9 Activities
Black Forest and the Greenest City in Germany: All in One Day Road Trip
Starts from
Strasbourg
Transportation
By Car
Guidance
Self-Guided
Activities
9
Duration
9 hrs
Length
44 mi
Guide details
Starts from
Strasbourg
Transportation
By Car
Guidance
Self-Guided
Duration
9 hrs
Length
44 mi
- History and Culture
- Unusual Locations
- Cross-border
Leeza Schwarzkopf
Travel Expert
- Relive history at the Black Forest Open Air Museum.
- Take a cable car over 1000 metres high in the forest.
- Cycle around the Dreisam river, like the locals.
During this day trip, you'll get to experience what it was like to live in the Black Forest up to 600 years ago at the Black Forest Open Air Museum. After embracing history, in the afternoon you'll head to Freiburg which is quite an innovative and future-forward city. Freiburg is known for being the most environmentally-friendly city in Germany. Spend the afternoon like a local and find out what it's like to live in such a sustainable lifestyle.
Categories
- History and Culture
- Unusual Locations
- Cross-border
During this day trip, you'll get to experience what it was like to live in the Black Forest up to 600 years ago at the Black Forest Open Air Museum. After embracing history, in the afternoon you'll head to Freiburg which is quite an innovative and future-forward city. Freiburg is known for being the most environmentally-friendly city in Germany. Spend the afternoon like a local and find out what it's like to live in such a sustainable lifestyle.
Leeza Schwarzkopf
Travel Expert
- Relive history at the Black Forest Open Air Museum.
- Take a cable car over 1000 metres high in the forest.
- Cycle around the Dreisam river, like the locals.
Day Itinerary
9 Activities
Day 1
41 mi2 mi1 mi
Experience an Open Air Museum and the Sustainable City Freiburg
This road trip will take you back in time to the 16th-19th centuries by visiting the Black Forest Open Air Museum. This museum has preserved the region's way of life from hundreds of years ago so that you can experience it today. You will also head to Freiburg to check out what it's like to live in the greenest city in Germany.
09:3010 min
Car Park
Park here before delving into history in the Black forest museum.
0.1 mi
5 min
09:451 hr 30 min
Black Forest Open Air Museum
Immerse yourself in what it would have been like to live in the Black Forest up to 600 years ago. This open air museum features farmhouses, cottages, sawmills, a chapel and more, ranging from the 16th-19th centuries and staff wear traditional clothes from that time period.
0.6 mi
15 min
12:151 hr
Weber's Esszeit
Next door to the Black Forest Open Air Museum is Weber's Esszeit, a restaurant which focuses on regional and seasonal produce. Try the wild garlic dumplings and don't skip on the Black Forest cake, the region's most famous dessert.
0.6 mi
15 min
13:305 min
Car Park
Pick up the car and continue your journey.
36.1 mi
1 hr 20 min
15:0030 min
Schauinslandbahn
Before heading into Freiburg, stop just outside the city at Shausinlandbahn to ride Germany's longest cable car circuit. The cable car takes you 1,284 metres high and allows you to take in panoramic forest views. The circuit takes 20 minutes to complete.
5.4 mi
20 min
15:505 min
Car Park
Park here to explore the greenest city in Germany. You're going to visit a medieval shopping street, ride a bike along the river and have dinner at a nice local restaurant.
0.2 mi
5 min
16:001 hr
Konviktstrasse
Freiburg is Germany's greenest city, and this is reflected in their culture of sustainable shopping. The city is full of small-scale independent boutiques that provide an alternative to big, mass-producing brands. Konviktstrasse is a street lined with restored medieval buildings in Freiburg's Old Town and housed in these buildings are antique dealers, jewellers, fashion boutiques and more.
0.4 mi
10 min
17:151 hr
Dreisam Water Terraces
Walk down to the Dreisam river and, on your way, rent a bike from Frelo. Frelo is a bike sharing scheme that has rental stations all over Freiburg. There are twice as many bikes than cars in this sustainable city, and more than 400 km of bike paths, including along the Dreisam.
1.2 mi
10 min
18:301 hr
JORIS BioCaféRestaurant
Continuing the theme of sustainability, tonight's dinner is at an organic restaurant. For a unique cultural dish, try the schwarzwurst-semmelknödel
(blood sausage and bread dumplings). There are also lots of vegetarian options on the menu too, such as house-made spätzle with mushroom sauce or fried potatoes with falafel.
After dinner, don't forget to return the bike.
After dinner, don't forget to return the bike.