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The dwarf caves are located in the immediate vicinity of Rachelsberg. The caves are just a few meters away from the premium hiking trail. There are several crevices in the rocks with small caves, where the attentive hiker can sometimes see dwarves ;-)

Very nice place for worship.

In the artificially created grotto found here (referred to as a cave by the creator of this highlight) there is an interesting little shrine that reminds us of the Passion of Jesus: it is the Mount of Olives Grotto in Helmsdorf. According to the New Testament accounts of the Passion of Jesus Christ, the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem was the scene of two events that followed the "Last Supper": + Jesus' prayer to God the Father, during which the overtired disciples fell asleep (the scene is captured in the picture in the apse of the grotto); + and then the arrest of Jesus.

The Mary's Grotto in Mackenrode is worth seeing. A forest path with reminders of the crucifixion leads here from Mackenrode. The Mary's Grotto is always well-kept and decorated and there is no admission charge.

very nicely laid out and maintained

Beginning of a Way of the Cross with 15 stations

Fabulous... and healingly mystical... 🧙 a little time machine 😉

As children we crawled in there, at some point you have to squat down, it gets damn tight. According to stories, a tunnel used to lead from the Heiligenstadt town hall to the dwarf cave. The sandstone cliffs look enormous