The black forest

Part of my ongoing "Black Forest Waterfalls" series This is another, more distanced look at the Burgbach Waterfall. I already visited quite a few waterfalls in the Black Forest, but this is still the one I like most -- maybe because it fits best the "classical" waterfall stereotype: one big fall.

Near Breisach, Germany: Hansel and Gretel's Black Forest

The world is full of mysteries, magic, and beautiful places that seem like they could only exist in our imagination or in books and movies. Believe it or not, some of these places are actually real!

Black Forest Intrduce : Home of the cuckoo clock, the Schwarzwald (Black Forest) gets its name from its dark, slightly sinister canopy of evergreens: this is where Hansel and Gretel encountered the wicked witch. The vast expanse of hills, valleys, rivers and forests stretch from the swish spa town of Baden-Baden to the Swiss border, and from the Rhine almost to Lake Constance. Twenty minutes walk - or a five-minute bike ride - fom populated spots will almost always put you out in nature - in…

Allerheiligen (all saints) Abbey ruin at the top of Allerheiligen waterfalls in the Black Forest of Germany

"black forests"

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Misty woodland

Black Forest shop

In the Black Forest 2016.

The Black Forest is a mountainous region in southwest Germany that was once completely covered by an ancient forest. Today, it’s home to the most beautiful scenery in Europe while offering endless opportunities for adventure. With its thick coniferous forests filled with spruce trees, inspirational medieval castles, scenic lakes, picturesque villages, and half-timbered houses nestled […]

Black Forest, Germany

Beschenhof, Blackwood Forrest. Three shots stitched

Black Forest

Black Forest

See how nature – trees, flowers, grass – grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence…we need silence to be able to touch souls.