Welcome to Gengebach, one of the most beautiful towns in Germany and well-known for its chocolates. In fact, it could be compared to a chocolate box straight out of a fairytale. The city boasts a picturesque, traditional, medieval town centre, which in winter turns into the world's largest advent calendar house with its 24 windows. No wonder Tim Burton, in the remake of the film “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, chose it as the hometown of the gluttonous German boy named Augustus Gloop. Admire the fountain at Marktplatz with a statue of a knight, a symbol of Gengenbach’s medieval status as a Free Imperial City. The best way to know more about Gengenbach’s history is to explore its narrow back streets, lined with listed half-timbered and shuttered houses framed by vineyards and orchards.