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( 387 870;
www.roter-baeren.de
;
Oberlinden 12; s €90-133, d €129-184; )
Billed as Germany's oldest guesthouse, this bubblegum-pink hotel near Schwabentor
dates to 1120. Though the vaulted cellar is medieval, rooms are modern, with sleek wood
furnishings.
Hotel Barbara €€
( 296 250;
www.hotel-barbara.de
;
Poststrasse 4; s €74-86, d €102-129, apt €124-189;
)
A grandfather clock, curvy staircases and high ceilings give this art nouveau town
house a nostalgic feel. It's a homely, family-run place with old-fashioned, pastel-hued
rooms and homemade jams at breakfast.
HISTORIC HOTEL
Black Forest Hostel €
( 881 7870;
www.blackforest-hostel.de
; Kartäuserstrasse 33; dm €14-23, s/d €30/50;
)
Funky budget digs with chilled common areas, a shared kitchen, bike rental and
spacey stainless-steel showers. It's a five-minute walk from the centre of town.
HOSTEL
Hirzberg Camping €
( 350 54;
www.freiburg-camping.de
; Kartäuserstrasse 99; sites per adult/tent/car
€7.80/5/2.50; )
This year-round campground sits in a quiet woodland spot 1.5km
east of Schwabentor. It has cooking facilities and bike rental. Take tram 1 to Musikhoch-
schule.
CAMPGROUND
Eating
The Altstadt is stacked with cafes, wine taverns, brewpubs and restaurants, many spilling
out onto pavement terraces. You can find cheap bites on Martinstor and Kartäuserstrasse.
Zirbelstube €€€
( 210 60;
www.colombi.de
; Rotteckring 16; mains €32-49; Wed-Sun)
Freiburg's
bastion of fine dining is this candlelit restaurant, decorated in warm Swiss pine. A chef of
exacting standards, Alfred Klink allows each ingredient to shine in specialities like
poussin with Périgord truffles and Dover sole with caramelised capers, perfectly matched
with top wines.
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