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Blankenheim Castle is a castle complex above the municipality of Blankenheim in the Eifel. It was built as a hilltop castle around 1115 by Gerhard I and was the ancestral seat of the Blankenheim family.

Bad Münstereifel, also known as Outlet City, is a very lively Eifel town. Many outdoor shops and fashion stores are located in the city center. A lot was destroyed in the 2021 flood, but much more has been rebuilt/reproduced here than in many other affected communities.

The city center of Bad Münstereifel is (along with the villages along the Ahr) one of those places that were particularly hard hit by the heavy rain catastrophe in July 2021. Virtually the entire city center was under water when you look at the peacefully rippling river Erft today, simply unimaginable. In the meantime, the traces of the devastation have been erased almost everywhere.

A beautiful ruin with an interesting past, which unfortunately has been demolished for building material.

Small, historic town center with the Ahrquelle and the possibility to rest a little in a cafe

The ascent to the castle is worthwhile just for the view of the old Blankenheim, numerous information boards also provide information about the baroque garden and the Tiergarten tunnel - unfortunately no longer there.

The "old town" of Blankenheim is mostly well preserved or restored and (apart from a few "modern architectural mistakes") worth seeing. Coming on the Way of St. James from Cologne (or in the variant from Bonn), the pilgrim to Bad Münstereifel - where both routes unite - now reaches this place as a stage destination on the further path through the Eifel in the direction of Trier.

The ruin is freely accessible! Depending on the position, the tower really looks like a finger