Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
COLD FEET OR WEDDED BLISS?
As you wander Freiburg's Altstadt, watch out for the gurgling
Bächle
, streamlets once used to wa-
ter livestock and extinguish fires. Today they provide welcome relief for hot feet on sweltering
summer days. Just be aware that you could get more than you bargained for: legend has it that if
you accidentally step into the Bächle, you'll marry a Freiburger or a Freiburgerin.
Tours
If you want to explore the Altstadt at your own pace, two-and-a-half-hour audioguides are
available at the tourist office for €9.
Freiburg Kultour
(
www.freiburg-kultour.com
;
Rathausplatz 2-4; adult/concession €8/6; 11.30am Sat)
Based in the tourist office, Kultour offers 1½- to two-hour walking tours of the Altstadt and
Münster in English. The website lists times for the more frequent tours in German.
GUIDED TOUR
Fahrradtaxi
( 947 9595;
www.fahrradtaxi-freiburg.de
; An der Höhlgasse 5; mid-Apr-Oct)
Fahr-
radtaxi charges €7.50 for a 15-minute, two-person spin of the Altstadt in a pedicab. Call
ahead or look for one on Rathausplatz or Münsterplatz.
GUIDED TOUR
Sleeping
Charismatic hotels abound in the Altstadt but it's wise to book ahead in summer. The tour-
ist office offers a booking service (€3) and has a list of good-value private guesthouses.
HISTORIC HOTEL
Hotel Oberkirch €€€
( 202 6868;
www.hotel-oberkirch.de
; Münsterplatz 22; s €102-123, d €155-169, mains
€13-23; )
Wake up to Münster views at this green-shuttered hotel. The country-style
rooms feature floral wallpaper and half-canopies over the beds. Oberkirch has an intoxicat-
