The best walks and hikes around Philippsheim

At the Oberes Tor in Dudeldorf you not only experience historical flair, but also outstanding cuisine and warm hosts in the Torschänke right next door!"

In memory: Matthias Munich; killed by a tree

The Kallenbach flows into the Kyll near Philippsheim.

For the history of Dudeldorf see, for example, https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudeldorf By today's standards, Dudeldorf is a small village with surprisingly large city gates. The fact that the place was fortified in this way is due to its location and a few historical coincidences. People settled in the Dudeldorfer Mulde as early as the Stone Age and Roman Ages. And because the areas of power of Electorate of Electorate and the Duchy of Luxembourg bordered here in the Middle Ages, King John of Bohemia, who was also the ruler of Luxembourg, granted Dudeldorf city rights on December 20, 1345. The place officially remained a town for over 500 years before the Prussians demoted it to a rural community in 1856. Since 1970, the residents have belonged to the municipality of Bitburg-Land, but they still enter through two defiant city gates. The best preserved is the Obertor, which, like its counterpart, was built around 1453. The village had achieved some prosperity thanks to its wool production, which is why there are various other representative buildings here. Today's Hotel Zum alten Brauhaus used to house the post office and the temporary courthouse. Source: 111 places in the Eifel that you have to see

For the town fortifications in Dudeldorf, see e.g. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadtbefestigung_Dudeldorf By today's standards, Dudeldorf is a small village with astonishingly large town gates. The fact that the town was fortified in this way is due to its location and a few historical coincidences. People settled in the Dudeldorfer Mulde as early as the Stone Age and Roman times. And because the spheres of power of the Electorate of Trier and the Duchy of Luxembourg bordered on one another here in the Middle Ages, King John of Bohemia, who was also the ruler of Luxembourg, granted Dudeldorf town rights on December 20, 1345. The town officially remained a town for over 500 years before it was downgraded to a rural municipality by the Prussians in 1856. Since 1970, the residents have belonged to the Bitburg-Land collective municipality, but still enter the town through two defiant town gates. The best preserved is the Upper Gate, which, like its counterpart, was built around 1453. The village had become quite prosperous thanks to its wool production, which is why there are still various other representative buildings here. Today's Hotel Zum alten Brauhaus used to house the post office and the provisional court. Source: 111 places in the Eifel that you have to see

Overnight stay in the Fischerhütte in the Kylltal: "Suddenly a crazy roar in the air; the valley seems to vibrate; two times two triangular wings appear, surprisingly slowly, in the sky and cover the quiet Kylltal with an enormous carpet of noise that buries everything under it. We become very small and subdued, persevere, stare at the sky in horror. A booming intrusion into the peace of the evening. Airbase on tour. (F-35A - These are the stealth jets that are newly based here since the war ☮️🇺🇦.) The cold air falls down the slopes of the Kyll valley in milky plumes. It gets cold. Really cold. We spontaneously set up our "warming" tent in the middle of the hut, hoping for a little less strenuous temperatures, especially since we are lying on the stone floor with only the thin aluminum mat down for protection. It's going to be a quiet night. Cold but bearable. Good tent." https://www.komoot.de/tour/781763647

"The path chosen with Komoot along the Lay mill is denied to us; first by Lola, the farm dog, then friendly but firm, by the landowner, who has built a horse pen there, so the path is no longer usable. Really now? That's how easy it is? Whoops, the hiking trail is gone.” https://www.komoot.de/tour/781763055

"Suddenly it's there, just past Speicher, down in the deep valley of the Kyll. Located on the Mühlenweg, the first hiking trail of the day, we come across an angler's home. Slightly getting on in years, fabulously decorated with cobwebs, with latently erotic wall paintings from the fifties(?), one half of the house is unlocked and lures with the wall inscription: "Welcome to the quiet Eifel pilgrim who is reading the book of nature." Well, if that's not an invitation. We'll follow her immediately. Almost immediately. If it weren't for the other non-pilgrims who have littered this friendly place in such a way that I lose any feeling of staying overnight. Courageously friend KC gives the house husband; Clean up is the order of the day.” https://www.komoot.de/tour/781763055