TK Test Tower The textile tower
11 min232 m tall, glass-fibre membrane. Germany's highest viewing platform.
Surroundings · Villingendorf
Big experiences close at hand
Day trips, nature and culture around Rottweil, arranged by driving time. Drag to turn the map, tap to open the profile.
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60–90 min · Big day
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The landmarks up close.
TK Test Tower 
Suspension bridge Six hundred and six metres
10 minOne of the world's longest pedestrian suspension bridges, with its shadow over the Neckar valley.
Rottweil Old Town Older than the state
13 minThe oldest town in Baden-Württemberg. Cafés, town walls, views over the valley.
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Every destination, by driving time
9 minutes drive
Neckarburg
Castle ruin on a long ridge inside a loop of the Neckar. A short circular walk from the Hofgut Neckarburg estate.
Plan route 10 minutes drive
Suspension Bridge
The Neckarline, open since April 2026: a 606-metre pedestrian suspension bridge carried by a single 60-metre pylon, sweeping in a gentle S-curve over the Neckar valley.
Plan route 11 minutes drive
Test Tower
246 metres tall with a white spiral membrane facade. Germany's highest observation platform at 232 metres.
Plan route 11 minutes drive
World of Crystals
Mineral and fossil museum with what may be the world's largest amethyst geode (over 4 metres) and a petrified forest.
Plan route 13 minutes drive
Rottweil Old Town
Baden-Württemberg's oldest town: the 70-metre Gothic Kapellenturm, the Black Gate, oriel windows and a proud Fasnet carnival tradition.
Plan route 16 minutes drive
Mini golf Horgen
A mini golf course with a playground and a small café, an easy afternoon out with children.
Plan route 20 minutes drive
Schömberg Reservoir
A bathing lake with a circular path and sunbathing lawn at the foot of the Swabian Alb.
Plan routeInsider tip: the Herrenzimmern castle ruin in the next village, a walk of just over 30 minutes.
24 minutes drive
Source of the Neckar
The source of the Neckar in Möglingshöhe Park in Schwenningen.
Plan route 30 minutes drive
Source of the Danube
The spring basin in the Donaueschingen palace park, the symbolic start of the Danube.
Plan route 35 minutes drive
Kirchberg Convent
Former Dominican convent near Sulz, today a conference and retreat house.
Plan route 40 minutes drive
Hohenzollern Castle
Ancestral seat of the Hohenzollerns at 855 metres: a neo-Gothic castle with a ring of bastions, four main towers and guided tours.
Plan route 50 minutes drive
Triberg Waterfalls
The Gutach tumbles 163 metres over seven granite tiers, right in the heart of the Black Forest.
Plan route 60 minutes drive
Upper Danube
Limestone cliffs, monasteries and trails along the young Danube near Beuron.
Plan route 65 minutes drive
Lake Constance
Konstanz, Mainau Island and Lake Überlingen: water with Alpine views.
Plan route 70 minutes drive
Feldberg
The Black Forest's highest mountain at 1,493 metres: a treeless summit, the Feldberg tower with Alpine views, and the Feldbergbahn lift.
Plan route 85 minutes drive
Mummelsee
Cirque lake on the Black Forest High Road, with a circular path and the Hornisgrinde nearby.
Plan routeHere in Villingendorf
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Mornings
Bread & groceries ’s Backkörble ’s Backkörble Bakery · Rottweiler Straße 40 10 minutes Bäckerei Stemke Stemke Bakery · Rottweiler Straße 10 4 minutes Bäckerei Krachenfels Krachenfels Bakery · Neckarstraße 1 · inside Netto 9 minutes Netto Marken-Discount Netto Supermarket · Neckarstraße 1 · Mon–Sat 7am–9pm 9 minutes Norma Bösingen Norma Supermarket · Bösingen · Alternative by car ›
Evenings
Food & going out Gasthaus Krone Gasthaus Krone Beer garden · Rottweiler Straße 2 · Swabian food, tarte flambée 3 minutes Sportheim Villingendorf Sportheim Clubhouse restaurant · Stadionstraße 19 · mainly on match days › Gasthof Pflug Gasthof Pflug Italian restaurant · Herrenzimmern › Mustis Kebap & Pizza Haus Mustis Kebab & pizza · Hauptstraße 33 1 minute Säule 5 Säule 5 Restaurant & bar · Rottweiler Straße 29 · Cocktails, burgers 10 minutes
Unwind
Massage & beautyIn between
for rainy daysIf needed
in the village St. Gallus-Apotheke St. Gallus Pharmacy · Hochwaldstraße 4 › Arztpraxis Villingendorf Arztpraxis GP practice · Im Gässle 2 › Zahnmedizin Hundorfean Hundorfean Dentist · Rottweiler Straße 9 › Kreissparkasse Rottweil Sparkasse Cash machine · Hauptstraße 10 · withdrawals & deposits › Postfiliale (Schreibwaren Haller) Post Post office · Hauptstraße 5 › Friseursalon Angelo Salon Angelo Hairdresser · Rottweiler Straße 5 · Alternatively: Friseurstudio Sabine › BFT-Tankstelle BFT Petrol station · Rottweiler Straße 29 · 24/7 pay at the pump ›
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