Things to do Nurburgring/Eifel area

[mattball]

Hi all,

Looking for some recommendations.

Planning on heading to the ring again this year, but most likely won't be heading down to Switzerland after. Does anyone know of anything/anywhere worth visiting in the ring/Eifel area? I'm aware of the castle, the national park not being all that far away, along with Spa but would like to know what others have done or could suggest.

Also any great roads in between the ring and Calais so long as they are not massively off route.

Thanks

[Dr Jekyll]

Perhaps slightly out of the immediate area, but Cologne Koblenz and Trier are interesting enough places to visit. Or drive along the Moselle through places like Cochem.

[Adenauer]

Depends what you're into really, Matt. Here are a few ideas.

http://www.burg-eltz.de/e_index.html

http://www.sommerrodelbahn-altenahr.de/2.0.html

http://www.greifvogelstation-hellenthal.de/

http://www.adler-wolfspark.de/