{"id":365,"date":"2018-12-10T15:45:33","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T14:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/fubest\/?p=365"},"modified":"2022-03-09T11:25:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T10:25:11","slug":"freiburg-im-breisgau-the-green-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/fubest\/2018\/12\/10\/freiburg-im-breisgau-the-green-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Freiburg im Breisgau – „The Green City“"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A view of Freiburg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This account is written by a real Freiburg lover: <\/em>Freiburg \u2013 situated in the south-west of Germany between the mountains of the Black Forest and one of Germany\u2019s finest wine regions, the Kaiserstuhl, is not only one of Germany\u2019s oldest university towns, but also very dear to my heart. When I was 9 years old my dad relocated from Berlin to Freiburg. Ever since, I spent nearly all my school holidays down there. Having grown up in Berlin, Freiburg \u00a0has always been a good counterpart to Berlin and a perfect holiday destination \u2013 an amazing blend of nature, cultural events and deeelicious food!<\/p>\n

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„Schauinsland“<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What it has to offer<\/strong><\/p>\n

The marvelous panorama of the Black Forest and the option to spontaneously take the lift up the mountains \u00a0and go for an afternoon skiing adventure, while winter in the city hasn\u2019t even arrived yet. You can also just hop on the Breisgau S-Bahn and take a trip to and around the beautiful wine region Kaiserstuhl where you can find delicious wines, all locally grown and produced. If you are up for a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, why not try a 24h hike?! For more information check out this website: http:\/\/schwarzw\u00e4lder-genussmanufaktur.de\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Black Forest\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

As one of Germany\u2019s most southern cities, Freiburg is famous for its amazing weather, with more days of sunshine than any other place in the country. Moreover, since Freiburg is such a university town, it does not lack the buzzling life that students bring along \u2013 lots of bars, caf\u00e9s and cultural events.<\/p>\n

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Kaiserstuhl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When in Freiburg you have to pay a visit to one of the famous \u201cStrausse\u201d of the region. A typical Strausse is a small family-run restaurant that is usually situated at a vineyard and only opens during the wine picking season. Their menu offers all the local specialities that one could wish for –\u00a0 Bibilisk\u00e4se (a light quark with fresh herbs) with Br\u00e4gele (sauteed potatoes), Flammkuchen (onions and speck with cr\u00e8me fraiche on a thin pizza base) and of course wineeeee!<\/p>\n

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What I also love about Freiburg is its focus on sustainability. Not only was it voted greenest city of Germany, but it also has the best-planned bike paths in Germany and whole neighborhoods with houses that are completely self-sufficient.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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What a real Freiburger does<\/strong><\/p>\n

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„Blaue Br\u00fccke“<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As an almost half local Freiburger myself, I have gotten to know a lot of Freiburg traditions. One and probably also my favorite one is when you arrive at the Freiburg Hauptbahnhof, you get yourself a bottled beer and climb on to the Blaue Br\u00fccke (the Blue Bridge), one of Freiburg\u2019s most significant features, overlooking the train tracks with a beautiful view of the panoramic Black Forest mountains in the background.<\/p>\n

Fun Fact<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Canals or better known as \u201cB\u00e4chle\u201d, small water-filled runnels, that run all through the old town of Freiburg, stem from the Middle Age, when they were used to fight fires, provide water for people and animals and of course to cool off during those famously hot summers. These days people still use them to dig their toes into the cold water or play around. There is a Freiburg saying that says if you fall into one of those B\u00e4chle unintentionally, you will end up marrying a Freiburger ;-).<\/p>\n

How to get there<\/strong><\/p>\n

Take the direct ICE train from Berlin Hbf, which takes you to Freiburg Hbf in 6h and 14 min to be exact (find cheap fares on DB Sparpreisfinder<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This account is written by a real Freiburg lover: Freiburg \u2013 situated in the south-west of Germany between the mountains of the Black Forest and one of Germany\u2019s finest wine regions, the Kaiserstuhl, is not only one of Germany\u2019s oldest university towns, but also very dear to my heart. When I was 9 years old … \u201eFreiburg im Breisgau – „The Green City“\u201c<\/span> weiterlesen<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[245279],"tags":[263597,263581,248920,263587,1137,263596,263592,14576,399,116194],"class_list":["post-365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hotspots","tag-black-forest","tag-drinks","tag-eating","tag-freiburg","tag-germany","tag-hiking","tag-nature","tag-student-life","tag-travel","tag-wine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/fubest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/fubest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/fubest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/fubest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/95"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/fubest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=365"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/fubest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":909,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/fubest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365\/revisions\/909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/fubest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/fubest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.fu-berlin.de\/fubest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}