Going on a road trip through Germany (and parts of France) in May. Any must-sees/to-dos on this route that we wouldn’t otherwise know about? Also interested in any great restaurants along the way. We’re spending 1-2 nights in the locations below:
– Heidelberg
– Colmar
– Strasbourg
– Tübingen
– Bamberg
– Augsburg
– Munich
Appreciate any tips in advance.
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Sounds like a great trip!
While this could be fun: are you from the US?
Europapark in Freiburg
Obersalzberg
You will be just in time for Germany’s (and the world’s) oldest beer festival in Erlangen. If you are interested you should check it out (I have never been there myself but I heard it should be more authentic than the Oktoberfest).
Frankfurt airport is your most northern point of the trip. Looking at a map of Germany, it’s more south than north, meaning you only see a small part of Germany.
The southern parts of Germany have mountains, while the north has costs and islands. It’s almost like a different country, but strongly recommend. And that’s only north and south, there are many more interesting regions in Germany.
Skip Augsburg, there is almost nothing there. go down to Garmisch instead, it’s 1 hour south from Munich. The nature over there is insanely beautiful.
The Fernsehturm (TV broadcast tower) in Stuttgart is worth a visit. It’s super tall and you get an amazing view of the city, especially in the evening. Tickets start at just over 10 euros.
Oberschwaben fehlt. Da fährst du drumherum…
Schwäbisch Hall has a beautiful historic inner city.
There is a great restaurant in a tiny hamlet close to Öhringen: the Le Cerf in the Wald- u. Schlosshotel Friedrichsruhe with two Michelin stars.
Are you going áround the black forest or actually inside of it? ’cause it would be kind of a miss not to go on a nice hike. Especially at that time of the year. Strasbourg can be a tad boring compared to some cities in Germany that are further North (and it’s definitely kind of sleepy if you’re used to other Frènch cities), but it all depends on what you enjoy doing.
Hey I HIGHLY recommend making Regensburg one of your stops. While there book a Valhalla day trip.
Things to do in Stuttgart:
1) leave
2)
Why skip the black forest. Check out the Triberg Waterfall and its works largest Cuckoo clocks.
Where Rothenburg ob der Tauber?
As others suggested, skip Stuttgart, go to the Lake of Constance (Bodensee) instead. It’s almost on your route and especially in spring very beautiful.
Your route passes through Ludwigshafen, one of the most gorgeous cities in Deutschland, maybe you want to plan a stop there. /s
Why not Freiburg?
You’ll be in Nuremberg near the end of may. Check out Erlangen (20km away) for Bergkirchweih.
Imagine a smaller Oktoberfest.
Prost.
You like motorways. Not much time to see anything else.
Skip Stuttgart (disappointimg) and visit the villages (not the touristicones) in the Black forest. The Danube valley with its caves is also worth a visit.
Feldberg, Titisee, Donauursprung Donaueschingen, TK Turm Rottweil, Altstadt Rottweil, Hohenzollern Burg Hechingen, Altstadt Rottenburg, Tübingen seid ihr ja sowieso…
Since you’re going through the Black Forest near Freiburg, I would definitely recommend a drive up to Feldberg. It’s the highest point in that area of the Hochschwarzwald, and if it’s a good day, the view is great! There’s an Asian restaurant in Freiburg called Pin Kitchen, it’s so good and the portions are nice and big for the price.
You can also go up to Mummelsee, which is near Achern (i think) and that’s the highest point of the Black Forest closer to Karlsruhe lol. There are a lot of tiny, beautiful towns along this route (Baden-Baden, Ettlingen), so if you ever get tired of driving/want to see something different, feel free!
Karlsruhe is ok, the Schlossgarten is very nice but you’ll miss out on the castle outlook, because it’s closed for next 10 years. Heidelberg is ~45 min away and hard to find parking, but the Altstadt underground Parkhaus is usually ok (just any pay-to-park will be easier). It’s super beautiful, but also potentially veryyy touristy and hard to have patience on the streets with so many visitors.
I’ve lived only in the Badisch area of BW (FR+KA+MA), which is why I know mostly those areas. But I hope someone chimes in for Bayern! Munich and the surrounding lakes (Tegernsee, for example in the southwest) is of course very nice, but that’s really all I know :/ viel Spaß and have a safe trip!
Go to Rothenburg ob der Tauber