Experience autumn in the Black Forest at traditional events
Grey, my foot!
A varied entertainment program and exciting events in the surrounding area turn supposedly gray days into colorful highlights.
At the Hotel am Schluchsee, with the four seasons in its name, a fall vacation also has its own special charms. Mild weather for hiking, a varied entertainment program, and exciting events in the surrounding area turn supposedly gray days into colorful highlights.
Take a walk with both feet through the autumn leaves, rustling them
and letting the wind blow around your nose. Marvel at the riot of colors with which the trees cover the landscape, where fir and spruce trees are not the only ones that dominate. Then warm up again in the hotel with a bowl of pumpkin soup.
Build a kite and fly it during the hotel's entertainment program. Bake waffles. Collect chestnuts, colorful leaves, and acorns and use them to make funny figures. Hollow out a pumpkin and carve a funny face into it. Practice crocheting and knitting. Make a lantern and then sing "Ich geh' mit meiner Laterne..." at the top of your voice at home during the St. Martin's parade.
Stroll through the weekly market in St. Blasien or Lenzkirch and sample the abundance that Mother Nature has to offer right now: red apples, blue plums, orange pumpkins. Take a hearty bite out of a ripe pear.
Visit a Kirbe: On the third weekend in October, many communities celebrate their church consecration festival, also known as Kirbe, Kilbi, or Chilbi. There are markets, parades, and in some places, Kilbe fires, which are stacked up days in advance and then spectacularly set alight against the autumnal night sky.
Join in the Kirbesingen: Long before the Celtic-American Halloween pumpkin monsters became widespread in our region, children in the Black Forest carved ghosts out of fodder beets. They went from house to house singing songs and receiving a few sweets in return.
Autumn is also a season when people like to do something for their health and fitness: hiking is right at the top of the popularity scale here. The healthy effect of spending time in green surroundings, known as "forest bathing," has now also been empirically proven—less than half an hour is enough to significantly reduce the level of the stress hormone cortisol in the body. This is particularly important in order to prepare for the coming winter, reduce susceptibility to colds, and strengthen the immune system.
As conditions in nature change, so do the needs of our skin. As temperatures drop, it reacts by constricting the blood vessels and reducing sebum production, resulting in poorer blood circulation and exposure to particular stresses caused by dry heated air and the change between warm indoor spaces and the cold outside. Both the face and body now need more moisture, but above all, they need moisturizing ingredients, and your personal skincare routine should be adapted to the new season. That's why now is the ideal time to prepare for fall and winter with soothing and effective treatments. Not only do our powerful cosmetic treatments contribute to this, but also various feel-good wraps and special massages—whether for the head, shoulders, hands, arms, or the whole body—that get you ready for the cold season.
Look for straw figures during the car ride: In many places, huge figures are piled up from large round bales of straw. They stand in harvested fields, some are dressed in clothes and even have faces, inviting you to a village festival or pointing the way to the nearest farm shop.
And if it rains? Head off to let off steam in the play world: there is a bouncy castle and giant trampoline in the indoor sports hall next to the Spatzenclub.
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