A happy land, "where the wine ripens against the backdrop of the Black Forest," wrote Johann Wolfgang von Goethe about the area between Freiburg and Basel, framed by the course of the Upper Rhine and the dark green slopes of the Black Forest. In hardly any other region of Germany are culture and nature so closely intertwined and connected as in the southern Baden and Markgräflerland region. The discovery journeys "Art. Spas. Wine." describe this sun-kissed region, portraying its art historical, cultural, and culinary delights and peculiarities from various perspectives, and unveil the Markgräflerland with nine meticulously crafted routes. Vividly written texts and an exceptionally high number of images spark curiosity about the unique beauties of this landscape.