Hotel Bären

The Black Forest


Standing head and shoulders above most hotels in town, the Bären extends a herzlich Willkommen (warm welcome). Its spacious contemporary rooms, most recently revamped, are done out in blonde wood, clean lines and pops of colour. Breakfast is a highly decent spread of fresh breads and fruits, cold cuts and cereals.


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1. Römisches Bad

0.21 MILES

Imagine the surprise when this Roman bath was unearthed in the late 19th century. The 45m-by-42m complex served as a public bath for the Roman legion in…

2. Schwarzes Tor

1.04 MILES

The sturdy 13th-century Schwarzes Tor is the gateway to Hauptstrasse and the well-preserved Altstadt, a cluster of red-roofed, pastel-painted houses. The…

3. Münster Heilig-Kreuz

1.07 MILES

Standing proud on Münsterplatz, the late-Romanesque, three-aisled Münster-Heiliges-Kreuz features some striking Gothic stonework and cross-ribbed vaulting…

4. Testturm

1.72 MILES

Sticking out above Rottweil like a sore thumb, the futuristic, environmentally progressive Testturm is the brainchild of steel-engineering giant…

5. Münster

10.7 MILES

The main crowd-puller in Villingen's Altstadt is the red-sandstone, 12th-century Münster with its disparate spires: one overlaid with coloured tiles, the…

6. Münsterplatz

10.71 MILES

The Münsterplatz is presided over by the step-gabled Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall) and Klaus Ringwald’s Münsterbrunnen, a bronze fountain and a tongue-in…

7. Franziskaner Museum

10.84 MILES

Next to the 13th-century Riettor gate tower and occupying a former Franciscan monastery, the Franziskaner Museum skips merrily through Villingen’s history…

8. Spitalgarten

10.87 MILES

Tucked behind the Franziskaner is the Spitalgarten, a park flanked by the original city walls. Here your gaze will be drawn to Romäusturm, a lofty 13th…