Visit the Black Forest (Schwarzwald) in Germany
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The Black Forest (German: Schwarzwald) is in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.
The Black Forest is a mountainous terrain at about 200 - 1500 meters above sea level, the highest hill being the Feldberg (Feldberg vacation rentals | Feldberg travel guide) at 1493 m. The region is famous for its cuckoo clocks, watchmaking, skiing and tourism. There is a large high-tech light engineering industry in the region stemming from the gold-mining and watchmaking days. Almost all tourists are from Germany and Switzerland; the region's tourist industry is therefore not well equipped to deal with guests who don't speak German (have your German dictionary handy).
The most important destination in the Schwarzwald is called, interestingly, Titisee, which is a medium-sized lake with associated tourist village (Titisee-Neustadt) and hotels, with very nice views and generally very relaxed and healthy activities. From here it is a short journey to Lake Constance and the city of Konstanz (Konstanz vacation rentals | Konstanz travel guide), or to see the Rhein Waterfall at Neuhausen in Switzerland.
Popular Cities in Black Forest
- Freiburg -- the
Jewel of the Black Forest
- Bonndorf im Schwarzwald -- famous for its Shrovetide museum
- Pforzheim -- the "Gateway to Black Forest"
- Baden-Baden -- world famous spa town
- Villingen
- Schiltach
- Gengenbach
Things to Do
- Hiking
- Water sports
- High altitude lake diving
- Skiing (December and January only)
- Mountain biking
- Visit a medieval mine (
Schaubergwerk
)
[ source: Wikipedia ]
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