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Break at the restaurant 'Siebenquellen*

Gives the place its medieval flair

The small squares and alleys of the old town are picturesque.

The castle and the surrounding small streets are really worth seeing and a must when visiting Stolberg.

Beautiful castle with moat

It is privately owned and therefore cannot be visited.

I had the opportunity to visit the castle from the inside - Great!

Small winding streets with houses made of local limestone and carved bluestone on doors, windows and wall edges look back at you as you walk through the old town of Stolberg. As you stroll, you take your time to look at the traditional house facades and notice that despite the old town's long history of development and the influence of the industrial era, a homogeneous appearance has emerged. You walk through Burgstrasse, Schartstrasse, Klatterstrasse and Enkereistrasse, which were the main streets until the end of the 19th century. When you arrive on Klatterstrasse you stand in front of the oldest surviving half-timbered house from 1529. Next to it is the house number 12 from the 18th century, which used to be a brewery. In his basement there was a pond (moat) from the weir that cooled the beer. Your walk finally ends at the castle rock and shows you Stolberg's landmark, the defiant medieval castle from the 12th century. It towers over the old town of Stolberg on a limestone cliff and looks back on 500 years of building history. You can visit the castle on a guided tour that lasts around 1.5 hours and get a better picture of the building and its history. Last but not least, take a look at the copper yards in the valley axis near the Vichtbach. The early modern courtyards are another character feature of the city. But you won't come across any uniform buildings, but rather look at very individual courtyards. In the pre-industrial residential and commercial complexes there are copper yards that resemble palaces or are reminiscent of simple craft workshops. You should have enough time to visit the old town, the castle and the copper yards so that you can see everything in a relaxed manner. Source: https://www.eifel.info/a-historical-altstadtkern