Emmendingen, with its lovely old city, its medieval Hochburg Castle ruins and its many other attractions, is an ideal vacation spot for guests from all over the world. The various communities surrounding Emmendingen offer gourmet lovers a broad and wonderful selection of wines and cuisine traditional to the local area in Baden: the vineyards in Mundingen und Sexau, as well as fine restaurants in Maleck and Windenreute. Hikers and bicyclists enjoy a nearly unlimited selection of well-marked trails and routes through the Black Forest, the Nature Park Southern Black Forest and the Breisgau region. For other sport and wellness enthusiasts there is a wide range of leisure time activities: swimming beaches, outdoor pools, saunas and sport centers with climbing walls, all centrally located. Europa Park in Rust, the well-known and very popular amusement and theme park, is nearby and is a great excursion for young and old alike. Charming cities like Freiburg, Basel, and Strassburg as well as the nearby regions of the Kaiserstuhl, the Markgrafenland and the French Alsace make wonderful day trips, too.