Offenburg between the Kinzig, vineyards and the Black Forest

Offenburg combines the perspective of a regional centre with a location between the city, river and countryside. The city lies 25 kilometres east of Strasbourg, borders the Rhine Plain and the Black Forest, is situated on the Kinzig and is surrounded by vineyards.

For planning your trip, you can consider these connections as different themes: the townscape, natural surroundings, activities and regional excursions can all stand alongside one another. The range of themes can deliberately remain open when several interests come together.

City and history

In Offenburg’s historic centre, Baroque scenes shape the townscape; at the same time, a wide range of cultural events take place here. You can treat the townscape and events as separate cultural focal points when planning your trip.

Gengenbach Abbey is located in the area surrounding Offenburg. In the wider regional area are Palais Rohan, Hohengeroldseck Castle and Fort Lefèbvre. The two geographical levels can be considered separately when planning your own trip; cultural destinations remain assigned to their respective surroundings.

Landscape and trails

Gansert, Forstköpfle, Hochkopf and Steinfirst are also located in the area surrounding Offenburg. When orienting yourself within the region, you can consider these four names as a separate thematic block alongside urban history and events.

Various hiking and cycling trails are available in Offenburg. For your own planning, the two types of activity can be considered separately or combined with cultural and scenic interests. The trails form a distinct aspect of activity alongside the historic centre and excursion destinations.

Depending on your preferred focus, you can include the city, landscape and activities side by side in a single plan without committing too early to just one type of trip.

Regional excursions

Nearby excursion destinations around Offenburg include Strasbourg, the Black Forest High Road as a scenic route through the Black Forest, the Baden Wine Route, the Black Forest Open-Air Museum and Europa-Park.

The destinations mentioned represent different types of regional activities: a city, two scenic routes, an open-air museum and a theme park. This allows you to consider different themes separately when putting together your trip, rather than planning every excursion according to the same pattern. The wider regional area also remains recognisable as a separate frame of reference.

The different types of destinations can each be given individual weight. Those combining several interests can set the cultural, scenic and regional aspects alongside one another and keep their selection open.

Cuisine

Offenburg is associated with Baden cuisine. This culinary connection stands as a separate focus alongside history, landscape, trails and regional excursions. It adds a regional aspect to the other themes without replacing the connections to the city and landscape.

When choosing a hotel in Offenburg, travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions on the respective offer pages may be the key points of comparison. This keeps the accommodation decision separate from the city’s different themes and allows it to be assessed according to your own requirements.

Other places

Other places: Oberharmersbach, Gutach, Appenweier, Renchen, Rust, Kappelrodeck, Neuried, Seelbach

For the higher-level travel overview: Ortenaukreis.