Welcome to St. Peter
With its population of 2500 residents, the idyllic, former monastery village St. Peter reaches on a plateau between Thurner and Kandel from 700 m to 1200 m above sea level. It's a state-approved air health spa resort with stunning views in the heart of the Nature Reserve Southern Black Forest.
The former monastery with baroque church, rococo library and Fürstensaal built by the Baumeister Peter Thumb, is considered to be one of the most significant and beautiful art-historically facilities in southern Germany.
St. Peter offers everything to make your stay an experience to remember. Easy walks and challenging hiking trails with amazing panoramas, a varied range of sportive activities such as horse riding, Nordic walking, Swimming, Mountain biking or cross-country skiing routes, an extensive children's program, wellness offers, a farmer's market, where locals sell self-made and home-grown products like bread, eggs and goodies and present historical traditions and the traditional dress "Tracht", musical events of all different characters ( spa concerts, open air and dominical organ concerts, the annually music festival of St. Peter)…
In St. Peter you will enjoy the real "Schwarzwälder Gastilichkeit" (Black forest Hospitality) – in a farmhouse, a good middle class or a star rated restaurant.
