Freiburg Germany

Travelled:85km

Stay:Emmendingen - stellplatz free parking with paid services N48.1181 E7.8409

Visited: Hornberg giant cuckoo, Freiburg, Emmendingen

This morning we drove to a giant cuckoo clock near Hornberg to see it chime at 10am.

 We then continued our journey to Freiburg, a vibrant town with a medieval old centre that had some beautiful buildings. We managed to find some street parking and walked 15min into the centre.  The stomachs were rumbling so we went on a hunt to find a restaurant that sold schnitzel. After demolishing our lunch with couple of local brews we were set to explore the town.

We passed under Martinstor, the older of the two city gates and has been here since 1202. 

We strolled through Rathausplatz where both the New and Old Town Hall are found.

 The ‘Whale House’ has a lovely late-gothic styled bay window. 

We then entered the busy Munsterplatz which holds a market everyday except Sunday. In the middle prominently stands the Minster with its 116m tower. It’s a beautiful building made from pink sandstone with lots of decorations.

 Once inside we were awed by the colourful lead light windows and we were lucky to have an impromptu choir sign. 

Another amazing building in the square is Merchants Hall which can’t be missed due to its crimson facade and richly decorated gables. The 4 statues depict Hily Roman Emperors. 

We walked along the busy main road then through the smaller streets in the Fischerau area back to the motorhomes.

 We then drove 20min out of town to Emmendingen to a stellplatz. After a bit of a rest we walked into town and were quite surprised at some of the lovely buildings here.