4-day Alsace drive through these beautiful storybook towns. Visit fairytale villages with colorful houses, Eguisheim, Strasbourg, Colmar...
Alsace is unique, among French regions, due to its dual Franco-Germanic cultures. The majority of the population speaks French with a Ge...
Explore the stunning Alsace villages in northeastern France, which blend history, culture, and natural beauty.
Colmar is located in the Alsace region of France and is like one big fairytale town. The houses and shops in Colmar are all intricately decorated.
Lovely Elsa est la nouvelle mascotte de l’Alsace vivante. Espiègle et généreuse, elle partage avec les Alsaciens et ses amis du monde entier, les mille et un bonheurs de sa belle région.
Colmar is located in the Alsace region of France and is like one big fairytale town. The houses and shops in Colmar are all intricately decorated.
A tiny town off the beaten tourist track and situated in Eastern France, here's a guide to the best things to do in Turckheim, as well as a history!
The European capital and the capital of Alsace, Strasbourg exudes youthfulness and energy. If you love heritage, culture and the art of living, there's no doubt that you'll fall in love with this city!
An Alsace Travel Guide with real info from locals who love Alsace (and want you to have what you need so you can enjoy and plan a fabulous Alsace vacation.
Eguisheim, France
If I had to keep just one symbol of my so dear Alsace, it would definitely be bretzels. So you might say, come on ! What about the choucroute? the cathedral of Strasbourg? the wine and delicatessen...
Colmar is located in the Alsace region of France and is like one big fairytale town. The houses and shops in Colmar are all intricately decorated.
For ten days in February, the city of Strasbourg celebrates lovers. An enchanting and poetic series of events, Strasbourg Mon Amour is aimed at Alsace residents as well as visitors from all over the world. With original and quirky events every night, there are concerts, romantic dances and pop-up bars, unusual tours of the city's museums, photography exhibitions, film screenings, gourmet dinners and romantic shows. This most picturesque city on the French/German border is the perfect backdrop to celebrate the lover's week around St. Valentine's Day - experience this with the one you love at least once.Read more about this event by clicking on the link we’ve provided.
Sus callejuelas empedradas, sus casas con entramados de madera, sus canales y puentes... El ambiente de esta ciudad francesa es una constante invitación al romance, pero mucho más en febrero, porque celebra por todo lo alto San Valentín con una sorprendente y poética programación que llega a todos sus rincones. Es buen momento para escaparnos y dejarnos cautivar por ella.
Hier komme ich einfach nicht vorbei ohne auf den Auslöser zu drücken
An Alsace Travel Guide with real info from locals who love Alsace (and want you to have what you need so you can enjoy and plan a fabulous Alsace vacation.
Hello hello, Après avoir visité Strasbourg à l'occasion du marché de Noël, nous y sommes retournés le week end dernier pour découvrir le festival Strasbourg mon Amour ! Strasbourg mon Amour comme son nom l'indique célèbre l'amour, les amoureux, le romantisme, la poésie, la culture etc... De nature très romantique avec ses canaux et jolies
Klein Georges - Art Populaire d'Alsace - Découvrez des créations originales : Tableau d'art et peinture, Art et Artisanat d'art, Sculpture, Mode, Decoration ★★★★ Bijoux
Villages of the Alsace wine route in Alsace France offer amazing architecture, great food and wine, and lots of history to explore.
L’Alsace est l’une des rares régions de France où l’on parle encore un dialecte : L’ALSACIEN. S’étendant en Alsace, l’alsacien constitue en ensemble de dialect…
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Que voir et faire en Alsace ? Les incontournables de l'Alsace : Strasbourg, la routes des Vins, le Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg...
An Alsace Travel Guide with real info from locals who love Alsace (and want you to have what you need so you can enjoy and plan a fabulous Alsace vacation.
Villages of the Alsace wine route in Alsace France offer amazing architecture, great food and wine, and lots of history to explore.
Jaaaa, vi har ferie her i huset, og selv om det ikke er det bedste ferievejr nyder vi at nusse rundt og slappe af og hygge os. Vi er lige hjemkommet fra en uge i Alsace, hvor der heldigvis var godt vejr med sol og varme. Det er nogle utrolig romantiske og idylliske byer der er i den del af Frankrig og en masse blomster er der alle vegne. Jeg har taget mange billeder af bindingsværkshuse omgivet af blomster og jeg kan ikke huske hvilke billeder der er fra hvilken by. Den ene by var skønnere en den anden. Her er en ældre mand ved af dække bord til frokost i deres smukke lille gårdhave. Der kunne man da godt nyde en middag eller to. Og se lige denne smukke klatreplante, mon den kan blive lige så stor og blomster rig her op hos os. Jeg tror det er en "Campsis radicans" Trompetblomst.
Sus callejuelas empedradas, sus casas con entramados de madera, sus canales y puentes... El ambiente de esta ciudad francesa es una constante invitación al romance, pero mucho más en febrero, porque celebra por todo lo alto San Valentín con una sorprendente y poética programación que llega a todos sus rincones. Es buen momento para escaparnos y dejarnos cautivar por ella.
Eating in the border region of Alsace, you get a taste of both French and German foods and a third version of the blend of the two cuisines.
Ried - Alsace - France
As Strasbourg was during our weekend trip to Colmar busy with the funerals of the late chancellor Helmut Kohl, the 'father' of German unification, Mulhouse was the best option at hand for a short-term trip. With the French SNCF - looking as nothing happened in France in terms of trains design since the 1980s - we arrived to Mulhouse in 19 minutes. The one way ride costs 8.70 EUR. The short train journey leads through beautiful landscape dotted by green covered mountains. Situated so close from both Germany and Switzerland, it seems it took the best from the two worlds. With only a couple of hours to kill, and apparently too many attractions, a short selection should be made. There will be no museums - there is a trains museum, and an automobile museum and one of electricity and another of printed textile. From the train station, we walk until Tivoli Park, where a statue of a hard worker accompanied about a quote about the importance of work reminds me that Mulhouse is basically an industrial city, also called the 'French Manchester'. We walk on very narrow streets with houses hiding up on hills surrounded by luxuriant green yards. Nearby, we pass near a loudy family celebration, with kids and their parents playing together and barbecuing. I am tempted to join the party, but we are here for a reason: to visit the famous Mulhouse Zoo, which we finally reach after more than 30 minutes of walking. Besides the various animals hosted here, among which white bears and very funny and ready to play lemurs, there is also a small park with carousels and a large area out of the 25 ha to be used just for running around in the middle of the nature. The Zoo park is impressive, and it also includes a botanical garden, which makes the visit even more colourful, especially when the summer flowers are in full bloom. Back on the beaten road, we are heading to the central area, with a short stop at Rue du Sauvage, where most shops and trade are concentrated. So charmed by the German city halls, I forgot about the majestic presence of their French equivalent. L'Hotel de Ville in Mulhouse is one of a kind, with historical and mythological episodes painted on the walls. The area around is even more attractive, with rows of colourful houses with outdoors restaurants and coffee houses with best observation points over the entire plaza. We continue to move around the main square, on the streets bordered by half-timbered and painted houses, with historical characters glued on the corner, which seems to overlook the place until far away, a guarantee that things are under control. Running out of time, we don't plan to have a long meal, but at least we can have a little taste of some local honey produced by a family company on the market since 1921: Famille Mary. Each of them has a natural moderate sweetness and a very strong flowerly fragrance. There is a certain freedom I like to offer myself once in a while when I travel: wandering the streets, without a certain agenda, just to enjoy walking in a strange town, smiling at people I will never see again. Happy too that my travels brought me to beautiful places, with surprising histories and generously sharing to everyone - me included - their beauty and uniqueness. The typical Haussmann balconies are generously decorated, maybe to compensate the limited space allowed for human closeness. The serious mood is broken by some funny pom-poms hanging around Rue de Mittelbach. Is like you use the street as your private creative workshop. Not a bad idea at all. Our time in Mulhouse was short enough to give us the taste for something more, the promise of coming back in the air. At Wilson, at the corner of Rue Henriette, we have a merengue lemon tart, a tasty reward for an afternoon very well spent. For more inspiration, check the dedicated Pinterest board
What exactly are Alsatian specialties? You may have heard of a few things like Flammekuecha or Choucroute, but what else do they eat in Alsace? What am I going to find on the menu in Alsace?
