Schwabentor
Tourist attraction · Freiburg im Breisgau ·

Schwabentor

Tourist attraction · Freiburg im Breisgau ·

Medieval city gate featuring mural and small museum

old city entrance
beautiful architecture
bakery below gate
photo spot
museum inside tower
historical building
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Schlossbergring 2, 79098 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany Get directions

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Schlossbergring 2, 79098 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany Get directions

+49 761 2010
freiburg.de

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•No restroom

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Jan 9, 2026

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Daniel Liaño G.

Google
Beautiful architecture. Worth the walk. Besodes, you can find a great bakery below the gate. You can find a good variety of sandwiches and sweet breads. Perfect spot for a photo and snack pause ⏸️!!

איל א.

Google
A very beautiful avenue full of clothing, food, cosmetics shops, a very special clock building, part of the entrance gates to the city

Codrin G.

Google
A very beautiful monument, being one of the only 2 remaining entrences in the Old Frieburg Citadel, along with Martinstor.

Paul H.

Google
Nice gate that leads to the hill on the edge of the city with many walking and hiking paths. Its in good condition and a main sight in the city.

Kent W.

Google
Freiburg has two surviving medieval city gates: Martinstor and Schwabentor, both originally part of the city's 13th-century fortifications. Martinstor, the older of the two, was significantly modified in the early 1900s with Neo-Gothic additions that gave it its current height and clock tower. Schwabentor was similarly enlarged in the 20th century. It features a mural depicting a Swabian merchant who, according to legend, tried to buy Freiburg with sacks of salt.

Paul C.

Google
One of the gates of the old town. Very beautiful and very nicely restored. An interesting old-new contrast is given by the tram line that passes through the arch of the gate, on which modern trams pass.

Nymeros

Google
The Schwabentor is one of the only two remaining old city entrances of the fortified city of Freiburg. It is a beautiful tower with a special architecture that lets you into the city center. From here you can walk into the center to all the shopping streets. It is a beautiful building with the painting that depicts the legend of Schwaben. With its merchant carrying barrels full of money to buy the city of Freiburg. The idea was not only absurd but even funnier when they found out his wife secretly took the money and replaced it with sand and stones 😂

JC L.

Google
Amazing tower. Nicely maintained and worth waiting for the bell to ring. Careful taking pictures with this tower. There is a tram which runs underneath and it is difficult to hear it approach. There is a pedestrian underpass as well.
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Christian L.

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Awesome awesome old German gate. The Schwabentor tower is magnificent in its purity of architectural and artistic build and outside artsy colors and paints. This Schwabentor is an great, outstanding photo spot for lovers + families! Review: 5