Map of germany black forest

The North is cov­ered with dense forests thanks to high lev­els of rain, but it is also exposed to west­ern winds.

It is an area about 120 km (75 mi) long and 60 km (37 mi) wide with two dis­tinct parts char­ac­ter­ized by dif­fer­ent weath­er pat­terns. The region gets its name from the den­si­ty of the for­est block­ing much of the day­light – when the Romans first arrived, they called it “Sil­va nigra.” The Black For­est is a sub-Alpine moun­tain­ous region in south­west­ern Ger­many. Although you can vis­it year-round, the best time to enjoy the beau­ti­ful land­scapes is from May to Sep­tem­ber or for win­ter sports and activ­i­ties from Decem­ber to February. Deli­cious local spe­cial­ties like Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte (Black For­est cher­ry cake), cher­ry schnapps, and Black For­est ham are export­ed inter­na­tion­al­ly but always taste bet­ter local­ly. Tra­di­tion­al hand­i­craft such as cuck­oo clock con­struc­tion and glass­blow­ing are prac­ticed there to this day. Hik­ing and bik­ing trails weave through the for­est to qui­et vil­lages and amaz­ing panora­mas. The Schwarzwald or Black For­est is known inter­na­tion­al­ly for its nat­ur­al beau­ty and out­door recre­ation.