Discover Prüm – Culture, Trails and Events

When choosing a hotel in Prüm, it can help to first decide what you want to focus on during your stay: local history and culture, walks and hiking, or a visit timed to coincide with an event. The activities vary considerably, from a self-guided city rally to a challenging circular hike. This makes it easier to plan your trip around the experiences you want to enjoy in Prüm.

Culture and history in Prüm

The building of Prüm Benedictine Abbey, founded in 721, was converted into a Baroque palace in 1748 to plans by Balthasar Neumann. During the summer holidays, it hosts the art exhibition of the European Association of Visual Artists (EVBK). The furnishings of St. Salvator Basilica include the Baroque high altar, the reliquary shrine and the tomb of Emperor Lothair. Lothair was a grandson of Charlemagne.

If you would like to explore Prüm independently, you can follow the city rally, which starts and finishes at the tourist information office at Hahnplatz 1. This gives you a set starting and finishing point for this city activity. For some time outdoors, the spa park on the edge of town offers walking paths, flowerbeds and places to sit. A walk through the Kruft Sculpture Park in Prüm-Niederprüm takes you between meadows and trees, past life-size grey herons, giant metal insects and numerous ponds.

Hiking trails and winter sports

The Panorama Hiking Trail 120 is a challenging circular hike around Prüm. Along the way, there are views of the town, St. Salvator Basilica and the surrounding countryside. When planning, bear in mind that the trail is rated as challenging, unlike the city rally or a stroll through the park.

The Wolfsschlucht winter sports area is right next to Prüm. It has downhill ski runs, a drag lift, tobogganing opportunities, and marked, groomed cross-country ski trails. Whether winter sports are available depends on seasonal conditions, so check before your trip.

Events and markets

The town of Prüm organizes the GLS, which has attracted more than 20,000 visitors every two years since 1967. The horse market and farmers’ market also take place during set seasons, but on different dates and at different venues: the horse market is held on a Saturday in early April and early October at the exhibition grounds. The farmers’ market is scheduled for the third Sunday in October in and around the Konvikt, House of Culture. If you would like to plan your trip around one of these dates, check the current calendar or the arrangements for the relevant year.

More ideas in the Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

The wider destination of Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm offers other distinct attractions. The Mühlenberger Stollen visitor mine in Bleialf includes a mining trail with numerous information boards about the area’s mining history. During one-hour guided tours, visitors learn about ore mining in Bleialf, from geology to applied technology.

The Devonium in Waxweiler presents complex topics in palaeontology and the science of fossil life in an engaging, hands-on way. The Westwall Museum houses a military history exhibition across three accessible floors of a bunker, extending through underground corridors and rooms. The Rittersdorf moated castle, around 700 years old, has remained almost unchanged since it was built and offers a glimpse into late medieval and modern Renaissance domestic culture. The castle also has a privately run restaurant serving fine regional cuisine. Check whether it is open before your trip.

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