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The Cathedral is an ancient beech forest where the trees resemble the pillars of an imposing church. This impressive piece of nature can be found in the Munnichsbos or Monnikenbos. This is an ancient natural forest. A paradise for mosses, ferns, mushrooms, woodpeckers and squirrels. As if you hear the monks sing and you are a gnome in this giant forest. You can find the cathedral of trees where the road Roskam turns into a dirt road, the road from Sint Odili? Nberg to Waldfeucht.

From the bench on the Roer you have an idyllic view over the water and the towers of the Romanesque basilica of the Saints Wiro, Plechelmus and Otgerus. A basilica is an honorary title that may only bear 25 churches in the Netherlands. In the 8th century there was already an abbey here on the Petrusberg. Enjoy this historical place. At the stairs of the church you imagine yourself in the Middle Ages. The basilica can be found on the Kerkplein in Sint Odilienberg.

The origins of the basilica of the HH Wiro, Plechelmus and Otgerus go back to the eighth century when the priests Wiro, Plechelmus and Otgerus founded an abbey. Since then, the building has been restored several times, including by Pierre Cuypers between 1880 and 1883. A major restoration took place after the Second World War. On their departure from Odili? Nberg and other villages in the area, the German troops blew up tall buildings, such as this basilica. The Germans wanted to prevent the Allies from using the buildings as viewing points. After the war, the church was restored.