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Staying 1 night in Freiburg or Strasbourg

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Hi

Am having a 3 days 2 nights stay @ Colmar (also visiting Riquewihr Ribeauville and Eguisheim if time allowed)

Need an advice for our 3rd night, shall we choose Freiburg or Strasbourg? As we planning to do a day tour to Black Forest the next morning, is a kind of 9am-6pm tour start from Offenburg (yes will need to take a train there).

So, after Black Forest, basically we have an evening + the next morning till we take a train back to Paris around 11am (via Strasbourg).

Is it sufficient time to explore Freiburg in 1 evening + 1 morning?

If not, shall i choose Strasbourg instead to save time?

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It would be helpful to know how organized and institutional the "tour" of the BF is. Will you be walking in the forest, or just getting out of a minibus at waterfalls? Neither Strasbourg, nor Freiburg is really a village in the Black Forest. Although it's not geographical, it's significant that Freiburg hotels don't give out the KONUS transit card (internet research ... every OTHER town in the BF ) that might get you (have to check-I've never been to Offenburg) all the way to Offenburg at no charge.

The real point I'm making is that if you stay in a forest-y town, you can take a free train or bus to a trailhead and walk back to your hotel through the forest, and have (research) a nice dinner at dusk (month of year not stated! Wine harvest season?) either at the hotel or a recommended restaurant. That said, I like both Freiburg and Strasbourg, but they are not really comparable, either to sleep in or by location.

I'm sorry not to answer your question directly, but I don't find the question helpful to your trip!

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Isagillets, I was not disparaging one town over another. I'm not an expert on the actual trail maps. I only meant that walking between two smaller towns is different from hiking from the center of a "city" (like Freiburg) to the outskirts to begin a walk. It's also pleasant (maybe because I'm 64) to arrive at the end of a trail with your private hotel room and shower in front of you. I know there are many, more serious "hikers" than myself. I guess I also meant that a town that does NOT offer the KONUS card is not forest-y.

After all, the question was whether to sleep in Freiburg or Strasbourg. How is the Black Forest hiking around Strasbourg, Isa? One reason I slept in Vitznau (which might be described as a rich-folks destination, not a Rick Steves destination) was so I could walk back there from Titisee (which I had a specific desire to see, despite its gross over-touristing.)

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