A little below Reifferscheid Castle along the path "On the trail of the robber barons" (that's the name of an Eifel trail) is a small, lovingly tended grotto dedicated to the Virgin Mary with a statue. She is called "Grottchen".

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R.Bungartz

September 11, 2022

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Very nice little Mariengrotte on the wayside. I would probably never have discovered it without Komoot :-)

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Karin 🐾 🇺🇦 🕊

July 23, 2023

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The wayside shrine was donated in 1955 by a Reifferscheid family man whose son who was just born was seriously ill. The uncertain prognosis was a heavy burden and the …

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