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The Merchants' Hall was built in the early 16th century; the façade has statues and the coat of arms of four Habsburg emperorsFreiburg, also known as "Freiburg im Breisgau" is along with Heidelberg and Tübingen, one of southern Germany's most famous university towns.
Freiburg's most famous landmark, however, is its cathedral - Münster. Begun as a Romanesque burial church for local aristocrats around 1200, the magnificent cathedral was completed in the French gothic style in 1260. Climb the 116 meter spire for a stunning view of the surrounding countryside.
The cathedral miraculously survived the severe bombing the city experienced in World War II which destroyed many historic structures. Freiburg was rebuilt after the war on its Medieval layout.
The Münster dates from the 13th centuryThe Münsterplatz (Cathedral Square) contains the sixteenth century Kaufhaus (Merchants' Hall), the baroque palaces of the Haus zum Zitter and the Wentzingerhaus (the residence of the eighteenth century sculptor Christian Wentzinger) and the pretty Georgsbrunnen and Fischbrunnen fountains. The square is still used for markets to this day.
Other places of interest to the south of the Münsterplatz area include the Museum für Neue Kunst (Museum of Modern Art, Marienstrasse, 10) and two surviving ancient city gates: the Schwabentor and Martinstor.
Moving generally west of the Münsterplatz is the lively university quarter and another series of historic sights: the Bertholdsbrunnen fountain, the chestnut-tree lined Rathausplatz (City Hall Square), containing the Neues Rathaus and Altes Rathaus - both formed from the fusion of old Renaissance-style houses and the late-gothic Haus zum Walfisch (House of the Whale), where Desiderius Erasmus lived for a while.
Further west still, near the tourist office is the Museum für Ur- und Frühgeschichte (Museum of Pre- & Early History, Rotteckring, 5) housed in a nineteenth century villa built for a Spanish countess.
Look out for Freiburg's famed street mosaics often found outside shops to denote their function and the Bächle - tiny canals that run along the streets to drain excess water and prevent fire.
The Whale House (left) and Colombischlössle (Colombi Castle), FreiburgThe Whale House (pictured above) is a late Gothic building which features in the 1977 Italian horror film Suspiria as the movie's central location. The 19th-century Colombischlössle houses the city's archaeological museum.
The FIschbrunnen fountain (see image below right) is a public fountain and dates from the 15th century. It would provide water on market days. It is in Münsterplatz in front of the Kornhaus.
The presence of the university ensures that Freiburg has a wide selection of good places to eat and drink the night away.
Freiburg is a lively university townAround Freiburg
30 km north of Freiburg is Europa Park a theme park with a variety of roller coaster rides, including the Silver Star, supposedly Europe's longest. Famous buildings from throughout Europe have been recreated on site. There are buses #7200 from Freiburg bus station to the park. The nearest German airports are in Baden-Baden and Stuttgart.
Freiburg Tourist OfficeRotteckring, 14
Tel: 0761 388 1880
www.freiburg.de
Stuttgart's Echterdingen Airport (tel. 0711 9483388), Zurich and Strasbourg are the nearest international airports.
Stuttgart airport is served by several European airways including British Airways (BA), Air France and KLM. Other airlines that operate to and from the airport are Aeroflot, Air France, Austrian Airlines, easyJet, Eurowings, FInnair, Lufthansa, Ryanair, Scandinavian Airlines, TUI and Turkish Airlines.
There are flights to Amsterdam, Ankara, Athens, Barcelona, Belgrade, Copenhagen, Graz and Vienna in Austria, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Lisbon, London, Lyon, Madrid, Moscow, Munich, Porto, Riga, Sophia, Warsaw and Zurich as well as other destinations.
Freiburg has quick rail connections to Basel, Baden-Baden and connects to Stuttgart in around 2 hours 45 minutes.
There is also a train to the historic fortress and wine town of Breisach on the River Rhine (about 30 minutes).
Freiburg connects by autobahn with Baden-Baden (A-5) to the north and Basel and Zurich (A-3) to the south. The bus and train stations are close to each other on Bismarckallee, only a short walk from the Münster.
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Some recommended places to wine and dine in the city include several Michelin-listed eateries. Among them are Basho-an serving Japanese cuisine, Zum Storchen, Restaurant Wolfshöhle, Die Krone, Spielweg, Zirbelstube & Falkenstube and Drexlers.
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Good bars include the Hemingway-Bar Freiburg, Juri's, Henry's Bar and O'Kelly's - an Irish pub with Guinness and hearty food on Milchstrasse.
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SC (Sport Club) Freiburg, formed from the merger of smaller clubs in 1912, is a small-town, yo-yo team in the German Bundesliga, finding it difficult to compete with the bigger teams in the league. The team has competed in the Bundesliga since it was promoted in 2016.
SC (Sport Club) Freiburg plays its home games at the 34,700 capacity Europa-Park Stadion, aka the Mooswaldstadion. The ground opened in 2021.
Schwarzwald-Stadion (formerly Das Badenova-Stadion) with a 24,000 capacity was the former home ground of the team until 2021. It is now known as the Dreisamstadion.
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