Just listening to the Black Forest makes you think up of a desolate land filled with eerie darkness, witch's houses, abandoned old houses or anything you can think up of an isolated area in which time moves really slowly, like it was detached from the modern world. But it is not like what the Black Forest is all about. It is neither isolated nor desolate place but filled with attractions and activities that a traveler can enjoy. Known in the German language as Schwarzwald, the Black Forest stretches all over the horizon and at the corner of the Baden- Württemberg where the larger region Swabia is located is where you can access the place easily.
As you try to search the name of the Black Forest, you see that there are a lot of visitors of the area so it got you curious. Here are common reasons travelers say why they want to visit the Black Forest.
- Amazing specialties of the region such as the Schwarzwald ham in which you can only enjoy its true flavor when it is smoked on top of pinecones, getting a slice of the famous Black Forest cake and the brews of beverages coming out from Alpirsbach Brewery.
- If you love the sound of cuckoo clocks, go to the Triberg or Pforzheim and look for one.
- The country of Germany has seen a lot of wars and as expected, there are places destroyed during that time but one of the beautiful Gothic churches survived such as Freiburg Münster without even a scratch of it. Don't forget to take a good view of the Cathedral's stunning bell tower.
- Germany is not only known for their beer but also for their wines. Local wines are exceptionally amazing when it comes to its taste because they are formulated carefully by their creators without adding extra chemicals to make it taste more delicious. Got to the yard of the wine maker or their cellar to get a sample of the local wine and pair with dark bread and the Black Forest ham.
These are not the only attractions travelers get to enjoy. After a day worth of excursion, they commute themselves to one of the healing thirty spas scattered all over the place. Visitors are welcomes with a wide array of treatments to make them feel rejuvenated again but the best experience that you should try is the three and a half hour session in Baden-Baden.