Laacher See

The beautiful Laacher See, ringed by forest-covered hills, is the largest of the maare in the Eifel. To the north is the Veitskopf (427 m/1,401ft), to the west the Laacher Kopf (445 m/1,460ft), to the south Thelenberg (400 m/1,312ft, to the east the Krufter Ofen (463 m/1,519ft) - all extinct volcanoes.