There are some interesting accommodation options these days too, including Naturträume, a tent that dangles 30 metres above the ground (€165pp a night including picnic hamper) in Schenkenzell, close to the Hirschgrund Zipline Area. It’s especially great for hiking, from the long-distance (217 miles) Albsteig, which now has several trekking camps with firepits and compost toilets en route, to the 29-mile Albtal Abenteuer Track, with steep climbs of up to 1,000 metres a day.Īnother great day hike is through the Wutach Gorge (Wutachschlucht): the largest gorge in Germany, it has a great spread of flora and fauna. The Black Forest is an obvious choice for some R&R: it spans 2,320 square miles, from Karlsruhe in the north down to the Swiss border, and has endless quiet areas. Photograph: AlamyĪlthough well-known within Germany, the southern state of Baden-Württemberg is vast enough to offer lots of off-the-beaten track sights, as well as hotspots such as Lake Constance, romantic Heidelberg, and the spa town of Baden Baden. Hiking the Albsteig trail in the Black Forest. For a bit more buzz, Warnemünde’s Dock Inn container hostel has doubles from €149 in summer/€75 in low season. Schillings (doubles from €65, limited summer availability) has homely rooms and a restaurant serving seasonal cuisine. Wismar has lovely holiday lets in the historic granary – Ohlerich-Speicher has design apartments sleeping four from €170 a night in August/September. If that’s too busy, the white cliffs of Jasmund national park, whose white cliffs were immortalised in the paintings of Caspar David Friedrich, aren’t far away.
East of here are the charming seaside towns of Zingst and Darß, and the island of Rügen, with lots of cute villages and the ruins of former Nazi holiday park the Colossus of Prora. The 13th-century Romanesque-gothic church has a 47-metre tower, and there’s also an old lighthouse and tours of the connected island of Langenwerder, a protected bird reserve.įarther east lies Rostock, with its brick gothic architecture and docks then north up the river is small but lively Warnemünde, for excellent seafood restaurants and a generous expanse of beach. North of Wismar lies peaceful Poel island, with old manor houses, cobbled alleys and a sandy beach. Unesco-listed Wismar, occupied by Sweden for 155 years, is just 15 miles away and has lots of eyecatching architecture, churches and a large market square.
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