September 24, 2024, 10:10 am | Read time: 2 minutes
Baden-Württemberg is a state for connoisseurs. There is good wine and the finest cuisine. You can hike through the Black Forest or across the Swabian Alb, sip a “Viertele” in a rustic wine tavern on the Kaiserstuhl, and enjoy the view over the vineyards.
The landscape in Germany’s southwest is diverse and unique, sometimes rugged, sometimes lovely: wild gorges and river valleys alternate with cozy half-timbered villages and exciting towns. And then there’s Lake Constance, which is so wonderful to cycle around. Here are tips for Baden-Württemberg.
Our tips for Baden-Württemberg
The painter and expressionist August Macke was enthralled by the small town of Kandern. A one-hour circular route leads to the most beautiful corners and places the artist painted in his adopted home. Every Sunday, from May to October, a historic trolley runs from Haltingen, 13 kilometers away, through the dreamy Kandertal valley to the pottery town of Kandern.
If you want to feel all the magic of the Markgräflerland, take the “Wiiwegli” (wine trail), which starts in Weil am Rhein and ends in Freiburg im Breisgau. 77 exhilarating kilometers wind seductively through vineyards and orchards, almost always ending in a cozy wine tavern. These are quaint wine taverns where the furnishings are rustic, the snacks are simple, and the wine is particularly affordable. Like the “Männlins-Straußi” in Bad Bellingen-Bamlach, for example.
Did you know that…
… Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, the pioneer of airship travel, was born in Constance on July 8, 1838?
… 1.6 million people from all over the world visit the island of Mainau on Lake Constance every year?
… crystal wheat beer was invented in Kißlegg ?
… there are 67 mills in Baden-Württemberg that each grind at least 500 tons of grain annually?
… Lake Constance is one of the cleanest lakes in the world and serves as a drinking water reservoir for over five million people?
… nine different species of woodpecker live in Baden-Württemberg alone?
Just don’t …
… confuse Baden and Swabia.
… underestimate the storms on Lake Constance. Anyone traveling by boat should always pay attention to the orange storm warning lights that flash when there is a risk of strong winds.
… make jokes about the Kehrwoche. The Swabians have a tradition dating back to the 15th century.
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Events
Alemannic Fasnet: Traditional festivities with parades and other activities in the Black Forest, for example, in Rottweil
Stuttgart Summer Festival: Festivities with a stage program in summer around the Schlossplatz near the Eckensee, Stuttgart
Cannstatter Volksfest: Festivities lasting several days with a fairground parade, showmen, fireworks, and various attractions in Stuttgart in October
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The original of this article was published in 2017.