Germany: Monschau

Monschau is a very small but popular resort village in the Eifel region in Germany, attracting bus loads of elderly visitors every year, as well as casual tourists visiting the Eifel National Park (like moi). The village is famous for its well-preserved historic half-timber houses, which are typical of the region.

I briefly visited the village last summer, but the Christmas season seems to be somewhat of an all-year round event in Monschau: I saw at least three specialty Christmas stores selling decorations and such. I guess I will use that as an excuse to post these photos in December!

You can read a bit more about the Eifel region here.