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NOTE: The observation tower was closed at the end of October 2025. It is unclear when the tower will reopen.

Beautiful route from Bachem to Ramersbach. Many spectacular views. Journey time approximately 25 minutes.

Very nice pond south of Hohenleimbach.

The three-story columned altar dates from the 18th century. In the niches of each level are figures of a Baroque guardian angel leading a child by the hand, of St. John of Nepomuk, and a Madonna. The Archangel Michael with sword and scales crowns the altar. In 2009, the saints' figures were extensively restored. Paul Clemen (1941) described them as "good craftsmanship of the 18th century." Clemen continues: "In the niche, a new figure, above it a good Baroque figure of ... Nepomuk ... at the end, a coarse Baroque figure of the Archangel Michael..." The "new figure" he refers to is possibly the guardian angel. The current altar figure probably stood in Kempenich at the time, because in Paul Clemen's (1941) work, the figure can be seen on page 256 as illustration 213.

This extraordinary house is run by Lebenshilfe.

The church's patron saint suggests its great age. It was first mentioned in 1330 in the Taxa generalis of the Archdiocese of Trier. The Romanesque west tower dates to the beginning of the 13th century. The core of the nave, which still stands today, was built around 1470. Around 1728, the choir was enlarged, and a sacristy was added to the south side of the east bay of the nave. Along with other minor alterations over time, the expansion between 1904 and 1906 was the most significant. Under the direction of the Bonn architect Johann Adam Rüppel, the northern aisle was renovated and a southern aisle was added. This created the current four-aisled hall church. In 1919, the western gallery was built from tuff stone in neo-Gothic style.

As early as the 14th century, Ramersbach possessed a small chapel dedicated to Saint Barbara. When the church, built in 1738, became dilapidated, the parish decided to build a new one. The parish was hard-pressed to finance the construction of the hall, made of local quarry stone. The current church building, built in 1907/08 according to designs by Trier architect Peter Marx, is the only church in the Diocese of Trier to incorporate Art Nouveau elements into its furnishings. The ornate window glazing by Binsfeld, a glass workshop in Trier, based on designs by Josef Dornoff (1874–1944), is particularly striking. The altar is divided into three parts – both vertically and horizontally in the pedestal. The left panel depicts Abraham and Isaac, the right panel Melchizedek.

Very nice cafe with delicious cakes