Freiburg im Breisgau

Hi all, this is Hyuni.
The first city I would like to write about is Freiburg im Breisgau, a city in the Black Forest (Schwarzwald) of Germany.

From the map below, please find the city that I marked with a pink heart!

Freiburg im Breisgau is at the southern end of Germany.

source: http://www.vidiani.com/maps/maps_of_europe/maps_of_germany/
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The words 'im Breisgau' are added to the city name 'Freiburg' in order to distinguish it from another city in Switzerland with the name 'Freiburg'.

I arrived in Freiburg im Breisgau (from now on, simply called "Freiburg" in this post) on a Sunday morning in winter.

As I would always do when I visit a new city in Germany for the first time, I headed straight to the city halls ('Old' city hall and 'New' city hall) and the plaza around them. 

Altes Rathaus
The 'old' city hall of Freiburg city

At the time I visited the city, there was the tourist information center of Freiburg inside the building.

Neues Rathaus
The 'new' city hall

Rathausplatz
The plaza surrounding the city halls

Freiburg Bäche
The rill that runs throughout the entire Freiburg city

Freiburg is well-known for its eco-friendliness. It has kept a long rill that runs throughout the entire city. People try to keep the rill clean.

I'm sure the rill in the above photos is not the only remarkable thing you have noticed about the city!

As you can see, the entire town seems so quiet.

(The calmness, serenity of the town was certainly beautiful, though. Before I joined the tour, I felt I was the only one on the street, standing in the beautiful white snow that comes down so quietly!)

It was on Sunday morning that I arrived there, and I barely saw anyone on the street, except for tourists from other parts of Germany that joined me on the city guided tour and some families going to a church in a hurry. 

Almost all the stores and restaurants were also closed.

A friend of mine from the southern part of Germany explained that generally southern regions in Germany make it law to keep the shops closed on Sundays so that everyone who is willing to go to church can freely do so. 

Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte
The cake made of cherries from Schwarzwald (the Black Forest)

Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte is definitely one of the best specialty treats from the Black Forest region in Germany. 

Freiburg is a good point where you could enter the travel course of Schwarzwald (the Black Forest). 

I highly recommend you to travel to the beautiful city, Freiburg im Breisgau!

Love,

Hyuni


All the photos except for the map of Germany are the pictures I took when I traveled in Freiburg.