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The wine trail of Alsace - la route des Vins d'Alsace
Nestled at the foot of the Vosges, a long multicolored and picturesque ribbon, the wine trail of Alsace, stretches between the mountains and the Rhine River, in a peacefull countryside, in a distance of about one hundred and seventy kilometers from Marlenheim to Thann.
You will pass through Alsace's picturesque and welcoming flowered villages rich in half-timbered houses and cross hillside vineyards, medieval castles and ruins of the Middle Ages, visit the cellars of the local wine growers, enjoy excellent wines and alsatian gastronomy, discover historical and artistic inheritance.
Travel the Alsace Wine Route by car, you will bring back unforgettable memories of your holidays in Alsace.
You will find hereunder some of the picturesques villages on the wine trail of Alsace:
- Gueberschwihr medieval picturesque and peacefull village surrounded by wineyard and forest, magnificent church with his bell from the 12. C., classified site.
- Eguisheim, old typical village, classified one of the most beautiful villages of France in 2003.
- Kaysersberg, medieval village with a rich and varied historical and architectural Heritage: 15th, 16th and 17th century Gothic houses, ruins of his castle, bridge and old church.
- Riquewhir, the jewel of the vineyard, 16th century houses.
- Ribeauvillé, a beautiful town dominated by the 3 castles.
- Bergheim, fortified village surrounded by wineyards.
- Hunawhir, village surrounded by wineyards, a fortified church, half-timbered houses, his storks park.
- Rouffach Numerous monuments and houses of Renaissance style with their famous gables stepped, the famous tower of witches.
- Turckheim, visit his historical center, you can meet the Watchmann each evening at 22 o'clock from May to October during his Round of Night.
- Obernai, fortifications with ramparts and towers.
In Alsace you find also beautiful towns all different but interesting.
- Strasbourg The Cathedral of Notre-Dame, the Kammerzell house, the Rohan Palace and the Museum of Notre Dame, the picturesque Petite France Quarter with the Covered Bridges and canals, the church Saint-Thomas, Vauban fortifications, the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Alsatian Museum.
- Colmar, the romantic Little Venice ‘La Petite Venise’ Quarter, the historical Colmar, the Saint Martin Collegiale church and the Dominican church, The Koifhus, the 'maison des Têtes', the 'maison Pfister', the Unterlinden Museum with his well-know Issenheim altar.
- Neuf-Brisach, Fortress town built in the 17th century, one of the military architecture created by Vauban, a village listed as UNESCO World Heritage.
- Mulhouse, capital of the technical and industrial Museums: The most famous ones National Automobile Museum in Mulhouse, National Museum with the fabulous Schlumpf Collection, the Railway Museum Musée Français du Chemin de Fer, Train city
- Christmas in Alsace (Colmar, Strasbourg, Kaysersberg, Riquewihr, Eguisheim....)
- Tour of Colmar, Eguisheim, Ribeauvillé, Riquewihr with a mini city train.
The Vosges and the 'Route des Crêtes'
Discover the 'Route des Crêtes':
This splendid mountain road makes it possible to admire the landscapes most characteristic of the chain of the Vosges, its collars, its balloons, its lakes, its thatches and offers splendid panoramas and very wide sights.
Very accessible, our assemblies attract many hikers to traverse regions of High-Alsace with pleasure, 4500 km of marked out paths.
Climb highest peaks in the Vosges:
Museums, castles, churches, parks in the surrounding area
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