Hotel Oberkirch

Top choice in Freiburg


Wake up to Münster views at this green-shuttered hotel. The country-style rooms feature floral wallpaper, though some have recently been revamped. The dark-wood downstairs tavern (mains €17 to €25) does a roaring trade in hearty Badisch fare such as venison ragout with Knödel (dumplings).

Oberkirch's 250-year history is intoxicating: during a fire in WWII the hotelier doused the blaze with wine from his cellar.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Freiburg attractions

1. Historisches Kaufhaus

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Facing the Münster’s south side and embellished with polychrome tiled turrets is the arcaded brick-red Historisches Kaufhaus, an early 16th-century…

2. Freiburger Münster

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With its lacy spires, cheeky gargoyles and intricate entrance portal, Freiburg’s 11th-century minster cuts an impressive figure above the central market…

3. Museum für Stadtgeschichte

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The sculptor Christian Wentzinger’s baroque townhouse, east of the Historisches Kaufhaus, now shelters this museum, spelling out in artefacts Freiburg’s…

4. Augustinermuseum

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Dip into the past as represented by artists working from the Middle Ages to the 19th century at this superb museum in a sensitively modernised monastery…

5. Haus zum Walfisch

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The marvellously extravagant Haus zum Walfisch sports a late-Gothic oriel garnished with two impish gargoyles.

6. Rathausplatz

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Join locals relaxing in a cafe by the fountain in chestnut-shaded Rathausplatz, Freiburg's prettiest square. Pull out your camera to snap pictures of the…

7. Museum für Neue Kunst

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Across the Gewerbekanal from the Altstadt, this gallery highlights 20th-century Expressionist and abstract art, including emotive works by Oskar Kokoschka…

8. Schwabentor

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The 13th-century Schwabentor, on the Schwabenring, is a massive city gate with a mural of St George slaying the dragon, and tram tracks running under its…