Dösterhof is surrounded by fields and forests.
There are various options for activities and day trips in the region. On Sunday after the party, we’re planning on organising a day trip (more infos to follow).
Around Dösterhof
- Walks in the little forest belonging to Dösterhof
- Premium hiking trail ‘Weg des Wassers‘ passes by Dösterhof
- Hiking trail ‘Dorf im Bohnental‘ just down the hill
In the closer region
Dösterhof is in close proximity to the national park Hunsrück-Hochwald.
Other things to do include:
- Losheimer Stausee lake with gardens and a kids’ water play area
- Benediktinerabtei Tholey – the oldest German abbey. Church with windows done by Gerhard Richter.
- Schaumberg Tholey, tallest peak in Saarland.
- Schaumbergbad splash pool and sauna
- Celtic Hillfort in Otzenhausen
- The excellent Saar-Hunsrück-Steig hiking trails
Larger Region
The region Saar-Lor-Lux is in the heart of Europe. If you want to venture further, there’s plenty to do:
- Saarbrücken – the capital of Saarland. Yes, that’s where we live. We’d love to show you around, before and after the wedding.
- Saarschleife
- Mettlach and Erlebniszentrum Alte Abtei Villeroy & Boch
- Unesco world heritage site Völklinger Hütte – fully intact ironworks from the industrial era and first industrial monument to be included on the Unesco list.
- St. Wendel
- Trier: Porta Nigra, dome, Roman baths, Karl Marx museum
- Saarburg, medieval town with water falls
- Mosel Bernkastel-Kues, Traben-Trarbach
- Hunsrück
- Metz with cathedral with famous Chagall windows, old town, centre Pompidou
- Nancy – French city with Art Nouveau buildings
- Strasbourg – picturesque town centre with canals and half-timbered houses, imposing Gothic cathedral
- Alsace region: mountains, charming medieval villages, vineyards, Haut Koenigsbourg
- Pfälzerwald – Burg Trifels, Dahner Felsenland