Set in a Gothic moated mansion in central Arnsberg is the Sauerland Museum. This is a regional museum for the whole area. Visitors discover the...

The Möhnesee is a large artificial lake which runs for 10 km, a short distance to the south of Soest. It has two main villages...

Möhnesee is a town, and a large lake, in the Sauerland area of Germany. The lake is formed by a huge dam, and was made...

The Burghof in Soest is an old patrician’s mansion house located close to the city centre. It is built in the Romanesque style and dates...

Petrikirche in Soest is the oldest parish church in the city, and one of the oldest in Westphalia. It is a Romanesque church dating from...

St. Patrokli church in Soest is the city’s Dom, or Cathedral. It is built in a Romanesque style, with a magnificent west façade and tower,...

The Nikolaikapelle is a wonderful small chapel in Soest. It was built in the 12th century. Inside it features a spacious main room, with pillars...

Soest’s Rathaus, or Town Hall, is the only Baroque building surviving in the town. It is located on the Domplatz in the oldest part of...

The Wilhelm Morgner Haus in Soest is named after the acclaimed Expressionist painter who came from the town, and was killed on the Flanders battlefields...

Soest’s Wiesenkirche (Church of Our Lady of the Meadows) is regarded in German architectural history as the first church building to cross the boundary from...

The Church of Our Lady on the Hill (Hohnekirche) in Soest dates from the 12th century. It is a Protestant church built in a Romanesque...

The Osthofentor in Soest is one of the only remaining parts of the town’s original walled fortifications. It acted as the north eastern gateway into...

The Naturpark Rothaargebirge is a large park area in the south of the Sauerland part of North Rhine-Westphalia, stretching to the border with Hessen. The...

Altena Burg, or castle, is a huge structure built from the 12th to 16th centuries. It is one of the largest medieval castles in Germany....

The City Gallery in Altena is located in Köster Emden, a house built in 1707 in the old part of town. This house became the...

Hagen’s Stadtmuseum (City Museum) is located on Eilper Strasse. It contains the city archives, and has numerous exhibitions on various aspects of how Hagen came...

The Hohenhof in Hagen was the home of Karl Ernst Osthaus, who brought about the artists’ colony here at the start of the 20th century....

Just outside Hagen is the Freilichtmuseum. This is an impressive open air museum which is popular with visitors. It has a number of historic buildings...

The Städtisches Heimatmuseum in Lippstadt is the town’s main historical and municipal museum. It is situated in a wonderful gabled house from the 17th century...

The Kahler Asten is the tallest peak in the Sauerland. It stands at 841 metres, and is usually covered in snow for a lot of...