"Monschau" Monschau by Martinewezel

Monschau Travel Guide: 79 reviews and 267 photos

This town is also called the pearl of the Eiffel region.
With it’s historical old town and unique location in the valley of the river Laufen, surrounded by woods, Monschau has a lot to offer. A stroll through it’s winding lively alleys is charm you with it’s lovely mansions and romantic fairy-tale half-timbered houses. In the center most of these houses are little shops with food and art, restaurants and museums.
Honey seems to be a good local speciality.

Location of this town: just across the Belgian border
Altitude: 450m

Must sees: the Red house (18th century), the Brewery museum, the Mustard Mill, Old Town, the castle…

Monschau

Too bad I didn't take a picture of the famous hedges in the Monschau region. After I came home these beech hedges are typical for the region. They were planted many years ago to protect the inhabitants’ dwellings. Some hedges have entrances, windows and curved gates and they became a very special landmark of the region, definitely worth wiewing.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Clean town, full of flowers
Cons:In high season it might be difficult to find a parking place
In a nutshell:Just another lovely "day trip" town.

Intro Updated Mar 10, 2011
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balhannah Oct 17, 2012 at 2:28 AM

This is gorgeous!
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  Martinewezel Oct 17, 2012 at 2:44 AM
  
  Hi Dee. Perhaps an idea for another Euro-visit? ;-)