Unexpectedly, the 2022 edition of the Lonely Planet travel guide gave Freiburg the bronze medal on its top ten travel destinations list.
Only Auckland, New Zealand, and Taipei, Taiwan, jumped higher and ran faster, while Atlanta, US, came in fourth. Florence, Italy, lagged far behind in ninth place.
Here is what you can read on LP's website:
Sitting plump at the foot of the Black
Forest's wooded slopes and vineyards, Freiburg is a sunny, cheerful university
town, its medieval Altstadt a storybook tableau of gabled townhouses,
cobblestone lanes, and cafe-rimmed plazas. Party-loving students spice up the
local nightlife.
Blessed with 2000 hours of annual sunshine, this is Germany's warmest city. Indeed, while neighboring hilltop villages are still shoveling snow, the trees in Freiburg are clouds of white blossom, and locals are already imbibing in canal-side beer gardens. This eco-trailblazer has shrewdly tapped into that natural energy to generate nearly as much solar power as the whole of Britain, making it one of the country's greenest cities.
Blessed with 2000 hours of annual sunshine, this is Germany's warmest city. Indeed, while neighboring hilltop villages are still shoveling snow, the trees in Freiburg are clouds of white blossom, and locals are already imbibing in canal-side beer gardens. This eco-trailblazer has shrewdly tapped into that natural energy to generate nearly as much solar power as the whole of Britain, making it one of the country's greenest cities.
What an ornate, yet affectionate, description.
Freiburg's mayor Martin Horn regards the distinction as a wonderful tribute to our wonderful city, "Congratulations, Freiburg!" and continues, "But don't worry - we're not resting on our laurels. We continue to see a lot of potential for improvement."
The guide continues:
Freiburg's mayor Martin Horn regards the distinction as a wonderful tribute to our wonderful city, "Congratulations, Freiburg!" and continues, "But don't worry - we're not resting on our laurels. We continue to see a lot of potential for improvement."
The guide continues:
The charismatic, environmentally conscious Black Forest
metropolis can show many of us a few more tricks on how to live responsibly.
Freiburg is a "pioneer of the German environmental movement."
And then there are the Bächle and the Lange Rote, served in a bread roll, although the grilled wurst is best when cuddling on roasted onions in a bed of a halved, sliced, crusty baguette.
There are no cars in the old town, but cyclists are everywhere, and they're cycling in places they shouldn't be.
The managing director of Freiburg Tourism Promotion said, "We are all the more pleased that Freiburg is getting such international visibility."
"It is expected that the mention will have a measurable impact on tourism," she added.
And then there are the Bächle and the Lange Rote, served in a bread roll, although the grilled wurst is best when cuddling on roasted onions in a bed of a halved, sliced, crusty baguette.
There are no cars in the old town, but cyclists are everywhere, and they're cycling in places they shouldn't be.
The managing director of Freiburg Tourism Promotion said, "We are all the more pleased that Freiburg is getting such international visibility."
"It is expected that the mention will have a measurable impact on tourism," she added.
What is good for the economy could be bad for the Freiburgers. Already, the city is swamped with tourists shopping on Saturdays. People move elbow to elbow on
Kaiser-Joseph-Straße. In times of increasing Corona infection rates, you'd better
wear your mask.
Sorry, I shouldn't be too pessimistic, but the distinction is a mixed blessing for many other Freiburgers and me.
Sorry, I shouldn't be too pessimistic, but the distinction is a mixed blessing for many other Freiburgers and me.
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I fully agree with you. Margit
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