Monuments, culture and antic

	Schloss Malberg was first mentioned in the year 1008. In its current form Malberg Castle emerged between 1708-1710 on the side of a mediaeval castle, by incorporating the still extant donjon. The Italian Matteo Alberti had produced plans for the main building; at the same time the baroque reshaping of the donjon plus the completion of the ensemble by a stables building, the so-called arcade wing and a chapel were executed. On the terrace towards the so-called Round Garden in front of the New House stands a row of sculptures from the workshop of Ferdinand Tietz.
	The Stiftkirche Kyllburg, as it’s known today, was enlargedin 1350, large stained glass windows were added in 1533-1534 and belfries were added in the 16th century. A large community of clergy lived there in a convent until 1802. Visitors can attend organ concerts at Stiftskirche Kyllburg by calling the tourism office for performance dates.
	To honour the in 1170 killed and in 1173 sanctified archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket, a Cistercian nonnery (the oldest in Germany) was founded in the Kylltal in 1185. Nowadays the convent in Sankt Thomas is used as a bishopshouse and for catholic seminars.
	The Abbey of Himmerod is a Cistercian monastery, still lived in by monks. Himmerod was founded in 1134 by Saint Bernard. The Baroque church was completed in 1751, but after secularisation from 1802 under French occupation fell into ruin. The church was re-built under Abbot Vitus Recke (abbot from 1937 to 1959), and completed in 1962.
	Trier is a city in Germany on the banks of the Moselle River. It is the oldest city in Germany, founded in or before 16 AD. Rightly are the most roman buildings on the UNESCO-heritage list: the Porta Nigra, the Kaiserthermen, the Barbarathermen and the Amphitheater.
	Villa Otrang nearby Fliessem (10 km), offers visitors unique mosaic floors, which are kept in protected historical houses of the Biedermeier period. The architectural construction elements of the Roman villa give visitors an idea of its former size and beauty. Besides the mosaic floors, the Roman heating system is excellent explained with an example of three Roman baths.
	Luxemburg is the neighbouring country closest to Malberg (40 km). There are many attractive cities and villages. For example Echternach has an historical market. Vianden castle was constructed between the 11th and 14th centuries on the foundations of a Roman 'castellum' and a Carolingian refuge. It is one of the largest and most beautiful feudal residences of the romanesque and gothic periods in Europe.