Freiburg

Sleep[edit][add listing]

Budgetedit

  • If you’re looking for camp grounds, try Hirzberg . The owners are extremely friendly and helpful. They have a good knowledge of things to see in the city and local walks in the Black Forest.
  • We also tried camping Hirzberg. But our experience is bad. The owners were unfriendly, the space was very small and showers were dirty! The toilets also didn’t have any toilet paper. So we went to the other camp ground, Camping Moeslepark and spent there 6 days. Much better, very friendly (a young couple running the campground), in the Black Forest and close to the city.
  • If you don’t want to stay in the expensive Jugendherberge in the suburbs, there is a cheap and very good alternative, the Black Forest Youth Hostel , which is also much closer to the city center. You can cook in their kitchen, however they don’t provide breakfast. You should also be prepared to pay in cash…

Mid-rangeedit

Hotel Schemmer, conveniently located just blocks away from the train station, is a clean and very affordable stay. Breakfast included in every room. About a 8 minute walk from the city center.

Hofgarten Hotel B&B Freiburg is only 10 minutes by car from the old town and Muenster Cathedral, the city centre, the main station and the pictorial Glottertal. The nearest bus stop is only 50m from the guesthouse. The rooms are tastefully and individually furnished and all of them are equipped with shower/WC, cable-television, wireless-lan and telephone. Some rooms also have a balcony. They offer a delicious breakfast buffet with regional ingredients. You get a nice doubleroom for only 45 Euro/person/night incl. breakfast.

Upper Mid-rangeedit

Hotel Rheingold is a four star hotel just opposite the train station. Its tidy rooms are a bit on the worn side but the staff is very helpful and friendly. There’s a garage underneath the hotel, where guests get reduced rates. A doubleroom costs 139 Euros a night at peak times, breakfast included.

Ecologicaledit

Hotel Best Western Premier Victoria has been classified as the most ecological hotel in the world. Their electricity is generated from solar panels and from wind turbines, while their heat is from sustainable woodchips furnace. It is a pleasant family-run hotel a stone throw away from the train station. You will pay about 115 Euros a night — not cheap but worth it.

Splurgeedit

The Colombi Hotel is the most luxurious hotel and only five-star in Freiburg. It is situated on the edge of the town centre and overlooks Colombi Park. It is a short walk from the main railway station and features a renowned restaurant.

Get out[edit]

  • Nice daytrips include:
    • Staufen: With its castle ruin and nice old city, Staufen is a pretty, small German town. Note that the devil took the real-life Faust (known from Goethe’s Faust) in one of the local hotels. So watch out for any weird guys with horns. Staufen lies about 20 minutes by car south of Freiburg.
    • Vogtsbauernhof: By car (B33 trunk road from Offenburg in the direction of Villingen-Schwenningen or vice versa) or by rail (the Black-Forest route from Offenburg in the direction of Konstanz or vice versa to Hausach station, then 30 minutes on foot) a beautiful outdoor farm life museum, demonstrating 400 years of Black Forest domestic life.
    • LooserLand Hike in the Kaiserstuhl, it’s lovely. Go and check a so called Strausse
    • Colmar: Situated across the border in France, Colmar is a beautiful small city. Many locals from Freiburg like to take visitors there for a quick taste of France, as it is only about 1 hour by car. In the summer, take the back roads for glorious views of sunflower fields.
    • Alsatian villages: gorgeous, unspoilt villages in the Alsatian wine region: Riquewihr, Ribeauville, Haut Königsberg.
    • Route des 5 Chateaux is just west of Colmar. Be sure to visit Equisheim, a small village along the ‘Vin Route’: step back in time in this medaevil place within the Alsace wine region.
    • The Black Forest: Go hiking or skiing or biking. Just go.
    • Titisee, a touristy Black-Forest town, lying in the margins of the lake Titisee.
    • Schluchsee , a bigger and less-known lake in the Black Forest. To get there take a Regional Bahn Train from Freiburg Main Station (Hbf) towards Seebrugg. This train travels normally once an hour, and the trip takes around one hour.
    • Take one of the wonderful Black-Forest tracks like Feldberg or Schauinsland. The nearest train station to Feldberg is Hinterzarten. Schauinsland can be reached by local buses travelling from Freiburg in the direction of Günterstal.
    • Take the Aerial tramway of Schauinsland, which travels for 3.6km over the Black Forest, reaching a place with a very nice panorama.
    • During the summer months there are ‘Weinfeste’ in many towns celebrating their wine.
  • There are night trains to Italy and Amsterdam. Main destinations include Florence, Rome, Milano. In Italy you can also get connections to the south of France fairly easily. Within 15 hours you can get from Freiburg to Nice, Monaco or Cannes. However, the fastest way to get to Nice is by airplane. You can get a low-budget flight with easyjet from Basel Airport. Normally, this is even cheaper than travelling by train.
  • Cross the Black Forest and head to Lake Constance. Ride a bike around it.
  • Head to Basel, Berne or Lucerne in Switzerland. From Berne, head on to Interlaken and Brienz. Instead of the train, take the boat across Lake Thun. Same ticket, twice the scenery. Thanks to the new fast train connection between Strasbourg and Paris a trip takes less then 3,5 hours from Freiburg.
  • Go to Heidelberg.
  • Go to Strasbourg.
  • Go to Rührburg, little village in the black forest, to visit the open art gallery Raum. It is free, and you can stop by for wine or coffee, look at what hangs on the walls, read zines and witness art as it happens. You can take part in the gallery yourself. It is also occasionally an artist residence.
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Understand[edit]


City center and Münster, Freiburg im Breisgau

Lying in a secluded wine-rich corner of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, Freiburg is a laid-back, beautiful university city. Known throughout Germany for Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, good weather, and vineyards, Freiburg is considered by Germans to be a desirable place to live.

Due to its secluded location at the border triangle of Germany, France, and Switzerland, and being fairly removed from any other larger German cities, locals will frequently go shopping in France and Switzerland for their respective native products and go to museums and theaters in Basel or Zürich. One can find a strong local patriotism, which shows itself in the anthem of Baden (a former independent state), which can be heard more often than the national anthem.

Although Freiburg itself is not a major tourist destination or a large city, it can serve as a relatively inexpensive base from which to explore much of central Europe. Thanks to its excellent connections via rail and road to the outside world, Freiburg can easily allow to travel to all of Switzerland, Germany, Austria, the Benelux countries, and France with little trouble and at good prices. If you plan on an extended stay or travel to these destinations, it can be a welcoming base to return to after each segment of your journey, with more than enough to entertain you for a few days while you stay in Freiburg.

Get around[edit]

The best way to get around Freiburg is by use of public transportation and walking. Freiburg has an excellent, but slightly expensive, bus and tram system.

The public transportation network is operated by several companies, but ticketing is unified among the local RVF transportation association. Tickets can be used on all buses, trams, and local trains in the area. The RVF area is divided into three zones on which the ticket price depends. A single ride is €2.20 for Zone A (Freiburg city area), €3.80 for Zone A/B and €5.40 for Zone A/B/C. You can buy a pack of eight tickets for €15.40 valid within Zone A from the VAG Pluspunkt shop (Salzstraße 3), located near the Martinstor downtown. In the shop you can also pick up tickets using a point system: 20 points cost €13.70 and in each direction you will use 3 points in Zone A, 5 points if you cross into Zone B, and 7 points if you cross into Zone C. You will most likely only use the tram and bus systems in Zone A for the majority of your stay. If you come for a short stay or a weekend, buy a Regio 24 ticket which will give you 24-hour unlimited travel within Zone A for one person for €5.50 and up to five people for €9.90. The Regio 24 is also available for 2 or 3 zones, 12 for one person and 24 for up to five people. These tickets will allow you to use all of the public transport within Freiburg, and you are also allowed to take the DB Regio trains that service the greater region. Timetables and tickets can be found on the VAG Freiburg website . There is also a handy card called WelcomeKarte, which allows three days of 3-zones travel by trains (2nd class), trams, and buses, as well as the Schauinsland cable car, and some tour discounts

Biking is another convenient way of getting around, and Freiburg’s sidewalks and streets have dedicated bike lanes. Many of Freiburg’s citizens use their bikes and you can easily get a real feel for the city this way. Bikes can be rented at various shops, the most convenient for tourists being the Mobile at the main railway station (Hauptbahnhof).

Most of Freiburg’s important sights are situated close to each other in the inner city. You can cross the inner city by walking in about 10-15 minutes or by riding the tram. Although rarely checked, riding without a valid ticket (Schwarzfahren) incurs a €60 fine. Passengers without tickets my be forcibly restrained and removed from the train. The same applies for regional trains, which are controlled about 25% of the time. Those repeatedly caught without a valid ticket can face court orders, as it is considered a criminal offence.

If you have rented a car or drive to Freiburg, you will be able to quickly access most areas with your car. Be aware that parking is relatively expensive but there are many garages available where you can park and then walk to nearby destinations. Like most European cities, use of automobiles is limited in some parts of the inner city, and bike riders must walk their bikes.

Cope[edit]

Religious services

Holy Mass is said in various Catholic churches in the city center:

Münster Unserer Lieben Frau, Münsterplatz (800 m from central station). Sun: 07:00, 08:30, 10:00, 11:45, 20:00; Mon-Sat: 07:00, 08:00, 18:30; Wed, Sat: also 09:00

St. Martin, Rathausplatz (600 m from central station). Sat: 18:00; Sun: 07:30, 09:30, 11:15; Tue-Sat: 07:00; Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat: 09:00

Herz Jesu, Stühlinger Kirchplatz (back-side of the Omnibusbahnhof). Sat: 19:00; Sun: 09:30 (croat.), 11:00; Tue: 09:45; Fri: 18:30

Tourist Information

Freiburg has its very own Tourist Information Office. They can provide maps and hotel booking information.

Opening hours for the Tourist Information office are:

  • June — September (Monday-Friday 10a.m.- 8p.m., Saturday 10a.m.- 5.30p.m., Sunday and Holidays 10a.m.- noon)
  • October — May (Monday-Friday 10a.m.- 6p.m., Saturday 10a.m.- 2.30p.m., Sunday and Holidays 10a.m.- noon)

Eat[edit][add listing]

Budgetedit

Three Italian restaurants situated just outside the inner city have acceptable pizza from €2 up. They are called Firenze, Milano and Bella Italia. The once famous Laubfrosch is no longer an Italian restaurant, but a Turkish restaurant called Kule.

For fast food, check out the area around the Martinstor (sometimes known as McDonald’s-Tor because of the McDonald’s sign defacing the historic landmark). In that area, you will also find many other fast food places, ranging from Chinese to Turkish, as well as some cafés.

A very interesting and cheap place to eat is the Markthalle also close to the Martinstor. During the day, various small stores from all around the world offer cheap but good dishes. Check out the Indian place. It has good curries.

The Brennessel , Atlantik and Walfisch are places where you can eat a lot for a very cheap price. The Brennessel features a daily spaghetti special from 18-19.30 (€1.80 a plate).

The Afghan Ecke is a very popular place with locals in Freiburg, located at Siegesdenkmal.

Euphrat located near the university has good Turkish Döner, and an excellent vegetarian selection.

Mensa Drei (Niemenstraße 7) has good currywurst. You can choose how hot (scharf) on a scale of 1-9 (although they will let the adventurous order off the menu too). €5,50 for currywurst, pommes and coke.

Mid-rangeedit

Tacheles (Grünwaldstrasse, Tel 0761 3196669) claims to have 300 varieties of schnitzels, which each come with a small salad and choice of side dishes.

Kartoffelhaus (Basler Straße 10, Tel: 0761 7 20 01) is a charming, cosy restaurant whose specialty is the potato… imagine it in many wholesome yet creative forms; they are all good. There’s a particularly wonderful ambience in winter when it’s freezing outside. Prices are fair and service is excellent. Open daily 11:30 — midnight.

Harmonie (Grünwälderstraße 16-18, Tel: 0761 2025676) offers a mix of regional and mediterranean food at a reasonable price, including Brägele, Wurstsalat, Spätzle, Schäufele and others. A nice southern ambience and the cinema next door make it a great place to start off the evening.

Splurgeedit

The restaurant of the Colombi Hotel is Freiburg’s only one with a Michelin star.

Other expensive restaurants include the Greifenegg Schlössle, situated next to the Kastaniengarten and offering an excellent view over the city to accompany dinner, as well as Hotel Zum Bären on Salzstrasse and Enoteca near Schwabentor.

Learn[edit]

The University of Freiburg is one of the most famous German universities. Founded in 1457, it attracts 22,000 students to Freiburg, giving it the flair of a student town. This is a good destination to study in Germany as an exchange student or for language classes. Additionally there are several other schools which contribute to the student image of the city. The biggest of these is the Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg, located in Littenweiler to the east of the city.
There is also a Goethe-Institut in Freiburg, where foreigners can learn German.

Some private language schools offer German language course in Freiburg :

Stay safe[edit]

In comparison, Freiburg is quite a safe place and there is not much to worry about regarding security. However, always take the same precautions as you do traveling anywhere else. Pickpocketing is not very common, but can occur, especially in the summer months and frequently on public transport. Be sure to keep your possessions where you can see them, particularly when riding the tram. Freiburg has a good police presence, even some French and Swiss officers are in the town center in the summer months. The main police station, the Polizeidirektion Freiburg, is located at Heinrich-von-Stephan-Str. 4, 79100 Freiburg. The telephone number is +49-761-8820.

Bicycle theft is frequent in Freiburg, so if you borrow, hire, or buy a bike and decide to park it for a while, it is imperative that you securely lock it, using a good quality, strong bicycle lock. Smaller, thinner chains and locks are easily cut into, especially when they are wrapped around weaker parts of the bike.

Some parts of Freiburg are not as safe as the whole city in general. The area around the tram stop Runzmattenweg and Bissierstrasse should be avoided at night, and the district of Weingarten can be quite rough at times. However, even these «hotspots» are very safe in comparison to bigger cities such as Frankfurt or Berlin.

Европа-парк

Европа-парк в Германии – известнейший развлекательный парк, в который стремятся попасть не только туристы из Германии, но и туристы со всей Европы. Тематически парк разделен на несколько секторов: страна приключений, королевство Артура и минипутов, сказочный лес Гримм, а также пострановое разделение – Германия, Франция, Англия, Греция, Исландия, Ирландия, Нидерланды, Италия, Австрия, Португалия, Россия, Швейцария, Скандинавия, Испания. В секторе «Россия», например, можно найти так называемые «русские горки»! Всего же на территории парка более 120 различных аттракционов, перепробовать все не хватит и дня.

Парк открыт ежедневно с 9 утра до 6 вечера в летнее время, и с 11 утра до 7 вечера в зимнее время года. Стоимость взрослого билета составляет 44.50 евро, детского – 38.50. Билеты приобретаются единоразово и действуют в течение всего дня, т.е. нет необходимости покупать билет на каждый аттракцион отдельно. Билеты можно приобрести в кассах у входа (может быть очередь), а можно заранее в режиме онлайн на официальном сайте Европа-парка.

Добираться до Европа-парка удобнее всего из Фрайбурга, поскольку расстояние между городом и парком развлечений составляет всего 40 км. Фрайбург является ближайшим крупным городом в окрестностях парка. Первый вариант добраться до Европа-парка — это доехать до станции Рингсхайм (Ringsheim) на поезде и оттуда сесть на специальный шаттл № 7231, которые довозит посетителей прямо до главного входа Европа-парка. Региональные поезда Фрайбург-Рингсхайм ходят каждые полчаса с главного вокзала Фрайбурга. Время в пути – 30 минут. Уточнить актуальное расписание поездов можно на сайте немецких железных дорог Deutsche Bahn.

Второй вариант – это воспользоваться автобусом. Автобусы компании Flixbus ходят с автобусной станции Фрайбурга до остановки Европа-парк Руст (Europa-Park Rust) 4 раза в день. Время в пути – 30 минут. Этот способ является более дешевым, тогда как преимущество поезда в том, что он ходит чаще.

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