Chateau St. Gerlach in Houthern is located in one of the most picturesque river valleys in the hilly Limburg countryside, the Geuldal. The historic buildings house a hotel, a museum and a church. Spacious baroque gardens and extensive parkland surround the hotel and restaurant. Eight hundred years ago the knight Gerlachus lived on his estate on the borders of the Geul river. After a dramatic incident in his life, he went on a pilgrimage to Rome and the Holy Land. On his return he established himself