▁are ▁located ▁east ▁of ▁Bad ▁Sch and au ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁region ▁of ▁Sax on ▁Switzerland . ▁They ▁are ▁bounded ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁by ▁the ▁Kir nitz sch ▁valley , ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁by ▁the ▁El b ▁valley ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁east ▁by ▁the ▁two ▁Winter berg ▁hills . ▁ ▁Over view ▁The ▁Aff en ste ine ▁are ▁a ▁very ▁popular ▁tour ist ▁destination . ▁The ▁Upper ▁Aff en ste ine ▁Prom en ade ▁( Ob ere ▁Aff en stein prom en ade ) ▁is ▁relatively ▁level ▁and ▁offers ▁splendid ▁views ▁over ▁the ▁El be ▁Sand stone ▁Mountains . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Car ola ▁Ro cks ▁( Car ol af elsen ) ▁are ▁also ▁popular ▁with ▁walk ers , ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best - known ▁view ing ▁points ▁in ▁the ▁Aff en ste ine ▁mass if . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁theories ▁about ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁Aff en ste ine , ▁which ▁literally ▁means ▁" mon key ▁rocks ". ▁According ▁to ▁one , ▁the ▁name ▁goes ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁spect ac ular ▁flight ▁of ▁a ▁young ▁no blem an , ▁who ▁was ▁in car cer ated ▁in ▁the ▁V order es ▁Ra ub sch loss , ▁a ▁rob ber ▁kn ights ' ▁la ir ▁amongst ▁the ▁rocks . ▁The ▁legend ▁has ▁it ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁t ame ▁mon key . ▁The ▁no blem an ' s ▁servant ▁tied ▁the ▁a ▁ro pe ▁around ▁the ▁mon key ' s ▁body ▁and ▁set ▁him ▁clim bing ▁the ▁ste ep ▁rocks . ▁The