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( 886 80;
www.rindenmuehle.de
; Am Kneippbad 9; r €99-125, mains €16-32; )
Next to the Kneippbad, this converted watermill houses one of Villingen's smartest hotels,
with forest walks right on its doorstep. Rooms are slick and decorated in muted hues. In
the kitchen, Martin Weisser creates award-winning flavours using home-grown organic
produce, including chicken, geese and herbs from his garden.
Haus Bächle €
( 597 29; Am Kneippbad 5; s/d €15/32; )
This half-timbered house overlooks the
flowery Kurgarten. The tidy rooms are an absolute bargain and the Kneippbad is next
door for early-morning swims.
GUESTHOUSE
Kapuzinerhof €€€
( 506 084; Färberstrasse 18; mains €10-24; 11.30am-10pm Sun-Thu, to 11pm Fri
& Sat, closed Wed)
Gathered around a courtyard in a restored 17th-century Capuchin
monastery, this Altstadt restaurant emphasises Italian flavours, from antipasti to sea bass.
ITALIAN
CAFE
Zampolli €
(Rietstrasse 33; ice cream cone €0.80; 9.30am-11pm Mon-Sat, 10.30am-11pm Sun
Feb-mid-Nov)
For an espresso or creamy gelati, make for this Italian-run cafe. By night,
the pavement terrace facing Riettor is a laid-back spot for a drink.
Information
Post office
(Bahnhofstrasse 6)
Villingen Tourist Office
( 822 525;
www.tourismus-vs.de
;
Rietgasse 2; 9am-5pm
Mon-Sat, 11am-5pm Sun)
In the Franziskaner Museum. You can pick up the itour audio
guide in English; two hours costs €5.
Getting There & Around
Villingen's Bahnhof is on the scenic Schwarzwaldbahn train line from Konstanz (€18.10,
70 minutes) to Triberg (€7.50, 23 minutes) and Offenburg (€16.40, 70 minutes). Trains to
Stuttgart (€28.50, 1¾ hours) involve a change in Rottweil, and to Freiburg (€18.10 to
€27.10, two hours) a change in Donaueschingen.
