Guests at Best of Hiking’s hotel ’Züschener Bauernstube’ will not only find fresh herbs in the food: one can experience the healing power of herbs like sage, balm or mint as well as lesser known herbs like lemon grass and pineapple mint with all your senses.

Each room of the family-kept eleven-room-house is dedicated to one type of herb and decorated accordingly. One can learn lots about the taste, usage, and healing power of various herbs in the hotel’s own herbal garden. And whoever wants to know more is welcome to accompany Elke Kappen, owner of the hotel, on one of her long herbal walks. You can end the day eating herbal pancakes with ham or woodruff tarts with fresh fruit. A fitting souvenir can be bought in the hotel’s own bakery (editor’s tip: thyme and lavender pastries with chocolate).

Price per person/night including breakfast: from 33,- €.

Hiking and enjoying food under the full moon

In the midst of the Sauerland, in the holiday region of Winterberg, everything will be ‚very tasty’ this fall. The Best of Hiking destination is going to cooperate with the Club of Chefs of the Hochsauerland to present locals as well as guests with specialties from the region in selected restaurants in the area.

There will also be two Full-Moon-Hikes, one on September 15th and one on October 14, during which one can enjoy the natural beauty of the Sauerland on the trail of canyons and bridges in the mystic lights of the full moon. Tour guide is going to be Peter Korn, host of the spa gardens. After (or by request also before) the hike a special snack will be offered: a tasty fondue of cheese and wild garlic prepared with the fresh cut vegetables from the wild garlic fields.