Holiday resort Bad Bertrich
Bad Bertrich combines the best of Eifel and Moselle
Bad Bertrich – in a side valley of the Moselle – that was the slogan with which our town presented itself to potential guests for many years. Although this is not entirely true, it shows the proximity and connection with the people and structures there. Alf, for example, is only 9 kilometres away, just follow the course of the Üßbach to the east! You can reach the Calmont via ferrata near Bremm, in the steepest vineyard in Europe, in about 10 minutes! Geologically, however, we are part of the Volcanic Eifel and are naturally part of the GesundLand Vulkaneifel thanks to our 32° warm thermal spring. The health-orientated offer in the village, Bad Bertrich is home to 4 clinics, has always existed. Even the Romans appreciated the healing power of the Glauber’s salt thermal spring and settled here. Evidence of the almost 2000 year old Roman baths can still be found today among the spa facilities. The thermal mineral healing water is used internally and externally to treat numerous ailments.
Our tip: why not try a sip of Berquell healing water!
Drinking Fountain
The 32°C naturally warm Glauber’s salt thermal spring rises under the drinking fountain hall as a mountain spring that was already tapped by the Romans. The certified healing water is used for medical and wellness treatments with drinking and bathing applications. The spring water is freely accessible to visitors at two drinking fountains.
Detailed information about our healing water can be found at here.
Kulturraum
The Electoral Palace is located in the centre of the spa gardens. Once used by Clemens Wenzeslaus, Elector of Trier, as a hunting lodge and summer residence, it now hosts events and wedding ceremonies. Together with the large Kursaal, the Concert Hall, the Elector’s Hall and the Karlsbad Hall, the Kulturraum Bad Bertrich offers a unique ambience that tastefully combines history and modernity.
Vulkaneifel Therme
The Vulkaneifel Therme with a water surface area of approx. 600 square metres is fed 100 % by the only Glauber salt thermal spa in Germany. Spread over two floors, the spa offers plenty of space for soothing relaxation and extensive bathing pleasure in the healing thermal water with a variety of indoor and outdoor water areas, a relaxation gallery and catering facilities. The spacious sauna area with outdoor area takes you on the trail of volcanism with a volcanic sauna, lava light sauna, volcanic forge, shearer’s sauna or in the Rasul steam bath.
www.vulkaneifel-therme.de
Römerkessel
With the therapeutic landscape concept, GesundLand Vulkaneifel offers you a unique health-promoting experience with its volcanic origins and healing springs, complemented by numerous additional therapeutic and relaxing offers.
The Römerkessel Landscape Therapy Park with its 7 themed gardens is the perfect place to slow down and relax. Guided tours of the park are recommended and can be booked as part of the weekly programme in the GesundLand Touristinformation Bad Bertrich.
Gastronomy
Small but nice is the motto here. Although the town only has a few hundred inhabitants, there is a wide range of gastronomic offerings. The choice ranges from home-style cooking, pizza and pasta to health-conscious and regional specialities. Table reservations are recommended, especially during the season and around public holidays. Opening hours vary.
A selection of cafés all the way down to the Schwanenweiher pond, where you can enjoy the famous Schwanenwindbeutel, will sweeten your holiday.
The evening ends in the bars Hoschis Tijuana and the Moselstube.
Hiking
The network of trails around Bad Bertrich stretches along four main hiking trails and numerous side routes, covering around 70 kilometres of mountain and valley. Wildly romantic, geologically and historically interesting, you can experience the unspoilt nature of our landscape between the Volcanic Eifel and the Moselle, which is characterised by lava and slate.
Discover tours:
Heimatspuren
Georoute the fiery history of the Volcanic Eifel
Ritter-Räuber-Römer Exciting stories along the wild Üßbach valley
Auf den Spuren der Moselbande Wild fellows in the Kondelwald forest
Kurschattensteig Cosy places around Bad Bertrich
An informative brochure with all the local trails is available from the GesundLand tourist information centre in Bad Bertrich.
HeimatSpur Wasserfall-Erlebnisroute
Every year, readers of the Wandermagazins vote for the most beautiful hiking trails in Germany in various categories. In 2023, our HeimatSpur Wasserfall-Erlebnisroute im GesundLand Vulkaneifel was awarded 1st place as Germany’s most beautiful hiking trail in the day tour category! Isn’t that great?
The HeimatSpur waterfall adventure route is a 13-kilometre hike that starts and ends in Bad Bertrich. It first leads up the rocky slopes surrounding the spa town and deeper and deeper into the Erdenbach valley until it reaches the Klidinger waterfall – the highest waterfall in the Eifel at 28 metres. But the waterfall is not the only highlight along the route. Along the way, in addition to a natural refrigerator at the Maischquelle spring and fantastic views at the Falkenlay, the Hohenzollernturm and the Oase der Ruhe, there are also geological features such as the Stone Age caves and the sediment wall at Kennfus.
We think: The waterfall adventure route is a great hiking trail that connects many of the sights around Bad Bertrich on narrow paths and wide trails. Sure-footedness is essential for the passage by the waterfall.
Have fun hiking!
Barefoot path
A small barefoot path gets the soles of your feet moving in the exercise garden of the Landscape Therapy Park.
Beachvolleyball
The beach volleyball court is part of the sports centre in Kennfus and is free to use.
Guests are welcome to play.
Boule
There is a boules court on the old post office square in Bad Bertrich where the boules club competes against each other every Wednesday.
Geocaching
Tenniscourt
On the three clay courts of the Falkenlay tennis centre you have the opportunity to play a tennis match from April to October. Playing partners can be arranged and courts hired via the TCBB Elfenmühle clubhouse (Tel.: +49 (0) 2674/ 913 68 28) or the GesundLand Tourist Information Bad Bertrich ( +49 (0) 2674/ 93 22 22) Coaching lessons can be booked.
Chess
You can play outdoor chess at any time in the Alleegarten. Once a year, the Bad Bertrich Chess Days, an international chess-tournament, take place in the cultural centre with participants from all over the world.
Shopping
Even if it is not obvious at first glance, you can get almost everything you need for your daily needs in Bad Bertrich. Our retail offer is customised for guests and quite flexible. For bulk shopping, we recommend Lutzerath (12km) or the Zell/Barl shopping centre (17km). You can also easily reach Lutzerath with the 750 bus route.
Minimarkt: magazines, food, drinks, stationery, drugstore items, confectionery, ice cream and much more
Bäckerei Schillinger: baked goods and drinks,
Friseursalon Walscheid: drugstore items and hair care products
GesundLand Touristinformation: hiking articles, decorations, souvenirs
Hanne & Hanneke: natural soaps, decorative items
Las Bellas Moden: Clothing
Lederwaren Schenk-Schmitz: shoes, umbrellas and bags, large selection for him and her
Maria Moden: Exclusive fashion
Modehaus Exclusiv: Outerwear
MSR Bonbonladen: Sweets, liqueurs, ect from the region
OFA-Strümpfe: Specialist shop for orthopaedic and fashionable stockings
Romantik pur: decoration and clothing
Sie & Er: swimwear and drugstore
Schuhaus Klingels: large selection for him and her shoes and leather goods, hiking equipment
ATM
Pharmacy
Rochus-Apotheke, Lutzerath (delivery option)
Doctors
Dr. Plamen Shenkov: General medicine (Lutzerath), Badearzt
Dr. S. Bresgulewski: Rheumatology
MVZ Moseleifel-Klinik: dermatology and vein medicine
Anja van Benthem: Dentist
Services
Health&Spa by Doro
Hairdressing Walscheid
Therapeutic offer
Essen mit Freude Diabetes-Coach Dagmar Reis
ifn Praxis für Naturheilkunde
Osteopathie Lisa Castor
Vitaquell Stanislav Hadzhiev
Vulkaneifel Therme
GesundLand Vulkaneifel
Mountainbike Trailpark
www.vulkan.bike
Maare um Daun
Geopark Vulkaneifel
www.geopark-vulkaneifel.de
Segelflugplatz Daun
www.flugplatz-daun.de
Daun Wildlife and Leisure Park with summer toboggan run
www.wildpark-daun.de
Outdoor pool season:
Badeanstalt Pulvermaar, Gillenfeld;
Badeanstalt Schalkenmehrener Maar;
Familienfreibad Manderscheid;
