Black Forest Blog

We have introduced a new service at www.black-forest-travel.com which enables you to book your hotel room in the Black Forest online. You can choose your hotel, check the availability and make the reservation in only 3 steps via the page 'Book Black Forest hotels online'.

You will find hotels from all over the Black Forest on the reservation page, e.g. Baden-Baden, Freiburg and Titisee-Neustadt, and all categories from the small family hotel to the 5-star luxury hotel. You can also search for a variety of facilities, e.g. indoor swimming pool in the hotel, wellness offers, WLAN Internet connection or no-smoking accommodation.

You will also find a detailed description of the facilities available in the respective hotel, as well as the location and prices, information about how to get there, a map, photos and hotel reviews by other guests. After you have decided on your hotel, you can complete your reservation in only a few minutes. You will immediately receive confirmation of the reservation and the requisite information by e-mail.

We wish you an enjoyable stay in the Black Forest!

-> Book Black Forest hotels online

Spring has (finally) arrived in the Black Forest and just in time for Easter! People and nature can now enjoy the first warm days after the long, hard winter, 24° C was recorded in the upper reaches of the Rhine River. The cherry trees are in full bloom and have turned the entire countryside into a sea of spring flowers. Today's Good Friday spring weather tempted countless thousands out of the house to go for a walk or set off on their bicycles and motorcycles or go for a drive.

The motorcyclists who travelled just 5km from the springlike conditions in Sasbachwalden to the Black Forest High Road were flabbergasted when they had to park their motorcycles at the Mummelsee lake beside metre-high snow banks. After taking the few steps from the parking area to the lake, they then discovered that it was still frozen over – but this didn't stop the visitors from lining the banks to enjoy the sunshine.

Incidentally: Skiing is still in full swing on the Feldberg Mountain in the High Black Forest, almost all the ski-lifts are in service and the piste is in good condition. The end of the season is scheduled for the 19.04.

Photos (both taken 10 April 2009):
Top: Flowering cherry tree near Gengenbach
Bottom: Sunbathers beside the ice-bound Mummelsee lake

The Cuckoo Clock (in German: Kuckucksuhr) is the typical clock of the Black Forest with artistic carvings. It is manufactured in the Black Forest to this day.

Cuckoo clocks were probably built for the first time in the Black Forest between 1730 and 1750. The original handcrafted production developed into an industry in the Black Forest from the 19th century. A good cuckoo clock has several functions: the doors open and close, the cuckoo takes a bow every hour and moves its beak and wings at the same time.

Find more about the typical Black Forest Clocks, e.g. the world's largest Cuckoo Clocks in Schonach and Triberg, or the German Clock and Watch Museum in Furtwangen.