Kehl is the German metropolis across the River Rhine from Strasbourg, France. Kehl is a top choice to hire a camper van and discover this fascinating city, Southwest Germany and the Black Forest.
In Kehl, motorhomebookers.com rental partners will ensure a convenient start to your holiday. Please read on for valuable tips about what you might want to see and do in this fascinating area.
In addition to the road, rail and tram links, a pedestrian and cycle bridge called the Passerelle des Deux Rives connects Kehl with Strasbourg. Also known as the Passerelle Mimram after the French architect, this cable-stayed structure opened in 2004 to straddle the border as it crosses the River Rhine. Some consider it a work of contemporary art. In contrast, others delight in the nearby manicured lawns and flowers of the riverside Two Shores Garden.
Other notable sights include Kehl's four-pillared neoclassical town hall and the somewhat unusual German Museum of Epilepsy. The nearby suburb of Kork was formerly an independent town with a separate railway station; its points of interest extend to picture-postcard historic buildings.
You can explore the leafy waterside footpaths and tree-lined squares around Kehl town centre. Visitors have praised the local shopping and cafés, comparing the area favourably to Strasbourg. Indeed, the well-kept streets and avenues offer plenty of choices. There's everything you would expect, from department stores to terraces where you can relax and people-watch.
Just a two or three-kilometre drive eastwards and over the River Kinzig, the public golf course at Der Birkenhof is one of this area's most notable green spaces.
Kehl is on the east bank of the Rhine in the Ortenau region of Germany, over the water from Strasbourg and west of the Black Forest National Park. Strasbourg Airport in France is the nearest arrival and departure hub for air travel. Alternatively, the closest German airport to Kehl is Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport, 30 kilometres away but with fewer scheduled services.
Near the centre of Kehl, Parking an den Sportanlagen has paved spaces with electricity connections for twenty motorhomes. This camper van park is near the FV Auenheim 1920 sports complex and the Gasthaus Marina restaurant.
Kehl's privileged location makes it a great starting point for a motorhome trip through the Black Forest. Head southeast on the B28, A5 and B33 towards Eisenbahnstrasse. Driving for an hour or so will take you to the Schwarzwald National Park, an area of outstanding natural beauty replete with streams, waterfalls and hiking routes.
Alternatively, staying on the B28, L93 and B24 will take you on the scenic but slightly longer route, which is 70 kilometres via Wildschapbachstrasse, Schwarzwaldstrasse, Mitteltal and Wolfach. The west of the Black Forest is quite mountainous, with peaks, valleys and ravines, while gentler rolling hills prevail in the east. In addition to the typical attractive farmhouses which punctuate the greenery, you will find garden gnomes and cuckoo clocks or local ham and gateaux to delight the palate.
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