Bronze-Atelier Gehlen

The Heimbach International Academy of Art is a recognised educational and training centre for artistic creation in the visual arts in the Rhineland.

Visit the glassworks in Monschau and experience the ancient craft of glassblowing. This art has its origins in the Roman Empire, whose craft techniques have been preserved to this day. The two glassblowers Valdemar de Sousa and Fernando Costa are masters of their craft and let you experience how a glowing mass of sand, potash and lime is transformed into a sparkling vessel or a beautiful glass figurine through skillful drawing, pinching and blowing.

The bronze statue at the old customs office in Mützenich commemorates the post-war years of coffee smuggling in the former smuggling village of Mützenich, which looks back on an exciting and fascinating past and has some curious stories to tell. Having become a German exclave on Belgian territory due to the Vennbahn after the Second World War, coffee smuggling flourished in the village as it was at the center of the smuggling routes.

The charming farm museum tells the story of life in the Eifel at the turn of the century.

The forest nature trail in Rohren near Monschau takes you to a piled-up foam pile and a water-powered sawmill, inside which you can also see historical tools.