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The impressive structure of this open-air Stations of the Cross, beautifully embedded in nature a little above the village of Adenau, has two grottos: + At the beginning one with a depiction of Jesus' prayer on the Mount of Olives, + At the end one with a depiction of the burial of Jesus. In between, the well-known 14 Stations of the Cross are lined up along the Stations of the Cross.

The devil once went to the Ahr valley and was so pleased with the land and its people, but especially the excellent red wine, that he forgot his way home. One day, while he was resting on the mountain opposite Are Castle, his grandmother approached him in the form of a beautiful girl. In the arms of the lovesick devil, she quickly changed back into the disgusting old woman he knew all too well. Angrily, he grabbed his grandmother and threw her back through the rock face into hell. This is how the Teufelsloch came into being, which can still be seen above Altenahr today.

The Prüm Gate, a rock cut on the Ahr between Insul and Schuld. In a rock ridge that is about 100 meters long and 12 meters high, the water has carved out a gap about 6 - 8 meters wide over millions of years. The Prüm feudal lords of the Ahrgau once drove their tithes through the gate that was created on carts towards Bad Münstereifel. This is how the impressive rock gate got its name Prüm Gate. Even after the Ahr flood, you can now linger here again and even swim in the Ahr!

<< Adenauer Way of the Cross >> "The neo-Gothic Way of the Cross is within walking distance of the market square in Adenau and can be described as a unique cultural monument due to its location and its charming composition of various stone materials from the Upper Eifel. The length of the stations is approx. 700 m with a difference in altitude of approx. 75 m. The historic Way of the Cross is also a small section of the EIFELLEITER premium hiking trail." https://www.eifel.info/a-adenauer-kreuzweg

Very beautiful grotto and the last station of the Adenauer Way of the Cross. If you want, you can take a contemplative break here.

A contemplative and cultivated way

Very quiet spot, which is ideal for a break.

For the natural monument Prümer Tor see https://www.eifel.info/a-naturdenkmal-pruemer-tor The tributary to the Ahr, which is responsible for the Prümer Tor, now flows under the street. Like the Ahr, the tributary also ate its way through the rock. The feudal people of the Ahrgau used to drive through this gate from the south (Prüm) to deliver their tithes in Münstereifel.