One of Freiburg’s quirky little qualities are the miniature canals that run throughout the town, called Bächle. These date to the 1200s and were meant to help with firefighting and provide ...

Tricia Ambrose/[email protected] Small paved canals, called bachles, that flow throughout Freiburg were built about 600 years ago to bring water from the Black Forest.

Freiburg travel guide: What to do and where to stay in Germany’s charming Black Forest city. On a visit to this enchanting, lively destination, Mike MacEacheran discovers Middle Ages ...

These days, Freiburg's trademark canals are just fun, lending a castle-moat feel to the pedestrian cobblestone streets, which are connected to the sidewalk by tiny footbridges.

City of Freiburg 03/14/2012 March 14, 2012. Freiburg's southern German location has climatic advantages. A large part of life is spent outdoors here, and the local and foreign students appreciate ...