The Black Forest Open Air Museum shows the life of 16th or 17th century farmers in the region, featuring a number of reconstructed Black Forest farms. We had a quick tour and then spent a bit of time walking around. The houses were amazing and were huge. Of course they had to be large to house people, animals and farming equipment. The houses including living quarters for the family and under the same roof, the animals were housed in the barn area. Since most of these homes were built on the side of a hill, the 3rd floor was on the ground level in the back allowing the farmer to move the heavy equipment from outside to inside with no problem.
We found it interesting that the kitchen and dining areas had open air fireplaces without outside flues. The house was so smokey that the meat could be smoked right in the kitchen. Of course breathing and lung problems were chronic during this time!
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