<P> One oft - visited town is Baden - Baden with its thermal baths and festival hall . Other thermal baths are found in the spa resorts of Badenweiler, Bad Herrenalb, Bad Wildbad, Bad Krozingen, Bad Liebenzell and Bad Bellingen . </P> <P> Other tourist destinations are the old imperial town of Gengenbach, the former county towns of Wolfach, Schiltach and Haslach im Kinzigtal (both on the German Timber - Frame Road) and the flower and wine village of Sasbachwalden at the foot of the Hornisgrinde . Picturesque old towns may be visited in Altensteig, Dornstetten, Freiburg im Breisgau, Gernsbach, Villingen and Zell am Harmersbach . Baiersbronn is a centre of gastronomic excellence, Freudenstadt is built around the largest market place in Germany . Gersbach's floral displays have won awards as the German Golden Village of 2004 and the European Golden Village of 2007 . </P> <P> Noted for their fine interiors are the former monastery of St. Blasien as well as the abbeys of Sankt Trudpert, St. Peter and St. Märgen . Alpirsbach Abbey and the ruined Hirsau Abbey were built of red sandstone in the Hirsau style . Another idyllic rural edifice is Wittichen Abbey near Schenkenzell . </P> <P> The Murg valley, the Kinzig valley, the Triberg Waterfalls and the Open Air Museum at Vogtsbauernhof are also popular . </P>

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