The German Clock Museum in Furtwangen is more than a chorus of cuckoo clocks it traces the development of clocks from the Dark Ages to the space age. With its clockmaking heritage, it’s no wonder this region has what I consider Europe’s best clock museum. Here, you’ll learn why farmers in centuries past, with little to do during the long winters, were absolutely cuckoo for clockmaking. That feeling is confirmed at the Black Forest Open-Air Museum in Gutach, where six fully restored farmhouses dating as far back as the 17th century are stocked with artifacts illustrating long-gone lifestyles. Tooling around by car, you get a feeling the area is steeped in tradition. The region got its name because its forests are so thick the locals called them black. The forest stretches in a hilly 100-mile range along Germany’s southwestern border with France. Explore Germany’s Black Forest–with its venerable trails and world-class mineral spas–and you’ll know what I mean.Ī mix of Edenism and hedonism, the Black Forest is popular with German holiday-goers and tourists looking for serious R&R, clean air, cuckoo clocks, countless hiking possibilities, and chocolate cakes layered with cherries and drenched in schnapps. While notoriously well organized and efficient, they are also experts at relaxing.
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Home Tribune Premium Content Travel Rick Steves' Europe Rick Steves’ Europe: Time to relax in Germany’s Black Forest Rick Steves’ Europe: Time to relax in Germany’s Black Forest Rick Steves' Europe JBaden-Baden’s casino has the elegance of a royal palace, but anyone who pays the fee and meets the dress code can come to gamble or people-watch.
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