In the southern section of the international Maas-Schwalm-Nette nature park, the charming and varied landscape along the Schwalm river offers cyclists, hikers and horseriders the ideal place for tours of discovery. In the “valley of the mills”, you’ll find nine watermills that have been preserved, some of which are used as restaurants, and other cultural monuments from days gone by. The Museum of European Folk Costume and the Flax Museum are also worth visiting. After all, the Schwalm region used to be the centre of Rhenish flax production.