Westerwald: Nature and Recreation
The holiday region Westerwald is located in Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate. It offers its Holidaymakers enjoy a varied nature with extensive meadows, fields and hilly landscapes, rivers and blue lakes. The low mountain range landscape with its forested high mountain ranges invites to extensive hiking tours. Immerse yourself in a holiday full of nature, Relaxation and recreation. During an extended walk or a bicycle tour past castles, churches, monuments and historical buildings you can enjoy the charming Exploring the landscape. Strolling through the weekly market or historical Handicraft and Christmas markets you can also explore the small towns. Water rats will also get their moneys worth in the Westerwald holiday region. The "Westerwälder Seenplatte" comprises a total of seven lakes. Here you can find a Take the rowing boat or raft for a spin on the water. Also in winter there are many possibilities in the Westerwald for example you can go ice skating in front of the beautiful scenery of the forests. The region also has a lot to offer culturally. Visit the numerous cultural monuments, churches, castle ruins and also the Remains of the famous border wall Limes.
Holiday in the Westerwald
The clay handicraft has a long tradition. Every year it attracts many visitors the European Ceramics Market in Höhr-Grenzhausen and the European Pottery Market in Ransbach-Baumbach. In Limburg you will find an old town with picturesque half-timbered houses, the castle of the ancestors and the seven-towered cathedral. Also the city Nassau with the castle ruin is worth a visit. The Westerwald is a popular recreation area with the health resorts Rengsdorf, Ehlscheid, and bath Marienberg with its Kneipp facilities and the basalt park Probably the best known The health resort is certainly Bad Ems. Tsar Alexander II. of Russia once recovered here and other famous personalities of the 19th century. The student city Marburg enchants its visitors with a very special flair. For architecture Those interested are well worth a visit in Neustadt. Here you can see the largest half-timbered round building of the world - the Junker-Hanse-Tower. In Daaden is the oldest Herb farm of Germany.
Relaxation for Body and Soul
The Westerwald cuisine is rather hearty and is traditionally called "Wäller Küche". The emphasis is on the processing of regional products. Potatoes are indispensable, Wils and fish from the numerous streams and lakes. To a typical meal may the Pils, which is produced in one of the oldest breweries in the world Germany is produced. The holiday region Westerwald offers its holidaymakers a high degree of relaxation for body and soul. No matter whether you are looking for stay in one of the baths, spas or saunas - you can decide here Relax wonderfully with the whole family and recharge your batteries.