Biking on my weekends has taken me to some of the cutest little towns in the outskirts of Aachen. For the most part these towns are really unknown outside of the local area as they are just too small with less than several hundred inhabitants. But as I learned this doesn't mean they are any less rich in history!
One nearby town is called Seffent (a very Old German word for seven!) and refers to the towns seven springs. The town dates back to at least the Carolingian Period (7th century) of the region.
There are two nice restaurant cafes in the town, one is named Siebenquellen (Seven Springs) appropriately enough and the other is a Mexican restaurant within an old fort-castle complex. The charming little town can easily be missed since it only has about 200 inhabitants and is surrounded by farms. The cutest part is the small cobble stoned street which the town is centered around.
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