Freiburg im Breisgau · Altstadt · Germany

Freiburg Cathedral

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moderate

9/10

best: morning, market days

grand, spiritual, lively

A local would say...

Art historian Jacob Burckhardt called its tower the most beautiful in Christendom — and Freiburg hasn't stopped mentioning it since.

Freiburg's magnificent Gothic cathedral, begun in 1200 and still surrounded by the city's bustling daily market square. The main portal is adorned with sculptural allegories including a wickedly carved Voluptuousness with snakes. The 116m-high filigreed spire — considered the most beautiful in the world by some — can be climbed for views of the Vosges Mountains.