The writer was hosted. A charming town in southwest Germany’s Black Forest, Freiburg (or more formally, Freiburg im Breisgau) offers a lot to travelers who love to wander, eat and drink hyperlocal ...

THE FAIRY TALE version of Germany still exists, more than anywhere else, in the Black Forest. Villages of half-timbered houses dot deep valleys in the shadow of mountainsides thick with spruce and ...

The traditional finery is ornate and the souvenir cuckoo clocks even more so. Then there’s the namesake cake, ... The fairytale version of Germany still exists in the Black Forest.

Germany's Black Forest got its name from the conifers that block out most light below, giving the region a mysterious aura. Add castles, cuckoo clocks, castles and tiny villages and you've got the ...