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Getting to know Freiburg the town |
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Home Freiburg Greater Freiburg University Black Forest Culture Day Trips Contact |
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When you first arrive in Freiburg, you should simply grab a map and a Bratwurst in a roll before setting off to explore the town on foot. The centre is five minutes walk from the train and bus station, or catch trams number 1, 3 or 5 to Bertoldsbrunnen. I would suggest starting off in the M�nsterplatz (Church Square), especially if it is morning, as there is a market where I like to buy basil and marinated olives. Once you have looked at the M�nster, wander off down the tiny cobbled side lanes (don't fall into one of the little creeks on the side of the road!) and start exploring the backstreets. Try to walk down Konviktstrasse in summer, when leafy vines form a beautiful canopy over your head. |
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Head over to Schwabentor (one of the old city gates). Without getting hit by a tram, either take the 10 minute hike up the steep paths to Schlossberg for a view over the town (above) or go through the gate and turn right down the cobbled road - you will find yourself at the Gewerbebach, one of the canals (pictured below). Follow this out to Augustinerplatz, where the students sit on the stairs and eat icecream or have coffee or beer and play guitar. Continue on until you get to Kaiser Joseph Strasse (right), and you will find Martinstor, the other city gate. From here you can head back into the city or towards the river Dreisam. |
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On the other side of town you can walk through the university, which is picturesque in itself, or head through the laneways to Rathausplatz (left), where Karneval celebrations, the christmas markets and many other occasions take place. Or to the north of the old town you will find a pedestrian bridge over the road to City Park, which is small but very green and full of flowers, children playing, students discussing the world's problems and is right underneath the Schlossberg. From here you can see the tower of the M�nster and watch beautiful sunsets over the red rooves. |
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A tourist will have a nice few days in the town centre. You can visit the natural history museum or the Freiburg museum or even the Uni museum, which is full of fascinating facts - it was one of the first unis where girls were allowed, is the second oldest uni in Germany, has a hundreds-of-years-old wine cellar and the students used to be only allowed to speak latin. If you don't like museums, have a look inside the uni itself, or in the Rathaus, read something in Rombach or the city library, buy flowers, cheese and sausage at the markets or rent a bicycle and try not to hit pedestrians. I personally like to wander along the canals, and all tourists must take a deep breath and go all the way up to the Schlossberg tower. If you are dying halfway up, take photos from Kanonenplatz instead. Sometimes we have mini barbeques here. There is lots of boutique shopping, as well as schnapps shops and black forest cake cafes. Order your hot chocolate in a "Schale" (bowl) if you want! |
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