The accredited tourist resort Eußerthal is an individual municipality with just 1,000 inhabitants and is located in the administrative district of Southern Wine Road in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Its highest peaks are the Döreneck (514 m), Harzofenberg (556 m), Almersberg (564 m) and Kehrenberg (531 m). Eußerthal was founded in 1148 as a cloister of the Cistercians. From northwest to southwest of Eußerthal flows creek Eußerbach.

The resort is centred in a bright valley surrounded by meadows, mountains and woods. In the middle of Eußerthal stands today the impressive Cistercian's church of Saint Bernhard whilst only very few stones are left of the original cloister. During the 13th century the abbot of that cloister was guardian of the imperial jewels that were kept in castle of Trifels.

Freshly caught trouts

At Eußerthal you can taste very delicious regional specialities as well as international kitchen. Restaurants like the Birkenthaler court should be definitely gone to. Being located at the end of Eußerthal, the Birkenthaler Hof offers not only smoked trout but is also featuring a special hotel room for two, which is romantically situated in a separate sandstone turret.

Eußerthal is an ideal starting point for hikes through the Pfälzer woods. Worthwhile visiting is the Taubensuhl which is famous for both its forest restaurant with a magnificent view and a forest teaching trail on whose 13 stations kids and adults can find lots of information adults about the habitat woods.

More information (in German): http://www.eusserthal.de/

Photo: Pfälzer Wald in autumnt, Frank Fischbach/Shutterstock