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in local wood and a glass-walled spa overlooking the valley. Martin Hegar cooks market-
fresh dishes from trout to wild boar with panache in the wood-panelled restaurant.
Steinwasen Park
Buried deep in the forest, the nature- focused
Steinwasen Park
(
www.steinwasen-
Mar)
is a big hit with families. A trail weaves past animal-friendly enclosures home to
wild boar, ibex and burrowing marmots. One of the top attractions is a 218m-long
hanging bridge
, one of the world's longest. Not to be outdone by its rival, Europa-Park,
Steinwasen has introduced whizzy rides such as Gletscherblitz and River Splash.
Todtnauer Wasserfall
Heading south on the Freiburg-Feldberg road, you'll glimpse the roaring
Todtnauer
Wasserfall
(admission free; daylight hrs)
. While the 97m falls are not as high as
those in Triberg, they're every bit as spectacular, tumbling down sheer rock faces and illu-
minating the velvety hills with their brilliance. Hike the circular 9km trail to
Aftersteg
for
precipitous views over the cataract. Take care on paths in winter when the falls often
freeze solid. The waterfall car park is on the L126.
St Peter
07660 / POP 2550
The folk of the bucolic village of St Peter, on the southern slopes of Mt Kandel (1243m),
are deeply committed to time-honoured traditions. On religious holidays, villagers (from
toddlers to pensioners) still proudly don colourful, handmade Trachten (folkloric cos-
tumes).
The most outstanding landmark is the
Ehemaliges Benedikterkloster
(Former Bene-
dictine Abbey; guided tours adult/concession €6/2; tours 11.30am Sun, 11am Tue,
2.30pm Thu)
, a rococo jewel designed by Peter Thumb of Vorarlberg. Many of the peri-
od's top artists collaborated on the sumptuous interior of the twin-towered red-sandstone
church
, including Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer, who carved the gilded Zähringer duke
statues affixed to pillars. Guided tours (in German) to the monastery complex include the
rococo library.
