stopover/route suggestions Calais - Black Forest?

[TooLateForAName]

We're off to the Black Forest next week, near Freiberg.


I was thinking that we could take a scenic sort of route and have a night somewhere along the way. Any suggestions for interesting detours?

I'll have 11 yr old and 8yr old daughters and my OH with me but they're up for short walks (5 miles or so) and interesting scenery/museums/etc.

thanks

[911ked]

Very nice - where you staying?? Been there a few times - staying near Hinterzarten - 25 miles east of Freiburg. Titisee is a bit touristy but hire a peddle boat and take the kids out on the lake and dont forget to buy a genuine cuckoo clock!! As for your route down - Trier is a lovely small city just over the boarder from Luxembourg. We stayed in Bernkastle Keus 20 miles northish of Trier- quaint small town but in the heart of the wine region on the Mosel river - totally different landscape - if your off soon they will be busy preparing the vines for September harvest.....

[ewenm]

Colmar is a lovely medieval town. I stopped off there in the Caterham when driving Calais -> Dolomites years ago.

[W99KSY]

How about Haut Koenigsbourg in the Alsace ?



http://www.haut-koenigsbourg.fr/fr/

[TooLateForAName]

W99KSY said:

How about Haut Koenigsbourg in the Alsace ?



http://www.haut-koenigsbourg.fr/fr/

Pretty!

Never heard of that before so thanks!

My OH has already clocked Colmar as being of interest so will def be a day trip.

We've booked an apartment in Todtnau, a little SE of Freiberg. I've just booked a hotel in Reims for the journey out, Trier looks a good place to stop on the way back.

Thanks people. Have a virtual