"The Eifel, an old vulcanic region" Daun by christine.j

Daun Travel Guide: 7 reviews and 17 photos

I was going to put these few tips under the heading "Eifel" - the name of the region, but couldn't find it in the VT database. Since Daun was the place we spent the most time, I chose it.

The vulcanic Eifel is a very green area with many lakes, called Maare. It is the region in Germany with the most vulcanoes, hopefully all extinct now.Geologically they are all still very young vulcanoes, but in the human perspective some 10 000 years is quite a lot.

Near Daun there is a cold water geysir, absolutely fascinating to watch.

It is an off the beaten path region in Germany, but I'm sure great for spending the summer holidays there with children. It's also a paradise for hikers with many good trails , and for horse back riders who like to go on a longer ride.

Last visit to Daun: May 2009
Intro Updated May 19, 2009
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Meerfelder Maar Things to Do (2)

There are many round lakes in the Eifel, the Maare, lakes of vulcanic origin. We went to the Meersfelder Maar, one of... more travel advice

In the geological ivory tower Tourist Traps (1)

The Vulkan Museum was what had us brought to Daun. We had read about it and on the homepage it said it was an... more travel advice

Quite a surprise Restaurants (1)

We were looking for a place to have lunch and walked up to the restaurant in the castle in Daun. They only had a special... more travel advice

The Brubbel Things to Do (2)

We found this cold water geysir in Wallenborn. The name of the village means "boiling source", a very fitting name. The... more travel advice

Comments (4)

scottishvisitor Jun 11, 2009 at 12:59 PM Report Abuse

Christine - again you come up with the unexpected :) A volcano errupting would be so cool to see!!
jumpingnorman Jun 8, 2009 at 9:06 AM Report Abuse

Nice intro pic with the cold geysir! Yeah, sometimes some places are not on the VT database - Eifel...Norman :)
Trekki May 23, 2009 at 12:02 AM Report Abuse

Brubbel, what a cute name! And the entrance fee is exceptionally low! HAha, the one in Andernach might even turn out as a trap, similar like the "not too far" answer of the girl. A bit weird, and not really typical of Rheinland Pfalz.
Kuznetsov_Sergey May 19, 2009 at 11:23 AM Report Abuse

I hope there won't be any volcano eruptions in Germany next 10 000 years , haha!