A mother and daughter sit on the lakeshore blowing bubbles. There is a jetty in the background.

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Family Holidays in Baden-Württemberg

Destinations Made for Families

Southwest Germany's Family-Friendly Destinations

Holidays like in a Storybook
Discover Baden-Württemberg with the whole family! Across 24 destinations between Lake Constance, the Swabian Alb and the Black Forest, Southwest Germany becomes an adventureland. That's where our certified family vacation destinations really shine: lovingly designed playgrounds, buggy and bike rentals, handcarts – and of course, a baby-changing loo always nearby. Small theme parks, play barns, bee safaris, horse encounters – how can a day only have 24 hours?
By the way, many family-friendly places have explorer rucksacks or nature park vests ready for curious kids and mini adventurers.

Exploring the Black Forest

Family-Friendly Region in the South
Talk about top marks! No fewer than 12 places in the Black Forest Highlands have earned the family-friendly seal. Calling all young explorers! Earn your Junior Ranger badge, splash your way through Europe’s largest water slide world, walk through woodland trails, chase waterfalls, skip stones across lakes, scramble through gorges – and soak in that unmistakable Black Forest charm. Welcome to Baden-Württemberg’s biggest certified family-friendly region. Smiles guaranteed.
Discover the Black Forest Highlands
A family is biking along an old railway line.

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Best views in the Black Forest Highlands
Family bike tour on the Bähnle Cycle Route in the green heart of the Black Forest

Places for Family Holidays in Baden-Württemberg

Arrive. Relax - Feel-Good Places for Families

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    Town "Grafenhausen"
    Grafenhausen is located on the southern edge of the Black Forest Highlands. The unique Alpine panorama reveals the almost direct neighbourhood with Switzerland and the local Badische Staatsbrauerei Ro...
    Black Forest
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    Feldberg
    The highest peak in the Black Forest belongs to the climatic health resort: the Feldberg is 1493 metres high. In summer, you can set off into the nature reserve and hiking area from the mountain stati...
    Black Forest
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    Friedrichshafen
    History comes alive in Friedrichshafen. As historically significant as the city is today, as diverse and "typically Lake Constance" is the attitude to life that inspires here. If you want to experienc...
    Lake Constance
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    Town Schluchsee
    The climatic health resort Schluchsee is located at the lake with the same name in the middle of theblack forest. Lake Schluchsee is the largest lake in the black forest and also a center of various k...
    Black Forest
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    Schonach in the Black Forest
    Thanks to the first world's largest cuckoo clock made by a skillful clockmaker, Schonach has already made it into the Guinness Book of Records. Today, visitors can see this unique piece of Black Fores...
    Black Forest
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    Überlingen on Lake Constance
    Anyone arriving in Überlingen on Lake Constance is immediately immersed in the history of the former Free Imperial City. A stroll through the winding streets of the old town gives you an idea of how p...
    Überlingen
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    Bad Peterstal-Griesbach
    Enjoy hiking on the five TOP premium trails in Germany's first premium hiking resort Bad Peterstal-Griesbach in the Black Forest National Park region: Schwarzwaldsteig, Wiesensteig, Himmelssteig, Teuf...
    Bad Peterstal-Griesbach
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    Münsingen
    This historic town is located in the Swabian Alb. It is the perfect place for trips into the surrounding Biosphärengebiet Schwäbische Alb. This can be explored via lots of different cycling and e-bike...
    Swabian Alb
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    St. Georgen in the Black Forest
    St. Georgen was once famous as an industrial town and renowned for the construction of record players. The journey on the Black Forest railway through 39 tunnels and viaducts is environmentally friend...
    Black Forest

Discovery Tour with an Explorer's Backpack

Nature through a Child’s Eyes
Magnifying glass, binoculars, compass, a torch and a notebook – now it’s time to explore the great outdoors. Spotting woodland creatures, learning about flowers and trees, finding the next ant hill. Each certified family-friendly destination lends out explorer rucksacks or nature vests (for a deposit) packed with play ideas and fun facts.
Close-up of a green research backpack with contents

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A backpack bursting with natural wonders – for true adventurers
Family vacation places lend out explorer's backpacks or vests for family hikes.

  • Outings with Children in Baden-Württemberg

    Packed Bags, Wide Eyes, Big Adventures

Outings with Children in Baden-Württemberg

Packed Bags, Wide Eyes, Big Adventures