Top Things to do in Black Forest
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What to do and see in Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg: The Best Castles
Fairytale villages, thermal baths, casinos and pine and birch-blanketed mountains beckon travelers to southwestern Germany's Black Forest. Scenic drives and train trips showcase the best of the area. Skiing, hiking, mountain climbing, boating and ice-skating are popular activities. Baden-Baden's Roman-Irish baths, 19th-century performance hall, casino and fresco-adorned Pump Room are much visited. Gothic masterpiece Freiburg Cathedral and its famous Boys' Choir also draw visitors.
Restaurants in Black Forest
1. Burg Zavelstein
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 77 reviews
Reviewed By rov488 - Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
300 m from city centre and from Berlins hotel is this very nice and reserved ruine. We have visited at evening, nicely lightened. Within day is worth to go around and climb on the tower. View is beautiful.
2. Hohenbaden Old Castle
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 257 reviews
Reviewed By Steveage - Rexburg, United States
The upper castle was built by the by Margrave Hermann II around the year 1100. Under Margrave Bernhard I of Baden (1372-1431) was the Gothic lower castle, which was extended by Margrave James I (1431-1453). It's a little walk from the parking lot, it's a slight uphill, but literally 5 minutes and you're in the castle. When we were there, no one else was, 8:00 PM on a Thursday evening. The restaurant at the base of the castle had people in it. We loved roaming around and imagining how it must have been in medieval times. Keep wandering too, you can go all the way to the top tower with unbelievably gorgeous views. This place was free and it was unforgettable. Lots of scaffolding and reconstruction work was happening when we were there in late June of 2019.
3. Burg Badenweiler
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 143 reviews
4. Schloss Favorite
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 138 reviews
Rastatt Favorite Palace is the oldest German "porcelain palace" and the only one to survive almost unchanged to this day. Its opulent interiors, extensive collections and idyllic setting lend it significance on a European scale!
5. Burgruine Schlossberg
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 58 reviews
Reviewed By TheRealBaGEL - Winterthur, Switzerland
This scenic castle sits atop a mountain and you will be rewarded for the walk up the hill with truly spectacular views. The ruins are surrounded by vineyards and there is a fruit garden nearby. The walk is not as difficult as it looks and many older people made it to the top without any problem.
6. Hochburg bei Emmendingen
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 68 reviews
Hochburg Castle, near Emmendingen at the foothills of the Black Forest, is one of the largest ruined castles in the Upper Rhine Valley. This awe-inspiring fortress showcases half a millennium of military architecture.
7. Burgruine Hohennagold
8. Burgruine Hohengeroldseck
9. Schloss Ortenberg
10. Residenzschloss Rastatt
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 159 reviews
Rastatt Residential Palace is the oldest Baroque residence in the Upper Rhine Valley. The palace, gardens and town were planned as a whole, to create an Impression of elegant and perfectly proportioned uniformity, with the palace commanding pride of place at the center. Fllowing extensive renovations and restorations, the Palace Church of the Holy Cross reopened ist doors for visitors. The church, built between 1720 and 1723, is one of a series of holy sites commissioned by Margravine Sibylla Augusta within her royal seat, Rastatt. A combi ticket for Rastatt Residential Palace and nearby Rastatt Favorite Palace is available.
Reviewed By FieldsUKandFlorida - Lincoln, United Kingdom
Whilst on a Scenic River Cruise we were treated to a wonderful short concert of classical music and opera in this beautiful building. What we saw of the building was spectacular especially the ceilings. I wish we could have visited in the daytime to enjoy a tour of the historic palace.
