Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Titisee is a cheerful summertime playground with a name that makes English-speaking
travellers giggle and a shimmering blue-green glacial lake, ringed by forest, which has
them diving for their cameras.
Sights & Activities
Sure, the village is touristy but tiptoe south along the flowery
Seestrasse
promenade and
you'll soon leave the crowds and made-in-China cuckoo clocks behind to find secluded
bays ideal for swimming and picnicking. For giddy views, head up to 1192m
Hochfirst
tower, which overlooks Titisee from the east.
A laid-back way to appreciate the lake's soothing beauty is to hire a
rowing boat
or
pedalo at one of the set-ups along the lakefront; expect to pay around €6 per hour.
The forest trails around Titisee are hugely popular for
Nordic walking
which, for the
uninitiated, is walking briskly with poles to simultaneously exercise the upper body and
legs.
Snow transforms Titisee into a winter wonderland and a
cross-country skiing
magnet,
with
Loipen
(tracks) threading through the hills and woods, including a 3km floodlit track
for a starlit skate. The tourist office map pinpoints cross-country and Nordic walking trails
in the area.
Badeparadies
(
www.badeparadies-schwarzwald.de
; Am Badeparadies 1; 3hr €17, incl sauna complex
€21; 10am-10pm Mon-Thu, to 11pm Fri, 9am-10pm Sat & Sun)
This huge glass-can-
opied leisure and wellness centre made a splash when it opened in December 2010. You
can lounge, cocktail in hand, by palm-fringed lagoons in Palmenoase, race white-knuckle
slides with gaggles of overexcited kids in Galaxy, or strip off in themed saunas with wa-
terfalls and Black Forest views in the adults-only Wellnessoase.
DAY SPA
Sleeping & Eating
Alemannenhof €€€
( 911 80;
www.hotel-alemannenhof.de
; d €120-250, mains €22-34; )
A pool,
private beach and contemporary rooms with transparent shower stalls and balconies over-
looking Titisee await at this farmhouse-style hotel. Opening onto a lakefront terrace, the
all-pine restaurant serves regional cuisine with a twist, such as local beef with potato-rose-
mary puree and wild-garlic pasta.
HOTEL
