"Adelaide region's own German town" Hahndorf by Kate-Me

Hahndorf Travel Guide: 40 reviews and 102 photos

There are several towns in the Barossa Valley which have German origins, but Hahndorf is the largest and most touristy of these, but the town also has a lot of character.
Hahndorf as a tourist town is becoming less German each time I visit (every couple of years) and now I would call it more of a gift-shop town than the German products and gift shop town that it used to be, but the Australian shops found here are also of good quality, and there's always something to see.
It's also a good gastronomic town, even if the German fare has decreased in availability over the years in some of the cafes and restaurants.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Not far from Adelaide, in the pretty Adelaide hills.
In a nutshell:A delightful and interesting tourist town near Adelaide

Last visit to Hahndorf: Sep 2005
Intro Updated Sep 11, 2006
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Visit Beerenberg Strawberry farm - Hahndorf

Visit Beerenberg Strawberry farm Things to Do (1)

You can pick your own strawberries in season here at the farm, but even if you don't want to do that, you can buy them... more travel advice

Delightful giftshop with a Fairy theme - Hahndorf

Delightful giftshop with a Fairy theme Shopping (2)

It's a little house with the shop inside a garage out the back, and to get there you walk through a wonderful garden.... more travel advice

Ice Creamery Restaurants (3)

I haven't been here for a while, but I remember that the ice cream was nice, and the shop sold confectionery as well. more travel advice

Bakery with some German options - Hahndorf

Bakery with some German options Restaurants (3)

It's getting more and more difficult to find German fare in Hahndorf, but you can still buy Beestings here (German item)... more travel advice

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Written Sep 11, 2006

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Scenes from the main street of Hahndorf

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enxi Jun 13, 2007 at 1:41 AM

i think it is called The German Cake Shop. the cakes and strudel they make are so beautiful
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christine.j Sep 19, 2006 at 12:46 AM

It took me a while to realize what beestings are - I thought it was one word , something like a beast- but now I got hungry for a piece of them. A really interesting page.
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bijo69 Sep 11, 2006 at 4:19 AM

Haven't eaten a Black-Forrest-Cake for ages. Guess they're disappearing here aswell...