Externsteine

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Externsteine, Germany
Photo: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
April to October
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A dramatic row of sandstone pillars rising from the Teutoburg Forest, carved with a medieval relief and long tied to local legend. Wooden stairs lead to a hilltop chapel cut into the rock.

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