Black Forest Vacations, Germany

Author: Gerd Bruckner

Almost every community has its own museum of local history. Many places remind you of the ancient trade of glass blowing and burning, and of course also of the rafts men who transported the huge Black Forest trees all the way to Holland. Mines open their galleries, castles their doors and visitors are welcome everywhere.

Just like a hundred years ago historic steam engines puff across viaducts and up the hills. Because old age is revered in the Black Forest. Many records are broken here.

You will find: the smallest free town of the Holy Roman Empire, Germany's largest leisure park, its highest waterfall and the area where you will find most of the Michelin stars given to restaurants all over Germany.

Somehow all roads lead to the pleasures which are essential for body and soul - the Badische Weinstraße (Baden Wine Route), the Asparagus Route and whatever all the others are called. There is probably one for the Black Forest ham, for the river trout, one for the beer brewed with spring water and one for the mineral water. But all these delicacies are served in every decent restaurant.

Accompanied by a local Riesling, Silvaner (white wines), Burgunder and Gutedel (red wines) from Ortenau, Breisgau, Kaiserstuhl or the Markgräfler Land (wine growing regions in the Black Forest).

And at the end of a meal a potent fruit brandy should not be missed.

But there are even special highlights. The brilliant chefs of the Black Forest have once again managed to receive almost three dozen Michelin gold stars. Due to the open borders to Alsace and Switzerland, Black Forest people are very receptive to innovations coming from the opposite side of the Rhine.

The Black Forest ham, the cherry gateau and the cherry brandy, the tasty honey and fresh trout have long since been as famous as the typical hats with the red pompons from the Gutachtal valley.

Between Pforzheim in the northern part of the Black Forest and Lörrach at the Swiss border families receive royal treatment. Kids are kings. For instance on a farm. They find animals to stroke and everywhere are small creeks.
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Gerd Bruckner editor of www.germannews.com

Things To Do and See in Black Forest

Friedrichsbad Roman-Irish Bath, Baden-Baden
The Ultimate Experience At the Friedrichsbad you lose track

of time within 10 minutes and track of the world within 20 minutes.
Attraction type: Spa

Caracalla Therme Baths, Baden-Baden
Attraction type: Spa

Casino Baden-Baden Spielbank, Baden-Baden
This famous casino has been servicing crowds of vacationing tourists since 1821.
Attraction type: Casino

Theater Baden-Baden (Festspielhaus), Baden-Baden
The town's popular 19th-century performance hall has

served as the home to the same acting troupe since 1918.
Attraction type: Theater

Pump Room (Trinkhalle), Baden-Baden
Built between 1839 and 1842, this 300-feet-long pump room

features fourteen frescoes depicting legends about Baden-Baden.Inside

the Trinkhalle you can sample fresh water from the Friedrichsquelle.
Attraction type: Historic site

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