Day trip destinations

in the surrounding area

Day trip destinations

in the surrounding area

With its proximity to Alsace and Switzerland, many sights and day trip destinations are within easy reach. Freiburg, Basel and Colmar not only offer a rich medieval history, but also a vibrant city life and countless museums and cultural events.

Freiburg im Breisgau

The »capital« of the black forest offers a lot to discover: a beautiful old town with charming narrow streets, a cathedral, the famous little canals (»bächle«) ...

 

Images: Freiburg Wirtschaft Touristik und Messe GmbH & Co. KG, Image Münster: © FWTM/Cozort, Image Bächle: © FWTM/Schoenen

Basel

Basel can look back on over 2000 years of history – with its medieval bridges, squares and fountains the swiss city is a popular all-year-round destination.

Images: Basel Tourismus, www.basel.com

Colmar

The old town of Colmar with its ornate half-timbered houses and the quaint streets is considered to be amongst the most beautiful old towns of france.

Our selection of additional day trip
suggestions:

panoramic mountain

hillside vineyards and picturesque villages

valley of one hundred valleys

the highest mountain of the Black Forest

lake with a scenic shore line

the biggest lake of the Black Forest

medieval castle in alsace

picturesque stately home

biggest open-air-museum of france

one of the most famous art museums of switzerland

the biggest existing collection of the works of Jean Tinguely

museum for industrial furniture design and architecture

world's largest collection of vintage cars

is voted the world's best amusement park

oldest stalactite cavern in Germany

park with birds, kangaroos and Berber monkeys

mountain animal park

zoo in the heart of the city

europe´s biggest railway museum