Getting to Wellen by public transport

In the tithe barn from the 17th century, the citizens of Grevenmacher had to pay their taxes: the ninth sheaf and the ninth basket of grapes, as already documented in the Freedom Charter of 1252. Recent excavations have revealed that today's tithe barn is not the first building to be located on this site in the centre of Grevenmacher.

Mathias Schou was born blind or partially sighted in 1747 in Grevenmacher. He made his living singing the first songs in Luxembourgish at festivals and fairs. He died a poor man in Eich in 1824. A sculpture of ‘blannen Theis’ has been on display in his home town since 1991.

The old castle tower , which has been the belfry of the Parish Church, dedicated to St. Laurent (since 1782), is worth a visit. The former watchtower and fortresstower (26m high with walls 1,50 - 1,80m thick), was originately surrounded by a moat and is situated right in the centre of the old fortress.

A massive cross above the high altar is the centrepiece of the Sainte-Croix chapel, built in 1737. Three Stations of the Cross (1627, 1875 and 1956) are known to run alongside the path. In 1956, Mont Sainte-Croix and its chapel were declared Monument aux Morts (War Memorial) for the town of Grevenmacher. Since 2015, the site has been listed as a national monument.

The Longkaulemännchen (made of corten steel, Design: Dina Paulus, as well as the expressive drawings on the steles) opens the path. The Longkaulemännchen, who lived at Longkaul between Grevenmacher and Machtum, appears with his bag full of money. During a violent storm, he perished in the Moselle with his lead coat. The neighbour of Longkaulemännchen, known as Felsefrächen, who was much loved for a time, spun wool in her cave at a place called Fels. When she killed a child, the people of Grevenmacher burnt her at the stake. The Devil drags a heavy stone, to be used as the cornerstone for the new casino in Trier, through Grevenmacher. When he learns at Groesteen that a church is being built in Trier, he dances furiously on the stone, which now lies between Grevenmacher and Manternach, and leaves his footprints on it. The White Cross at Schuckenhiel recalls Margrave Albrecht of Brandenburg-Kulmbach's bloody attack on Grevenmacher in 1552. His troops were called ‘Schucken’ by the locals. What's more, the Margrave is said to have kidnapped Grevenmacher's most beautiful daughter as his prey, according to a play. The ghostly sneezer under the bridge over the Gehaansbaach stream, where the Kummert roundabout now stands, was relieved of its evil by a drunkard who cursed it. The Muselhond was a large, benevolent dog that lived in or near the Moselle. Above all, the beast was used as a bogeyman to keep children away from the sometimes dangerous water. The trail of tales and legends was created by the ‘tales and legends’ group of the Grevenmacher Cultural Commission and designed by the architectural firm WeB. Not far from the trail, a comprehensive chronicle shows the future of the Moselle metropolis.