Centre Travel

In the Upper Rhine Valley there's a great deal to experience and explore. Marvel at the many cathedrals like those in Strasbourg, Freiburg and Basel.  Stroll through the winding, narrow streets in the old towns of Colmar and Laufenburg and discover their traditional timber-framed houses.  Striking palaces and castles, and their ruins, crown the hilltops, like the Habsburg in Aargau, the Haut-Koenigsbourg in Alsace, the castle ruins at Drachenfels, Trifels Castle in Palatinate and Karlsruhe's centrally located palace from which the streets radiate out in a fan-shape formation. Even 2000 years ago the landscape proved attractive to the Romans.  Archaeological excavations such as in Augusta Raurica offer an insight into their bathing culture; a culture that has been stylishly preserved in  modern spas such as in Badenweiler and Baden-Baden.  Today, spa visitors can treat themselves to an array of wellness offers for body and soul. Upper Rhine Valley Freiburg Wirtschaft Touri

Visible from a great distance across the fields of the area, this small chapel ("Olberg Kapelle") sits on a small eminence of the hill that lies above the village of Ehrenstetten, granting the visitor what must be the most famous view over the whole of the Markgrave area.  A stations of the Cross walk, starting in Ehrenstetten, leads up the hill to the chapel. Ehrenstetter OLberg Ehrenkirchen, Germany

The over 200 years old dry stone walls and paths at the Castellberg form an important habitat for local and rare fauna and flora.  With support from the federal government, the network of paths and walls is cared for carefully.  The area, treasured since the Middle Ages by the markgraves of Baden, can be explored through a series of interconnected paths, The over 400-year old " judgment tree" carved with great devotion and artistry by the sculptor Thomas Rees was destroyed by fire on New Year's Eve in 2016.  The remains have been turned into a new artwork by the sculptor and will be displayed in 2017 with the support of the municipality. Historic Vineyards "Castellberg" and carved Oak Tree Ballrechten Dottingen, Germany

The orchard trail is very attractive circuit around the SchloBberg that provides information about the orchards that dot the landscape. Right nearby, the Geng family created a "paradise" that grows over 550 kinds of fruit.  They condition the fruit in various products that can be bought all year round at their store. Start /Goal Orchard Trail: Parking lot P 19 - Rinderlehof Tel:   +49 (0)76 33 /9 80 73 40 Email:   info@obst;paradies-shop.de Web:     www.obstparadies-staufen.de Salesroom: Im Gaisgraben 17 79219 Staufen im Breisgau