ギファースの天然記念物・トップ19

2025 was expected to be the last season with the ice palaces (according to today's media report). 17,400 people visited the ice palaces last season. With 16 days of operation and repeated interruptions lasting several days, the effort became increasingly greater and, overall, no longer feasible. It was great 🤩👌🏼

A super highlight is the Düdinger Moos

A short detour to the waterfall is definitely worth it.

The Düdingen Möser were subject to numerous disturbances in the 20th century. The peat of this Möser, which took several thousand years to form, was intensively mined during the Second World War to counteract the lack of coal. This resulted in several bodies of water and the habitat began to be colonized by trees and bushes. The use of part of the Möser as a waste pit and for fish farming, as well as the construction of the A12 motorway, had a major impact on this habitat in the 1970s.

A hermit's dwelling in the hamlet of Räsch was first mentioned in 1448. The hermit Johann Dupré and his assistant Johann Liecht expanded the rock dwelling to its current size between 1680 and 1708. In order to prevent the hermitage from collapsing and to preserve it for the general public, the parish of Düdingen carried out extensive renovation work in 2005/2006. Open and free of charge from April to September.

The Magdalena Hermitage in Büdingen is a historic hermitage that was built in the 18th century. It is picturesquely located on the edge of the forest and consists of a small chapel and a residential building for the hermit. The hermitage served as a retreat for religious hermits and is now a popular destination for visitors seeking peace and historical atmosphere.

Maybe not ideal to reach on a Nordic walking tour because the path is very rocky and rooty, but it's still nice. 😉

Of course it's only really a highlight in winter :-)