Haus Pilling, with its renowned fine cuisine, is the oldest inn in the town and a piece of Altena.
This inn with its special atmosphere in the middle of the Nettetal valley has existed since 1724.
The handsome old house with its meter-thick walls made of heavy quarry stone has been home to seven generations of innkeepers and has always been a respected bourgeois pub and the regular inn of the respected wire-drawers' guild and the old wire reel owners, the Reidemeister.
Wall paintings, beams and the famous climbing pillar tell a lot about the bustling activities and cheerfulness of Altena's citizens.
Even today, the Gasthaus Pilling is a meeting place for many clubs and regulars' tables and a popular starting point for hikers and excursionists.