Welcome to the Felsenland Südeifel

This landscape was shaped by the forces of nature: rock towers, gorges, and crevices, deep river valleys, and vast highlands take us on a journey through the history of the Earth’s formation. It is also a sensory journey: feeling the cool breeze in the rocky crevice, smelling damp moss, placing your hand on warm slate, listening to the water splashing over stony ground...  

The Felsenland, in the far southwest of the Eifel on the border with Luxembourg, is blessed by nature with a unique diversity. The bizarre rock formations of Luxembourg sandstone around the Ferschweiler Plateau and, to the north, the slate cliffs of the Islek along the deeply incised valleys of the Enz and Our rivers form the heartland of the Südeifel Nature Park and the German-Luxembourg Nature Park. But humans, too, have left their mark on this landscape over the millennia. For those who take their time exploring the hiking and biking trails, the ancient Fraubillen Cross tells its story just as much as the ruins of the Roman villa at Holsthum, the Beilsturm tower in Neuerburg, or the Baroque Schankweiler Hermitage.

Popular destinations in the Felsenland include the Teufelsschlucht (Devil’s Gorge) with its namesake nature park center and the large dinosaur park, as well as the charming Oven and Iron Museum. And the hosts of the Felsenland—whether at a hotel, vacation rental, bed & breakfast, campground, or youth hostel—look forward to welcoming you!