Maria Laach Abbey, Glees

Name: Maria Laach Abbey
Address: Abtei 1, Glees, 56653, Germany
Telephone: +49 2652 590

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Maria Laach Abbey is a Benedictine abbey situated on the southwestern shore of the Laacher See, near Andernach, in the Eifel region of the Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. It is a member of the Beuronese Congregation within the Benedictine Confederation. The abbey was built in the 11th-12th centuries and was originally known as "Abtei Laach" until 1862 when the Jesuits added the name "Maria". ()

Local name: Abtei Maria Laach Architectural style: Romanesque architectureCoordinates: 50°24'14"N, 7°15'13"E

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Abtei 1Glees 56653 Germany

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+49 2652 590

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Maria Laach Abbey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Namedy Castle, Laacher See, Genovevaburg, Hochsimmer.

5.8 miNE
Forts and castles
Namedy Castle, Andernach
148 min walk • Namedy Castle is located in the Rhine valley, close to the village of Namedy in Andernach, Germany. Late gothic, moated castle originally belonging to the Husmann Knights of Andernach.
1 miNE
Lake, Nature, Natural attraction
Laacher See
25 min walk • Nestled in the picturesque landscape of the Eifel region in Germany, Laacher See is a stunning volcanic lake that offers a unique glimpse into the country's geological past. Formed by a massive eruption around 12,900 years ago, this caldera lake is the largest in the...
5.5 miS
Forts and castles, Gothic architecture
Genovevaburg, Mayen
141 min walk • Genovevaburg is a castle standing on the southwestern side of Mayen in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The castle is the symbol of Mayen and has been rebuilt several times since first being destroyed in 1689.
3.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hochsimmer
97 min walk • The Hochsimmer is a volcanic cone, 587.9 m above sea level, in the Eifel Mountains in Germany. It rises near Ettringen in the Rhineland-Palatine county of Mayen-Koblenz. At the summit is an observation tower, the Hochsimmer Tower.
2.3 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum
Lava-Dome, Mendig
60 min walk • The Lava Dome - German Volcano Museum Mendig is a museum in Mendig, which opened on July 30, 2005 and presents volcanism in the region around the Laacher See volcano. The museum is one of the central facilities of the Volcano Park, which covers the...
4.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bausenberg
115 min walk • The Bausenberg is a cinder cone hill, 339.8 m above sea level, in the East Eifel in the county of Ahrweiler in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
1.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Veitskopf, Wassenach
48 min walk • The Veitskopf is hill, 428 m above sea level, in the Eifel mountains of Germany. It is located in the county of Ahrweiler in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It rises north of the lake of Laacher See in the area of the village of Wassenach. Der Veitskopf is the cinder cone of a volcano that erupted during the Quaternary period.
6.2 miNE
Natural attraction, Visitor center, Science museum
Geysir Andernach, Andernach
158 min walk • Andernach Geyser is the highest cold-water geyser in the world, reaching heights of 30 to 60 metres. The geyser was first bored in 1903 on the Namedy Peninsula in the Rhine near Andernach.
2.2 miW
Tower
Goose Neck Tower
57 min walk • Goose Neck Tower is an 87-metre concrete radio tower near Bell and Mendig in Western Germany. Built in 1976, it serves as an internal radio relay link for German electric and natural gas public utility company RWE.
2.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hochstein
69 min walk • The Hochstein is a volcanic cone, 563 m above sea level, in the Eifel near Obermendig in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate and county of Mayen-Koblenz.
4.8 miSW
Forts and castles
Schloss Bürresheim, Mayen
123 min walk • Bürresheim Castle is a medieval castle northwest of Mayen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. It is built on rock in the Eifel mountains above the Nette. Bürresheim Castle, Eltz Castle and Lissingen Castle are the only castles on the left bank of the Rhine in Rhineland-Palatinate which have never been destroyed.