You might still meet a gnome or wood spirit. You’ll find your special little spot just get off the beaten path and look closely. Where ever you make your starting point in the Black Forest, you will soon be hooked by the beauty and mystery, which luckily persists despite it being a vastly popular tourist destination. There are also many rail lines, some historical or themed. The nearest international airports are Zurich in Switzerland and Stuttgart. If you travel by car, the best route to get around is the Black Forest High Road. The entire 2,320-square-mile area, comprising mountains, forests, lakes, rivers, waterfalls, and valleys with vineyards is a nature park. The Black Forest is located in Baden Wuerttemberg in southwest Germany. Talking about fairy tales: Don’t miss a visit to magic Freiburg. Every time I hike one of the many forest trails under the dense canopy of mostly spruce trees, so dense that sunlight often does not reach the forest floor, I expect one of the seven dwarfs to jump out from behind a tree, or to see Hansel and Gretel crossing my path in search of their way back.īeing a fan of history, legends, and tales, I love the Black Forest not only because of the enticing nature but also the many quaint villages with half-timbered houses, the cuckoo clocks, the legendary chocolate cake, and the elegance of the spa town Baden-Baden. The Black Forest ( Schwarzwald in German) is one of them. There are a few regions in Germany that look as if they are right out of a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm.
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