Exterior view, Lichtenau Kloster Dalheim
Tourismus NRW e.V., Exterior view, Lichtenau Kloster Dalheim
Front view of Altena Castle
Jan Graumann, Stadt Altena, Front view of Altena Castle

Castles, fortresses and monasteries

When walls tell stories

A stock market speculator builds one of the most beautiful castles on the Rhine and never moves in. A cleaning team finds two priceless relic gardens in Münsterland. Odysseus stands on a sea monster in a 1000-year-old wall frieze in the Teutoburg Forest. These and other stories have puzzled researchers for decades. Here in North Rhine-Westphalia, the walls of palaces, castles and monasteries have a lot to tell. History comes alive again! Let's go on a short trip that takes you deep into the past.

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