Freiburg is described in our guide book as ‘a sunny, cheerful university town’ and we would not disagree….
The medieval town suffered extensive damage during heavy bombing in WW2 with only the battered facades of many of the historic (15th century) buildings remaining. The restoration of the old town is impressive….
On the building above (Haus zum Walfisch) is this gothic impish gargoyle the likes of which we have never seen before!….
Throughout the town are pavement mosaics like the one below, denoting the trade of the adjacent shop (this pretzel is outside a bakery)….
One side of the main Múnsterplatz with the historic Kaufhaus, an early 16th century merchants hall….
which is embellished with these very attractive polychromatic tiled turrets….
walking through the old town you never quite get away from the relaxing sound of babbling water, either running through the open road channels or along the canal that cuts through the town….
One of the two intact medieval City gates which now has tram tracks running under its arch (they never saw that coming in the 15th century!)….
Freiburg is Germanys warmest city with over 2000 hours of sunshine per year! We were happy to find this cool shaded parking at the end of the day, on an industrial estate!
Next, we try to see how well the German side of the Rhine compares to the French (Alsace) side for the quality of its wine (hic!)….
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