Mendig

Built around its volcanic-lava quarries, Mendig grew into an Eifel town shaped by the geology of Rhineland-Palatinate. It stands on the eastern edge of the Eifel volcanic field, close to Laacher See, a volcanic lake associated with one of Central Europe’s major late-Ice-Age eruptions. Beneath the town, the Mendiger Lavakeller are underground galleries created through centuries of lava-rock extraction; their reliably cool air later made them suitable for storing beer. Mendig’s Lava-Dome, the German Volcano Museum, explains the forces that formed this part of the Eifel. Explore nearby webcam locations that provide complementary perspectives on Mendig and the East Eifel.

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