Attractions in Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Nice hill from where you have a nice view towards Cologne in nice weather.

The moated castle Paffendorf houses the information center about the Rhenish lignite industry. There is a brasserie in the castle with a beer garden in the castle courtyard.

Great to drive.
The landscape is strange.

The upper lake (like the lower and middle lake) was created at the end of brown coal mining in 1965 and belongs to the Ville lakes plate in Brühl.

The Forum: terra nova is a multifunctional building near the open pit Hambach in the Rhineland, which was completed in May 2012 in the area of the city of Elsdorf. … read more

The castle is always worth a visit. Of course, it is most beautiful in summer when the palace gardens are in bloom. A round through the adjacent forest is always very interesting.

Nice promenade to pause. More gastronomie companies

Unter, Mittel and Obersee Ville is a chain of three lakes, separated only by narrow dams, in the large forest-lake landscape of the Ville. They belong to the subsequent landscape … read more

OK. the photo (s) do not quite live up to the path (but what I do not know, I did not shoot any).
A cool (except for a few small … read more

Along the Erft is definitely worth it. With little slope and slope so not too exhausting so that you can enjoy the tour

The Untersee lies away from every road in the middle of the forest. In some places and outside of the "rush hour" you could almost believe that you were somewhere … read more

To circumnavigate with prams.

Perfect track for road bike and skater. Straight on for kilometers.

The lake next to the wonderfully small, cute and cozy old town of Alt-Kaster serves as a recreational area and is a wonderful place to sit down, "get away" and relax! Try it ;-)

The staircase, the so-called Himmelsleiter, has 224 steps made of thick wooden planks that lead steeply uphill.

Where the ferry dock, you can go up a serpentine ramp. Once at the top, you have a very nice view of the Rhine panorama. A playground is here, as … read more

The Heider Bergsse belongs to the Ville lakes: It was created at the end of the lignite mining in the mid-30s. The remaining holes in the opencast mines slowly filled … read more

About 6 km is the round around the Heidergergsee. Sneakers are sufficient, unless there has been more rainfall, then it gets muddy in places.

The Franziskussee is a residual lake of brown coal mining and belongs to the Ville-Seen-Platte.

Great bike route, even if it is just straight ...