcanoes north of it and also west of Gerolstein. For about 10,000 years there has been calm in the Eifel when it comes to volcanism. Is it the calm before the storm? We do not know it.

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getting there

Airports

Airports are outside the region:

By train

When arriving by train (Eifel route Cologne-trier) to Gerolstein, Oberbettingen or Jünkerath train stations. If you arrive by train on the left bank of the Rhine in Andernach, change to the train towards Kaisersesch. In the season from Kaisersesch, Gerolstein with the Eifelquerbahn to Daun.

By bus

• Long-distance buses in Germany

• FlixBus - Connection Dusseldorf ↔ Mendig ↔ trier ↔ Luxembourg Gare ↔ Lyon ↔ Barcelona; runs twice a day in both directions.

In the street

From Saarland via A1, from Cologne via A1 or A61, from the Rhine-Main area via A3 or A61 and from Kreuz Koblenz or Dreieck Dernbach via A48 (towards Trier).

By boat

• Passenger shipping Gebr. Kolb

• Cologne-Düsseldorfer

By bicycle

shipping

The Rhine and Moselle can be used for inland traffic and for pleasure craft.

mobility

The Vulkaneifel is crossed from east to west by the German Volcano Road.

Tourist Attractions

Sights on the topic of "volcanism"

Geopark in the volcanic East Eifel

Geopark in the Volcanic West Eifel

Cold water geysers:

Museums on volcanism:

Maars

  • Dauner Maare: Weinfelder Maar, Gemündener Maar, Schalkenmehrener Maaar (Doppelmaar)
  • Ulmen Maar
  • Gillenfelder Maare: Pulvermaar, Holzmaar, also the Trockenmaar Dürres Maar, Hitsches Maar (smallest Eifelmaar)
  • Meerfelder Maar near Manderscheid, largest maar in the Eifel

miscellaneous

Manderscheid castles

activities

hike

  • Readers' path in the Liesertal
  • Virne-Burgweg around the castle ruins

kitchen

nightlife

security

climate

literature

Web links

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