Driving on the roof of the high Eifel, you will see many views and imagine yourself looking down as if from an airplane, the Eifel nature in its full extent. In the Ahr Valley, the steep, winding roads in the Eifel are increasingly making way for rolling roads with more panoramic views and farmlands, interspersed with lively villages. You also notice that there is more traffic on the roads. When the Ahr valley changes into the Rhine valley, the forests have disappeared and the view is determined by agricultural activity.

The tourist town of Daun, picturesquely situated on the right bank of the Lieser, consists of two separate centres: Unter- and Oberdaun. (If you have not yet seen the Maare (crater lakes) of Daun, it is worthwhile to drive past them. You then go south until just before Gemünden and then follow the signs on the left).

You leave (Ober)Daun from the parking lot next to the cinema. Maybe first refuel and then head southeast under the new A1 highway, via Darscheid to the medieval town of Ulmen. After a city fire in 1831, stones from the castle were used to rebuild the town, but the castle has been in ruins ever since. Yet it is one of the oldest castles in the Eifel. You have a magnificent view of the town and the surrounding hills. The Saint Matthias Church was built in neo-Romanesque-Gothic style. Another attraction is the Ulmener Maar, the youngest volcanic crater lake in the Eifel, formed about 11,000 years ago. Gas bubbles are still rising from the bottom of the lake. Swimming is prohibited here. A little further north lies a very old Maar, the Jungferweiher Maar. A very special visit to the Ulmener Stollen, an underground gallery in a tunnel that connects both Maare (see link Ulmener Stollen).

Kelberg is a nice village with actually a cozy village square, where you can drink a delicious cup of coffee at the bakery on the terrace in the park. The village is located in a small valley in the highest part of the Eifel and surrounded by extensive coniferous forests.
Then it continues driving on the excellent, but winding roads through the forests and along the green slopes. Unfortunately, that dream is soon interrupted because the Nürburgring is located between Kelberg and Adenau.
When you think of the Eifel you think of peace and nature, but the Eifel is also popular with motor sports enthusiasts. The legendary Nürburgring circuit has been there since 1927, the year the race track opened. You come here to view all branches of motorsport and to race around the circuit with your own car or motorcycle. But today it is quiet on the circuit. In any case, Nürburg Castle is still there. After a visit, you can continue the tour quietly. Soon the picturesque Adenau will appear.

Adenau is surrounded by mountains; the Hüstert (406 meters), the Kirchberg (447 meters) and the Breite Heide (496 meters). And of course De Hohe Acht. This is the highest mountain in the Eifel with a height of 747 meters. In Adenau there is a beautiful historic market with a source that used to provide the city's water supply. Then there is also the historic Botermarkt district. There and around the market are beautiful authentic half-timbered houses. Some of these stately half-timbered houses date from the 14th century. You can certainly go shopping, enjoy a bite to eat and drink or sit on a terrace here. From Adenau the picturesque places follow in quick succession.

Altenahr is very beautiful just to walk around because it still has parts that date back to the Middle Ages. There are still old fortress walls and gate turrets. Walking through narrow streets with picturesque half-timbered houses, you will feel like you are in another time. It is also known for its viticulture. It is therefore a popular tourist place with cozy alleys and beautiful half-timbered houses. Here you will find wine bars and you can taste the Ahr wine. Well worth a visit! In short, Altenahr is increasingly becoming a tourist attraction that mainly lives from tourism and wine growing.

The walled town of Ahrweiler is the medieval part of the larger municipality of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler. The historic core is actually a large open-air museum. If you come to Ahrweiler as a visitor, you are expected to park your car outside the historic village center. There are several parking spaces where you can park your car for a fee just outside the perfectly intact city walls. The Altstadt is only open to local traffic.

Remagen is a very old city on the Rhine. In the center is the Romanesque-Gothic St Peter and Paul Church and a Roman museum. The Romanesque gate at the cemetery is decorated with reliefs. The gravestones around the church mainly date from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Outside the center is the Apollinaris Church on a hill with a crypt from the fourteenth century.
Remagen is also known from the Second World War. The railway bridge at Remagen was the only bridge that was still intact when the Americans wanted to cross the Riin. However, previous German attempts to blow up the bridge had weakened the Remagen Bridge. The Americans could use the bridge for ten days. Then the Ludendorff Bridge collapsed. The bridge was never rebuilt.