Travel Reference
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Nachtwächterrundgang
(night watchman's tour) starts at the Rathaus on Wednesday
and Saturday at 10pm from May to July and at 9pm from August to October.
CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN
Every December, Gengenbach rekindles childhood memories of opening tiny windows when the
Rathaus morphs into the world's biggest advent calendar. At 6pm daily, one of 24 windows is
opened to reveal a festive scene. In the past, the tableaux have been painted by well-known artists
and children's-book illustrators such as Marc Chagall and Tomi Ungerer. From late November to
23 December, a Christmas market brings extra yuletide sparkle, mulled wine and carols to the
Marktplatz.
Sleeping & Eating
B&B
Pfeffermühle €
( 933 50;
www.pfeffermuehle-gengenbach.de
; Oberdorfstrasse 24; s/d €50/78, mains
€14-22)
In a snug half-timbered house dating to 1476, close to one of the Altstadt gate
towers, this neat-and-tidy B&B is a bargain. Decorated with antique knick-knacks, the
wood-panelled restaurant features among the town's best, dishing out regional favourites
like Black Forest trout and
Sauerbraten
(sweet-sour pot roast).
DJH Hostel €
( 0781-317 49;
www.jugendherberge-schloss-ortenberg.de
; Burgweg 21; dm €21.70)
The Hogwarts gang would feel at home in 12th- century Schloss Ortenberg, rebuilt in
whimsical neo-Gothic style complete with lookout tower and wood-panelled dining hall.
A staircase sweeps up to dorms with Kinzig Valley views. Take bus 7134 to Ortenberger
Hof, 500m from the hostel.
HOSTEL
Pfeffer & Salz €
( 934 80;
www.pfefferundsalz-gengenbach.de
; Mattenhofweg 3; s/d €52/78)
This
forest farmhouse is a peaceful hideaway 10 minutes' stroll north of the Altstadt. The mod-
ern rooms are quite a bargain, jazzed up with warm colours and flat-screen TVs.
B&B
