The guide to your stayNature and activities, gastronomy and traditions, history and heritage

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Nestled between the Vosges and the Rhine, Alsace is a charming little region with a big reputation. At the crossroads of the Germanic and Latin worlds, it is passionate about its History, yet firmly anchored in modern Europe and open to

the world.Rated as among the most beautiful in France, the Alsatian towns and cities take home national “Towns in Bloom” awards each year. Through their festivals and their traditions, they have managed to preserve a strong identity based on a particular way of living.World famous cuisine, a remarkably rich history, welcoming and friendly people: in this jewel of a region there really is something for everyone.

TO DISCOVER ALSACE AT YOUR OWN PACE, YOU SIMPLY HAVE TO LET YOURSELF BE INSPIRED: SURPRISES AWAIT YOU AT EVERY TURN OF THE PAGE.

DISCOVERY TRADITION HISTORY

The guide to your stayin Alsace

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Hunawihr Folkloric group D’Kochloeffel Hohlandsbourg Castle

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ents Easy to reach by TGV 4 to 7

Strasbourg, Sélestat, Saverne, Colmar and Mulhouse

Escape into a natural paradise! 8 to 16

The Vosges MountainsRhineland environmentParks and gardensHikingWell-being and health resortsWildlife parks and theme parksCycle touring, mountain bikingHigh wire adventure parks, climbingHorseback ridingGolfingRiver tourismWatersports, swimmingAirborne sportsFishingWinter sportsMulti-activity holidays

Local gastronomy and traditions 17 to 19 - 22 to 25

Gourmet AlsaceDinner is served!Cooking classes, micro breweries, distilleries, Alsace wine seminarsAlsatian local cuisineDiscover agricultureEco friendly AlsaceEducational farms, cheese dairies, millsTowns and villages, crafts, half-timbered housesTourist railwaysTraditional Alsatian costumes, festivals and traditionsFestivals, shows, events, casinos and music-halls

Map of Alsace 20 to 21

Lay siege to history! 26 to 37

MuseumsLand of fortified castlesMemorial sitesReligious heritage

Alsace info 38 to 39AccessAlsace without my carAccommodationWeekends and mini-breaksDisabled accessFrench lessonsTourist Information Offices

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Lichtenberg Castle

Riquewihr

The capital of both Europe and Alsace, Strasbourg is a young, dynamic and very accessible city.

Encircled by canals and the Ill River, the city centre, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, contains the main locations and monuments that give Strasbourg its reputation: the Cathedral with its astronomical clock, the Maison Kammerzell, the Petite France and Covered Bridges districts, the former customs house, Palais Rohan, and more. Medieval half-timbered houses and Renaissance dwellings bear witness to a remarkable architectural heritage, standing alongside more recent extensions: the German Neustadt district, Art Nouveau architecture, the European Institutions district, and others. Among the not-to-be-missed museums of the city are the Alsatian Museum and the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art.

Strasbourg

PRACTICAL INFORMATIONVisit Strasbourg by panoramic boaton the Ill Riverwww.batorama.fr+33 (0)3 88 84 13 13

See Strasbourg on a floatingrestaurantwww.bateauxdelill.com+33 (0)6 70 31 89 94

Guided tour aboard a tourist trainwww.petit-train-strasbourg.fr+33 (0)3 89 73 74 24

Segway® tourwww.mobilboard.com+33 (0)3 67 10 33 04www.onecity-tours.com+33 (0)9 84 46 39 24

Pedicab Sightseeing Tourswww.cyclorama-strasbourg.eu +33 (0)6 16 56 22 62

Visit in a 2CV Citroënwww.love2cv.com+33 (0)6 63 69 33 75

Historical treasure hunt around the townwww.iletaitunefoislaville.com +33 (0)3 88 31 05 25

Strasbourg PassValid 3 consecutive days, for individuals (adults and children)

Guided visits, audio guides and further informationTourist Information Office+33 (0)3 88 52 28 28www.otstrasbourg.fr

Easy to reach by TGV

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Cathedral and Maison Kammerzell

Place Kléber

European Parliament

Ponts Couverts

Petite France - Place Benjamin Zix

SaverneOverlooked by medieval castles, Saverne

is the gateway to the Northern Vosges Nature Park and the main stop for boaters along the Marne-Rhine Canal. A truly not-to-be-missed town whose sights include Rohan castle and its museums, a pedestrian main street lined with lovely bourgeois houses, a unique rose garden and a botanical garden.

PRACTICAL INFORMATIONGuided visits and further informationTourist Information Office+33 (0)3 88 91 80 47www.tourisme-saverne.fr

SélestatAlong the banks of the Ill River, witness

centuries of rich architectural heritage: streets lined with half-timbered houses, the Sainte Foy and Saint Georges churches, (Roman and Gothic architectural masterpieces) and the Humanist Library (listed in the UNESCO's Memory of the World Register).

PRACTICAL INFORMATIONGuided visits and further informationTourist Information Office+33 (0)3 88 58 87 20www.selestat-haut-koenigsbourg.com

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Floral float procession Humanist Library

Saint-Georges Church

Grand’Rue

Rohan CastleHaut-Barr Castle

The "Ried" Nature Reserve

Marina - Rohan Castle

Marne-Rhine Canal

PRACTICAL INFORMATIONGuided tours of Colmar in a tourist trainwww.colmarentrain.fr+33 (0)3 89 24 19 82www.petit-train-colmar.fr+33 (0)3 89 73 74 24

Boat trips on flat bottomed boats on the Lauch Riverwww.sweetnarcisse.com+33 (0)3 89 41 01 94www.lakrutenau-colmar.com+33 (0)3 89 41 18 80

Guided visits and further information Tourist Information Office+33 (0)3 89 20 68 92www.tourisme-colmar.com

The wine capital of Alsace, Colmar combines the intimacy of a medium-sized town with remarkable and rich heritage including

the historical centre and its half-timbered houses, the Pfister House, Koïfhus (the former customs house), the canals of the Little Venice neighbourhood, the Unterlinden Museum and its Isenheim altarpiece, Saint Martin Church, the Dominican Church, and the Bartholdi Museum, honouring the creator of the Statue of Liberty.

Colmar

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Quai de la Poissonnerie

Pfister House Statue of Liberty

Place Rapp

Isenheim altarpiece - Unterlinden Museum

St. Martin Collegiate Church

Place de l’Ancienne Douane

MulhouseListed as a "Town of Art and History", Mulhouse has transformed its rich

industrial past into a source of knowledge through tourist sites including the Cité de l’Automobile museum and its Schlumpf collection, the Cité du Train railway museum, the Museum of Printed Textiles, the EDF Electropolis Museum, and the Mulhouse zoo and botanical garden.Nearby: the Wallpaper Museum in Rixheim, and the Alsace Heritage Museum and the Little Prince Park in Ungersheim.Take a stroll through the old town and immerse yourself in the cosmopolitan atmosphere of the former company town. Discover the Saint Etienne temple, City Hall, and other historical monuments.

PRACTICAL INFORMATIONMulhouse City PassValid 3 days

Guided visits and further informationTourist Information Office+33 (0)3 89 35 48 48www.tourisme-mulhouse.com

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Museum of Printed Textiles

City centre

City Hall Mulhouse zoo and botanical garden

Railway Museum

Automobile Museum - Schlumpf Collection

Although small, Alsace as a region has very diverse countryside: the plain bordered in the East by the Rhine, the foothills covered with vineyards full of famous grape varietals and the Vosges Mountains with its two regional nature parks. In summer, cool down in swimming pools and water parks, while in winter, the peaks are ideal for practicing Nordic or Alpine skiing on the runs at 12 different ski areas. Mountain-lovers will find plenty to do in Alsace, whether trekking in snowshoes or on foot in the Champ du Feu, exploring the Alpine slopes of the Massif du Hohneck or even admiring the magnificent Lac Blanc. With more than 12,000 km of hiking trails and 2,500 km of cycle routes and marked mountain bike trails, Alsace is the perfect destination whether you are looking for sport or a well-earned rest.

NATURE WELLBEING OUTDOORS

Escape into a natural paradise!

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Muttersholtz – River Ill

Pond Fleckenstein

THE VOSGES MOUNTAINS

Subject to various climatic influences and with an altitude ranging from 100 to 1,400 m, Alsace is full of nature’s bounty! It is home to 2 Nature Parks and 17 nature reserves.

NORTHERN VOSGESFROHMUHL (B2)Maison de l’Eau et de la Rivière du Donnenbach – Étang du Donnenbach (River and Water Education Centre – Donnenbach Pond)Several educational activities. 3 nature discovery trails nearby.+33 (0)3 88 01 58 98www.maisoneauriviere.fr

LA PETITE PIERRE (B2)Maison du Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord – Château de La Petite Pierre (Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park – Park Information Centre - La Petite Pierre Castle)Permanent exhibition recounting the history of the Northern Vosges, its classification as a regional nature park and as a “World Biosphere Reserve” by UNESCO.+33 (0)3 88 01 49 59www.parc-vosges-nord.fr

LEMBACH (C1)Le P’tit FleckPlay area that raises awareness of the Northern Vosges’ natural heritage.+33 (0)3 88 94 28 52www.fleckenstein.fr

LORENTZEN (B2)Centre d’Initiation à la Nature(Nature and Environment Education Centre)"La Grange aux Paysages"+33 (0)3 88 00 55 55www.grangeauxpaysages.fr

HAUTES-VOSGESMUNSTER (B5)Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges - Maison du Parc(Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park - Park Information Centre)Located in the heart of the Vosges Mountains, the park information centre is the perfect starting point for discovering this extensive area. A 600 m² permanent collection and temporary exhibitions allow visitors to discover the natural environment, cultural heritage, landscapes, geology and economic activities in the reserve.+33 (0)3 89 77 90 34 / +33 (0)3 89 77 90 20www.parc-ballons-vosges.fr www.navettedescretes.com

SOULTZMATT (B6)Espace des Sources (Springs centre)Museum and educational area which aims to promote the history and industrial heritage of Soultzmatt through its springs and raise public

awareness about the importance of preserving water.+33 (0)3 89 47 00 06 / +33 (0)3 89 86 06 41www.espace-des-sources.com

WILDENSTEIN (A6)CPIE des Hautes-Vosges (Hautes-Vosges CPIE)Environmental Initiatives Centre+33 (0)3 89 82 20 12www.cpie-hautes-vosges.com

Centre d’Initiation à la Nature et à l’Environnement du Rothenbach (Rothenbach Environmental and Nature Education Centre) +33 (0)3 89 82 23 70www.cpie-hautes-vosges.com

RHINELAND ENVIRONMENT

Situated along the Rhine strip, the lush forests of the Ried, a flood plain with an abundance of flora and fauna, are ecology treasure-troves. The Rhine itself can be crossed in numerous ways (bridges, ferries, on foot, by bike)!Association Rhin Vivant (Association Living Rhine)www.rhin-ecotourisme.eu

“RIED”GAMBSHEIM / RHEINAU (D3)Passage 309 – Fish ladder+33 (0)3 88 96 44 08www.passage309.eu

MOTHERN (D1)Maison de la Wacht (exhibition on the Rhine)+33 (0)3 88 94 86 67

MUNCHHAUSEN (D2)Maison de la Nature du Delta de la Sauer (Nature Education Centre)+33 (0)3 88 86 51 67www.nature-munchhausen.com

MUTTERSHOLTZ (C4)Maison de la Nature du Ried et de l’Alsace Centrale - Ehnwihr(Ried and Central Alsace Nature Education Centre – Ehnwihr)+33 (0)3 88 85 11 30www.maisonnaturemutt.org

MULHOUSE AND SURROUNDING AREALUTTERBACH (B6)Le Moulin de Lutterbach (Lutterbach Mill)Environmental and Nature Education Centre+33 (0)3 89 50 69 50www.moulindelutterbach.fr

THREE BORDERS REGIONSAINT-LOUIS (C7)Petite Camargue Alsacienne(Little Alsatian Camargue)

Nature Reserve, Environmental and Nature Education Centre+33 (0)3 89 89 78 59www.petitecamarguealsacienne.com

SUNDGAUALTENACH (B7)Maison de la Nature du Sundgau(Sundgau Nature Education Centre)+33 (0)3 89 08 07 50www.maison-nature-sundgau.org

PARKS AND GARDENS

Romantic, classic or contemporary, poetic, rural, play grounds or intimate, the gardens of Alsace are diverse enough to have something for everyone. www.alsace-jardins.eu

LISTED AS “REMARKABLE GARDENS”BENNWIHR-GARE (B5)Schoppenwihr Park+33 (0)3 89 41 22 37www.schoppenwihr.com

BOERSCH (B3)Jardin philosophique (Philosophical garden)+33 (0)3 88 95 80 47

BRUMATH (C2)Jardin de l’Escalier(Stairway Garden)+33 (0)3 88 51 99 14www.a-lescalier.com

GUEBWILLER (B6)Parc de la Marseillaise (Marseillaise Park)+33 (0)3 89 76 80 61www.ville-guebwiller.fr

HUSSEREN-WESSERLING (A6)Wesserling Park+33 (0)3 89 38 28 08www.parc-wesserling.fr

ILLZACH (B7)"Les Jardins du Temps" garden+33 (0)3 89 52 28 96www.jardins-du-temps.fr

KINTZHEIM (B4)Le Parc du Manoir+33 (0)3 88 82 04 45

KOLBSHEIM (C3)Castle garden and park+33 (0)6 20 71 53 73

MULHOUSE (B7)Zoological and Botanical Gardens+33 (0)3 69 77 65 65 www.zoo-mulhouse.com

PLOBSHEIM (C3)Le Jardin de Marguerite (Marguerite’s Garden)+33 (0)6 70 65 16 31

OTTROTT (B4)Windeck Estate+33 (0)3 88 48 14 00www.foyer-ottrott.com

RIEDISHEIM (B7)Alfred Wallach Park+33 (0)3 89 32 68 70www.mulhouse.fr

SAVERNE (B2)Botanical Garden+33 (0)3 88 91 80 47http://jardin-botanique-saverne.org

STRASBOURG (C3)Botanical Garden+33 (0)3 90 24 18 65http://jardin-botanique.unistra.fr

UTTENHOFFEN (C2)Jardins de la Ferme Bleue(Blue Farm Gardens)+33 (0)3 88 72 84 35www.jardinsdelafermebleue.com

HIKING

Crossing Alsace and the Vosges Mountains on foot is a unique journey of discovery. Enjoy getting back to nature, seeing the wildlife and the warm welcome given to ramblers. It’s enough to make you want to follow the long distance footpaths (Grande Randonnée) (GR 53-5®, GR 531®, GR 532®, GR 534® and the Way of Saint James) or to take one of the thousand trails marked by the Club Vosgien.www.massif-des-vosges.comwww.100randos.alsacewww.haute-alsacetourisme.com

FOR HIKING HOLIDAYS AND EXCURSIONS WITH A GUIDESee” Multi-activity holidays” p. 16.

ORGANISED AND SUPERVISED WALKSwww.club-vosgien.eu www.ffrandonnee.fr www.ffsp.frOrganised hikes, see “Multi-activity” holidays p. 16.

HIKING MAPS Eight 1:50000 maps and 24 1:25000 maps cover the region and are available from:Club Vosgien+33 (0)3 88 32 57 96www.club-vosgien.eu For a number of thematic paths, see the Tourist Information Offices p. 39.

LA NAVETTE DES CRÊTES(MOUNTAIN RIDGE SHUTTLE BUS)Provides easy access to the long distance footpaths (GR5) from around 20 locations (in summer).www.navettedescretes.com

Discover nature, parks and gardens

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La Petite Pierre

Rhinau – Natural reserve sedge

Châtenois – Mediaeval Garden

Lichtenberg

Wesserling Park Strasbourg – Jardin des 2 rives

WELLBEING AND HEALTH RESORTS

Bracing, relaxing or revitalising, Alsace has everything when it comes to taking care of yourself! Swimming pools, saunas, whirlpool baths or massages, take advantage of the wonderful, welcoming top quality establishments.

BERGHEIM (B5)La Cour du Bailli *** Hôtel Résidence & VitisSpa®

www.cour-bailli.com

BIRKENWALD (B3)Au Chasseur *** Hôtel-Restaurant & Spawww.chasseurbirkenwald.com

BUHL (B6)Le Saint Barnabé *** Hôtel-Restaurant & Spawww.le-stbarnabe.com

COLROY-LA-ROCHE (B4)Hostellerie La Cheneaudière **** Hôtel-Restaurant & Spawww.cheneaudiere.com

ENSISHEIM (B6)Le Domaine du Moulin *** Hôtel-Restaurant & Spawww.domainedumoulin.com

FOUDAY (B4)Julien Hôtel-Restaurant ** & Spawww.hoteljulien.com

ILLKIRCH (C3)Alsace *** Hôtel-Restaurant & Spawww.hotelalsace.comHoliday Inn Strasbourg Illkirch **** Hôtel-Restaurant & Fit’n Wellwww.histrasbourg.com

ITTERSWILLER (C4)Arnold *** Hôtel-Restaurant & Spawww.hotel-arnold.com

JUNGHOLTZ (B6)Les Violettes **** Hôtel-Restaurant & Spawww.les-violettes.com

KAYSERSBERG (B5)Le Chambard **** Hôtel-Restaurants & Spawww.lechambard.fr

LEMBACH (C1)Auberge du Cheval Blanc *** Hôtel-Restaurant & Spawww.aucheval-blanc.fr

LIPSHEIM (C3)Les Alizés *** Hôtel-Restaurant & Spawww.hotel-les-alizes.com

MITTELHAUSEN (C2)À L’Etoile *** Hôtel-Restaurant & Spawww.hotel-etoile.eu

MOLSHEIM (C3)Diana **** Hôtel-Restaurant & Spawww.hotel-diana.com

MUNSTER (B5)Verte Vallée *** Hôtel-Restaurant & Spawww.vertevallee.com

MORSBRONN-LES-BAINS (C2)La Source des Sens **** Hôtel-Restaurant & Spawww.lasourcedessens.frValVital Spa & thermal cureswww.valvital.fr

NIEDERBRONN-LES-BAINS (C1)Le Parc *** Hôtel-Restaurants & Spawww.parc-hotel.netMuller *** Hôtel-Restaurants & Spawww.hotelmuller.comValVital Spa & thermal cureswww.valvital.fr

OBERNAI (B4)A La Cour d’Alsace **** Hôtel-Restaurants & Spawww.cour-alsace.comLe Parc Hôtel-Restaurants & Spa ****www.hotel-du-parc.com

OSTWALD (C3)Château de l’Île ***** Hôtel-Restaurants & Spawww.chateau-ile.com

OTTROTT (B4)Hostellerie des Châteaux **** Hôtel-Restaurant & Spawww.hostellerie-chateaux.frLe Clos des Délices **** Hôtel-Restaurant & Spawww.leclosdesdelices.com

LA PETITE PIERRE (B2)Bio et Spahotel La Clairière **** Hôtel-Restaurantwww.la-clairiere.comAu Lion d’Or *** Hôtel-Restaurant & Spawww.liondor.com

RIBEAUVILLÉ (B5)Resort Barrière Ribeauvillé **** Hôtel-Restaurants & Spawww.resort-ribeauville.com

ROUFFACH (B6)Château d’Isenbourg ***** Hôtel-Restaurant & Spawww.isenbourg.com

SAINT-HIPPOLYTE (B5)Le Parc **** Hôtel-Restaurant & Spawww.le-parc.com

SOULTZ-LES-BAINS (B3)Société des Bains de Sulzbadwww.sulzbad.com

STRASBOURG (C3)Régent Petite France ***** Hôtel & Spawww.regent-petite-france.comLe Bouclier d’Or **** Hôtel & Spawww.lebouclierdor.comVilla Novarina ***** Hôtel & Spawww.villanovarina.comAthéna *** Hôtel & Spawww.athenaspahotel.com

THANNENKIRCH (B5)Le Clos des Sources *** Hôtel-Restaurant & Spawww.leclosdessources.com

WANGENBOURG-ENGENTHAL (B3)Parc Hôtel *** Restaurant & Spawww.parchotel-alsace.com

WILDLIFE PARKS

Visit Alsace’s numerous wildlife parks and give the whole family the chance to enjoy some unusual sights in the land of storks: eagles, vultures, Barbary macaques and exotic butterflies!

ALTWILLER (A2)Parc Nature de Cheval (Horse nature park)+33 (0)3 88 03 15 72http://parc-naturedecheval.fr

HUNAWIHR (B5)Centre de réintroduction des cigognes et des loutres(Stork and Otter Breeding Centre)+33 (0)3 89 73 72 62www.cigogne-loutre.comJardins des Papillons(Butterfly Gardens)+33 (0)3 89 73 33 33www.jardinsdespapillons.fr

KINTZHEIM (B4)Volerie des Aigles (Eagle Park)+33 (0)3 88 92 84 33www.voleriedesaigles.comMontagne des Singes(Monkey Mountain)+33 (0)3 88 92 11 09www.montagnedessinges.com

LAUTENBACH-ZELL (B6)Vivarium du Moulin (Mill Vivarium)+33 (0)3 89 74 02 48www.vivariumdumoulin.org

MULHOUSE (B7)Zoological and Botanical Park+33 (0)3 69 77 65 65www.zoo-mulhouse.com

OTTROTT (B4)Parc Aquarium Les 3 vagues +33 (0)3 88 95 90 32www.aquariumles3vagues.com

THEME PARKS

If fun and games is what you are looking for, there is no holding back in Alsace! An array of imaginative activities and locations are on offer for all ages.

KINTZHEIM (B4)Cigoland - Stork theme park+33 (0)3 88 92 36 36www.cigoland.fr

LAC BLANC (B5)Sentier “Pieds Nus”(“Bare foot” footpath)+33 (0)3 89 71 28 72www.sentier-pieds-nus-lac-blanc.com

LEMBACH-FLECKENSTEIN (C1)Le Château des Défis®

(The Castle of Challenges)+33 (0)3 88 94 28 52www.fleckenstein.fr

MORSBRONN-LES-BAINS (C2)Didi’Land - Amusement Park+33 (0)3 88 09 46 46www.didiland.fr

MUTTERSHOLTZ (C4)SensoRied - Sentier Pieds Nus (“Bare foot” footpath)+33 (0)6 03 78 74 14www.sensoried.fr

SAINTE-MARIE-AUX-MINES (B4)Tellure - Mining park+33 (0)3 89 58 80 50www.tellure.eu

STRASBOURG (C3)Le Vaisseau (see p. 30)+33 (0)3 69 33 26 69www.levaisseau.com

UNGERSHEIM (B6)Parc du Petit Prince+33 (0)3 89 62 43 00www.parcdupetitprince.comEcomusée d'Alsace(Alsace Open Air Museum) (see p. 27)+33 (0)3 89 74 44 74www.ecomusee-alsace.fr

Escape!Wellbeing, theme parks, open-air activities

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Hunawihr – Stork Park

Kintzheim – Monkey Mountain

Ungersheim - Parc du Petit Prince Strasbourg - Le Vaisseau

CYCLE TOURING

With more than 2,500 km of marked trails, Alsace is a paradise for bike tours and cycling outings. Discover the region’s preserved natural sites on the largest trail network in France, with greenways (Voies Vertes), long-distance cycling routes and bike trails: EuroVelo routes (5, 6 et 15), canal routes (the Marne–Rhine, the north and south branches of the Rhone-Rhine, Saar, Colmar, Bruche), numerous cross-border routes, (Lauter Valley, Haguenau – Baden-Baden, Villé – Elzach…), paths running through the valleys of the Vosges Mountains (Masevaux, Munster, Bruche and Villé valleys), trails along former railways, and finally the long-distance cycling route of the vineyards of Alsace. Find all of these trails on www.cyclingalsace.com. On the same website, you’ll find regional routes over 50 km, local routes under 50 km, packaged holidays, and an agenda listing guided outings and major cycling events including the well-known slowUp Alsace that takes place each year on the first Sunday of June.www.slowup-alsace.fr

MOUNTAIN BIKING

The most experienced will take the TMV® - Traversée du Massif des Vosges (Crossing the Vosges Mountains on mountain bike). From Wissembourg to Thann, this marked and permanent 420 km trail with 9,000 m of altitude changes, in 14 stages or 20 sections, links Northern Alsace to the South.www.tmv.alsacecyclo.org and www.cyclinginalsace.comFurthermore, there are also 46 marked circuits amounting to around 900 km of trails spread around 19 locations across the plains and mountains for mountain bikers to enjoy, whether they are beginners or more experienced.

MOUNTAIN BIKING HOLIDAYS AND EXCURSIONS WITH A GUIDESee “Multi-activity” p. 16.

BIKE PARK (B5)Station du Lac Blanc+33 (0)3 89 71 35 45www.lacblanc-bikepark.com

BICYCLE RENTAL (Hybrid bikes, pedelecs, mountain bikes, etc.)More than thirty professional renters and other organisations are listed on www.cyclinginalsace.com

HIGH WIRE ADVENTURE PARKS, CLIMBING

HIGH WIRE ADVENTURE PARKSBALLON D’ALSACE (A6)Acropark+33 (0)3 84 23 20 40 +33 (0)6 84 67 68 58www.acropark.fr

BRUMATH – PLAGE (C2)Adventure Park+33 (0)3 88 59 36 27www.brumath-aventure.fr

BREITENBACH (B4)Parc Alsace Aventure+33 (0)3 88 08 32 08www.parc-alsace-aventure.com

KRUTH (A6)Parc Arbre Aventure+33 (0)3 89 82 25 17www.parcarbreaventure.com

LE SCHNEPFENRIED (A6)Tree top high ropes adventure park Form’Aventures+33 (0)7 81 90 03 57www.formaventures.com

OBERHASLACH (B3)Nideck Adventure Park+33 (0)7 70 70 93 59www.nideck-aventure.fr

ORBEY (B5)Lac Blanc Adventure Park+33 (0)3 89 71 28 72www.lacblancparcdaventures.com

OSTWALD (C3)Natura Parc+33 (0)3 88 65 40 07www.naturaparc.com

CLIMBING LOCATIONSwww.escalade-alsace.com

Cycle touring, mountain biking, high wire adventure parks and climbing

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Eguisheim LembachBreitenbach

Blienschwiller - Véloroute du Vignoble d'Alsace EuroVelo 5

Lembach – Langenfels

HORSEBACK RIDING

There is a particularly high number of riders in the region. The facilities are also excellent, with riding schools, riding B&Bs and ranches.The brochure “Horse riding in Alsace - Practical guide-book”, factsheets and GPX-files can be downloaded fromwww.100randos.alsace andwww.haute-alsacetourisme.com

GOLFING

11 golf courses on the plains or in the mountains, for leisure activities or competitionswww.golfsinalsace.com www.alsacegolf.org

AMMERSCHWIHR (B5)Golf d’Ammerschwihr - Trois-Épis 18 + 9 holes.+33 (0)3 89 47 17 30www.golf-ammerschwihr.com

CHALAMPE (C6)Golf du Rhin18 holes.+33 (0)3 89 83 28 32www.golfdurhin.com

HOMBOURG (C6)Golf du Château de Hombourg2 x 18 holes.+33 (0)3 89 26 10 67www.golf-du-chateau-de-hombourg.fr

ILLKIRCH-GRAFFENSTADEN (C3)Golf du Fort9 holes.+33 (0)3 90 40 06 70www.golfdufort.comGolf Club de Strasbourg27 holes.+33 (0)3 88 66 17 22www.golf-strasbourg.com

MOOSLARGUE (B8)Golf de la Largue18 + 9 holes.+33 (0)3 89 07 67 67 / 66 www.golf-lalargue.com

PLOBSHEIM (C3)Golf du Kempferhof 18 holes.+33 (0)3 88 98 72 72www.golf-kempferhof.com

ROUFFACH (B6)Alsace Golf Links18 + 3 holes + driving range+33 (0)3 89 78 52 12www.alsacegolflinks.com

SOUFFLENHEIM (D2) Golf international Soufflenheim - Baden-Baden 18, 9 and 6 holes.+33 (0)3 88 05 77 00www.golfclub-soufflenheim.com

LA WANTZENAU (C3)Golf de La Wantzenau18 and 12 holes.+33 (0)3 88 96 37 73www.golf-wantzenau.fr

WITTELSHEIM (B6)Golf des Bouleaux18 holes.+33 (0)3 89 55 55 07www.golf-bouleaux.fr

Accommodation available

Escape!Horseback riding, golf courses

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RIVER TOURISM

Whether on the Rhine, the Ill around Strasbourg, the canals which lead to the Marne, via the impressive “Shiplift” at Arzviller, or to the Rhône through a chain of locks at Valdieu, discovering Alsace by boat is quite simply breath-taking.The brochure "Canaux et Véloroutes" (Canals and Long-distance cycling routes) shows all of the waterways of the region with itineraries in the form of roadbooks that can be downloaded on www.100randos.alsace andwww.haute-alsacetourisme.com

CRUISES ON THE RHINECroisiEuropewww.croisieurope.com

CRUISES ON HOTEL BARGES ON THE CANALSCroisiEuropewww.croisieurope.com

European Waterwayswww.gobarging.com

MINI-CRUISESAqua Découverte (Colmar Canal)+33 (0)6 30 70 51 30www.aqua-decouverte.com

Bâteaux de l'Ill (Boat tours with meals on board - Strasbourg)+33 (0)6 70 31 89 94www.bateauxdelill.com

Batorama (Guided boat tours - Strasbourg)+33 (0)3 88 84 13 13www.batorama.fr

Tourist Office of Saint-Louis(on the Rhine)+33 (0)3 89 70 04 49www.saintlouis-tourisme.fr

BOAT AND HOUSEBOAT RENTAL(no permit necessary, for up to 12 people)

Alsace Plaisancewww.alsace-plaisance.com

Le Boat - Hesse/Lutzelbourg/Boofzheimwww.leboat.com

Canal Évasion - Mittersheimwww.canal-evasion.fr

Les Canalous Plaisance - Hochfelden/Languimbergwww.canalous-plaisance.fr

Kuhnle-Tours - Nidervillerwww.kuhnle-tours.com

Locaboat Holidays - Lutzelbourgwww.locaboat.com

Navig France - Lagardewww.navigfrance.com

Navig Plaisance- Schwindratzheim/Strasbourg/Waltenheim-sur-Zornwww.navig-plaisance.com

Nicols - Saverne/Harskirchenwww.nicols.com

WATERSPORTS

From the north to the south of Alsace, several waterways are accessible on boat or in kayak.

TRIPS AND EXCURSIONS BY KAYAKCOLMAR / HORBOURG-WIHR (B5)Association de Plein Air Colmar – Horbourg-Wihr (APACH)(Colmar outdoor association)+33 (0)3 89 23 58 39www.apach.eu

HUNINGUE (C7)Parc des Eaux Vives(Whitewater Park)+33 (0)3 89 89 70 20www.ville-huningue.fr

SÉLESTAT (C5)Alsace Canoës (Itinerair’Alsace)+33 (0)3 88 08 13 01 - +33 (0)6 83 78 59 43www.itinerairalsace.comCanoës du Ried+33 (0)3 88 82 65 46 - +33 (0)6 08 91 85 56www.canoes-du-ried.com

BOAT TRIPS ON FLAT-BOTTOMED BOATSBIESHEIM (C5)On the Giessen+33 (0)3 89 72 01 69 / 40 www.biesheim.fr

COLMAR (B5)Sweet Narcisse+33 (0)3 89 41 01 94www.sweetnarcisse.comLa Krutenau Boats+33 (0)3 89 41 18 80www.lakrutenau-colmar.com

ERSTEIN (C4)Flat-bottomed boats+33 (0)3 88 98 14 33

MUTTERSHOLTZ (C4)Le Batelier du Ried+33 (0)3 88 85 13 11www.batelier-ried.com

PLOBSHEIM (C3)Association du Patrimoine+33 (0)6 71 43 63 26www.legiessen.com

RHINAU (C4)Association Rhinau-Rhin-Ried+33 (0)3 88 74 68 96www.grandried.fr

SARRE-UNION (A2)Boat ride on the Saar+33 (0)3 88 00 40 39www.tourisme.alsace-bossue.net

SWIMMING

AQUATIC CENTRESBASSEMBERG (B4)Aquavallées+33 (0)3 88 58 93 93www.aquavallees.fr

BOUXWILLER (B2)Hanautic+33 (0)3 88 71 38 38www.cc.pays-de-hanau.com

COLMAR (B5)Aqualia+33 (0)3 89 24 66 00www.ville-colmar.fr

ERSTEIN (C4)Erstein Détente+33 (0)3 88 98 28 00www.ville-erstein.fr

FELLERING-WESSERLING (A6) Wesserling Leisure Centre+33 (0)3 89 82 64 35www.cc-stamarin.fr

GUEBWILLER (B6)Intercommunal watersports centre+33 (0)3 89 76 86 91www.cc-guebwiller.fr

HABSHEIM (C7)Île Napoléon watersports centre+33 (0)3 89 63 44 90www.mulhouse-alsace.fr

HAGUENAU (C2)Nautiland+33 (0)3 88 90 56 56www.nautiland.net

HOCHFELDEN (C2)Atoo-o+33 (0)3 88 02 20 40www.payszorn.com

KAYSERSBERG (B5)Arc en Ciel watersports centre+33 (0)3 89 78 26 27www.espace-nautique-ccvk.fr

MARCKOLSHEIM (C5)Aquaried+33 (0)3 88 92 54 64www.ried-marckolsheim.fr

NIEDERBRONN-LES-BAINS (C1)Les Aqualies+33 (0)3 88 09 13 00www.niederbronn-les-bains.fr

MUNSTER (B5)La Piscine watersports centre+33 (0)3 89 77 85 60www.cc-vallee-munster.fr

OBERNAI (B4)Espace aquatique L'O+33 (0)3 88 50 32 78www.lo-obernai.fr

RIBEAUVILLÉ (B5)3 Châteaux swimming pool+33 (0)3 89 73 27 27www.piscine-3-chateaux.fr

SAINT-LOUIS (C7)Pierre de Coubertin watersports centre+33 (0)3 89 67 11 21www.cc-3frontieres.fr

SAVERNE (B2)L’Océanide+33 (0)3 88 02 52 80www.loceanide.fr

THANN (B6)Thann swimming pool+33 (0)3 89 35 79 80www.cc-thann-cernay.fr

VOGELGRUN (C5)Sirenia swimming pool+33 (0)3 89 72 55 65www.paysdebrisach.fr

SWIMMING AREASFor details on where to swim in Alsace: http://baignades.sante.gouv.fr

BEINHEIM (D2) Étang de la Chapelle

BENFELD (C4) Municipal swimming area

BISCHHEIM (C3) La Ballastière

BRUMATH (C2) La Hardt

COLMAR (B5) Colmar-Houssen watersports centre

GAMBSHEIM (D3) Leisure area

GERSTHEIM (C4) Unterrieth

HUTTENHEIM (C4) Husacker

ILLKIRCH-GRAFFENSTADEN (C3)Baggersee - Lac Achard

KESKASTEL (A1) Leisure centre

LAUTERBOURG (D1) Les Mouettes

LEMBACH (C1) Fleckenstein

REICHSTETT (C3) Neublitz

REININGUE (B6) Lake

ROESCHWOOG (D2) Staedly

SCHOENAU (C4) Campsite - beach

SELTZ (D2) Peupliers - Salmengrund

WITTISHEIM (C4) Municipal swimming area with water ski lift www.kobawakepark.fr

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Saverne

Muttersholtz – Flat bottomed boat Saverne – Lock

Escape!Airborne sports and fishingAIRBORNE SPORTS

With a reputation for encouraging beginners to spread their wings, the Vosges are the perfect terrain for gliding and discovering another side of Alsace. New: in winter take advantage of the ski lifts to paraglide over the winter landscape with minimal effort.

FREE FLIGHTBREITENBACH (B4)École de parapente Grand’Vol(School for paragliding)+33 (0)3 88 57 11 42www.grandvol.com

ODEREN (A6)Centre École du Markstein(Professional school for free flight)+33 (0)3 89 82 17 16www.centreecolemarkstein.comÉcole de parapente Cumulus Alsace(School for paragliding)+33 (0)6 63 39 77 09 / +33 (0)6 80 65 47 61www.cumulus-parapente.com

STRASBOURG (C3)École de parapente Air Aile(School for paragliding)+33 (0)3 88 25 12 22http://airaileparapente.free.fr/

PARAMOTORINGBRUMATH (C2)École Adventure Paramoteur Alsace(School for paramotoring)+33 (0)6 20 71 87 00www.paramoteur67.fr

ELSENHEIM (C5)École Alsace Paramoteur(School for paramotoring)+33 (0)6 81 17 06 52 +33 (0)9 52 29 34 59www.alsaceparamoteur.com

UFFHOLTZ (B6)École Paramoteur Terciel - Réseau Adventure (School for paramotoring)+33 (0)6 27 73 16 03www.paramoteuralsace.fr

HOT AIR BALLOONINGCOLMAR (B5)Aérovision+33 (0)3 89 77 22 81www.aerovision-montgolfiere.com

WEYER (B2)Weyer Ballon+33 (0)3 88 00 70 13alsace-bossue.ballon@sfr.fr

FISHING

Located between the Rhine and the Vosges Mountains, Alsace is ideally situated for fishing, in rivers, streams and mountain lakes. All the efforts made to protect the water mean that the rivers and ponds have been repopulated with fish.Fishing permit mandatory.

FÉDÉRATIONS POUR LA PÊCHE ET LA PROTECTION DU MILIEU AQUATIQUE(Federations for Fishing and the Protection of Aquatic Environments)Bas-Rhin+33 (0)3 88 10 52 20www.peche67.frHaut-Rhin+33 (0)3 89 60 64 74www.peche68.fr

FISHING GUIDESGilles BASTOS+33 (0)6 19 76 43 11www.flyfishing-guide.fr Jean-François HUNDSBUCKLER+33 (0)6 12 08 07 61www.alsace-peche.fr David PIERRON+33 (0)6 75 13 08 66www.dfish.fr Mathieu ROMAIN+33 (0)6 71 05 29 59www.prestapeche.com Éric VINCENT+33 (0)3 88 47 25 74+33 (0)6 10 09 63 16www.peche-alsace.com

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SKI AREAS

The ski areas of Alsace, with altitudes reaching up to 1,250 m, are equipped for Alpine and Nordic skiing. Nordic skiing is particularly popular, with some 530 km of marked runs. Fans of Alpine skiing will be thrilled to find 64 ski lifts spread over 12 sites. For those wishing to discover the hidden jewels of the Vosges landscape, snowshoe trekking is also on offer. Relax, escape… the Alsatian Vosges will allow you to experience winter at your own pace. All skiing offers for the Vosges Mountains and information on snowfall can be found atwww.massif-des-vosges.com

ALPINE SKIING AND NORDIC SKIINGSCHNEEBERG (B3)Nordic skiing75 km of unmarked trails - 7 marked circuits from 5 to 18 km - from a very easy level to a very difficult level.+33 (0)3 88 87 33 50www.suisse-alsace.com

DONON / PRAYE (B3)Nordic skiing65.5 km of runs - 5 marked circuits from 2.5 to 12.5 km (1 green, 2 blue and 2 red).+33 (0)3 88 47 18 51www.valleedelabruche.fr

CHAMP DU FEU (B4)Alpine skiing9 ski lifts (from 200 to 700 m long) for 14 runs (5 green, 4 blue, 5 red).Nordic skiing102 km of marked trails – 15 marked circuits from 1.5 to 24 km (4 green, 4 blue, 5 red and 2 black) - connection with Le Hohwald and Grendelbruch.+33 (0)3 88 47 18 51 / 97 39 50www.lechampdufeu.com

BAGENELLES (B5)Alpine skiingRuns: 3.5 km - 3 runs (1 green, 1 blue, 1 red) and 2 ski lifts.Nordic skiing44 km marked and groomed (1 km of green runs, 36 km of blue runs, 6 km of red runs).Val d’Argent Tourist Office +33 (0)3 89 58 80 50 www.valdargent.com

LAC BLANC (B5)Alpine skiingRuns: 14 km - 13 runs (5 green, 1 blue, 6 red, 1 black) and 8 lifts. Night skiing.Nordic skiing67 km marked and groomed (2.6 km of green runs, 30.1 km of blue runs, 25.7 km of red runs, 8.7 km of black runs).Vallée de Kaysersberg Tourist Office+33 (0)3 89 78 22 78 Snow phone+33 (0)3 89 71 22 80 www.lac-blanc.com

SCHNEPFENRIED (A6)Alpine skiingRuns: 7 km - 14 runs (4 green, 3 blue, 4 red, 3 black) and 7 ski lifts. Night skiing.Nordic skiing32.6 km marked and groomed runs (2 blue, 1 red), with a connection with Markstein and Grand Ballon.+33 (0)3 89 77 61 58Snow phone+33 (0)3 89 77 74 97 Vallée de Munster Tourist Office+33 (0)3 89 77 31 80www.leschnepf.com www.stations-munster.fr

TANET (A5)Alpine skiingRuns: 5.2 km - 7 runs (1 green, 2 blue, 3 red, 1 black) and 4 ski lifts.+33 (0)3 89 303 101Snow phone+33 (0)3 89 77 74 97 Vallée de Munster Tourist Office+33 (0)3 89 77 31 80www.letanet.frwww.stations-munster.fr

GASCHNEY (A6)Alpine skiingRuns: 6 km - 7 runs (1 green, 1 blue, 5 red) and 3 ski lifts.Snow phone+33 (0)3 89 77 74 97 Vallée de Munster Tourist Office+33 (0)3 89 77 31 80www.stations-munster.fr

TROIS FOURS (A5)Nordic skiing13 km marked and groomed (2.5 km of green runs, 3.6 km of blue runs, 4.9 km of red runs, 2.4 km of black runs).Syndicat Mixte Munster Valley+33 (0)3 89 77 26 52 Snow phone+33 (0)3 89 77 74 97 Vallée de Munster Tourist Office+33 (0)3 89 77 31 80www.stations-munster.fr

MARKSTEIN (A6)Alpine skiingRuns: 12 km - 10 runs (3 green, 3 blue, 2 red, 2 black) and 9 ski lifts. Night skiing.Nordic skiing40 km marked and groomed (5 km of green runs, 10 km of blue runs, 8 km of red runs, 34 km of black runs), with a Nordic trail connection Schnepfenried - Markstein - Grand BallonSummer and winter toboggan run on rails+33 (0)3 89 82 14 46Vallée de Saint-Amarin Tourist Office+33 (0)3 89 82 13 90 www.lemarkstein.net

GRAND BALLON (B6)Alpine skiingRuns: 10 km - 9 runs (1 green, 3 blue, 3 red, 2 black) and 4 ski lifts.Nordic skiing40 km marked and groomed (5 km of green runs, 10 km of blue runs, 8 km of red runs, 34 km of black runs), with a Nordic trail connection Schnepfenried - Markstein - Grand Ballon.+33 (0)3 89 81 07 90Guebwiller-Soultz Tourist Office+33 (0)3 89 76 10 63 www.lemarkstein.net

BALLON D’ALSACE (A6)Alpine skiingRuns: 5 km - 10 runs (4 green, 2 blue, 3 red, 1 black) and 11 ski lifts. Night skiing.Nordic skiing40 km marked and groomed runs (2 green, 1 blue, 2 red, 1 black).+33 (0)3 84 28 12 01Masevaux Tourist Office+33 (0)3 89 82 41 99 www.tourisme-ballon-alsace.fr

FRENZ (A6)Alpine skiing2 runs (1 green, 1 blue) and 1 ski lift+33 (0)3 89 82 20 47 - +33 (0)3 89 82 25 78Vallée de Saint-Amarin Tourist Office+33 (0)3 89 82 13 90http://lefrenz.free.fr/

SCHLUMPF (A6)Alpine skiing3 runs (1 green, 2 red) and 2 ski lifts.+33 (0)3 89 82 01 41Masevaux Tourist Office+33 (0)3 89 82 41 99 www.dolleren-ski.fr

THANNER HUBEL (A6)Alpine skiing1 red run and 1 ski lift.+33 (0)3 89 37 89 36 / +33 (0)3 89 82 37 22Pays de Thann-Cernay Tourist Office+33 (0)3 89 37 96 20http://scvt.thannski.com

SNOWSHOE TREKKINGSee “Multi-activity” p. 16.

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Along with a guide, discover the natural and historical gems of Alsace: snowshoe trekking, cross-country skiing, igloo building, walking, supervised cycling and mountain biking trips, canoeing and kayaking, treasure hunts, sporting competitions, horse riding, etc.

HIKING HOLIDAYSLes Accompagnateurs en Montagne du Massif des Vosges(Vosges Mountains mountain guides)http://massifdesvosges.lesaem.org

Alsace Canoës+33 (0)6 83 78 59 43 / (0)3 88 08 13 01www.alsace-canoes.com

Altimètre+33 (0)9 52 13 93 57+33 (0)6 77 09 31 38www.altimetre-sport.fr

Association Libre+33 (0)3 89 77 18 27+33 (0)6 82 28 52 79www.libre.asso.fr

Auberge Le BlancruptMountain Bike Centre Massif du Lac Blanc / Vallée de Kaysersberg+33 (0)3 89 71 27 11www.blancrupt.com

Bicyclette Go+33 (0)6 87 47 44 31www.bicyclettego.com

Chemins du Nord +33 (0)3 89 71 00 37+33 (0)6 20 06 39 15www.cheminsdunord.com

Cimes et Sentiers+33 (0)6 74 32 12 59www.sentiersrando.comwww.cimesetsentiers.com

Compagnie des Accompagnateursen Montagne (Mountain guides)+33 (0)3 88 47 18 51www.rando-emotion-vosges.com

Côté Vosges+33 (0)6 02 33 73 71www.cotevosges.com

Dépasse Montagne+33 (0)3 89 58 86 60www.depasse-montagne.com

Destination Haute-Alsace+33 (0)3 89 30 35 30www.destination-haute-alsace.com www.haute-alsacetourisme.com

Destination SAS+33 (0)3 88 60 70 70www.destination-alsace.eu

Espace Randonnée+33 (0)3 88 89 26 07www.espace-randonnee.fr

Formanature+33 (0)9 53 82 04 20 +33 (0)6 98 22 07 00www.rando-alsace.com

Grains de Folies+33 (0)6 81 10 25 20http://grainsdefolies.free.fr

Horizons d’Alsace+33 (0)3 89 78 35 20www.horizons-alsace.com

Maorn+33 (0)6 11 87 30 61www.maorn.fr

Montagne, Passion, Itinérance+33 (0)3 89 58 56 40+33 (0)6 76 19 11 86

Oxygène Nature+33 (0)3 89 77 06 42+33 (0)6 85 97 78 98www.oxygenenature.com

Randonnée Verte+33 (0)6 78 58 29 68www.randonneeverte.com

Takamaka+33 (0)3 90 23 87 15http://strasbourg.takamaka.fr

Terre de Sylphe+33 (0)6 81 16 05 46+33 (0)6 08 50 39 56www.terredesylphe.com

GIE Tourhôtels Alsace+33 (0)3 88 97 01 95larubanerie@free.fr

Trace Verte+33 (0)3 88 38 30 69www.traceverte.com

Verticales Vosges Alsace+33 (0)6 37 87 29 02http://verticales-vosges.com

PICTOS Hiking

Cycling

Mountain biking

Other activities (canoe, climbing, archery, treasure hunts, athletic challenges, etc.)

Winter activities (snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, igloo building, etc.)

Luggage transfer

Escape!Multi-activity holidays

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Grandfontaine- Le Donon Lembach – Fleckenstein Castle

Fed by numerous influences, Alsace kept the best to create traditions and a way of life filled with fervour.Let yourself be taken away by the charming Alsatian restaurants, brimming with conviviality and flavours, whether in a Michelin-starred restaurant, a country inn, or in the lively atmosphere of a winstub (wine lounge). On the menu, you’ll find iconic Alsatian dishes including the famous Flammekueche (tarte flambée). In Alsace, landscapes, gastronomy and traditions are intimately linked. For example, take a ride through the beautifully laid out Alsatian vineyards, where you can taste the AOC wines or take part in a traditional grape harvest festival. Marvel at the quaint villages in bloom, the half-timbered houses, the picturesque neighbourhoods of towns and villages, and the crafts of the artisans. In addition to Christmastime, many other highlights mark the lives of the inhabitants and the calendar of the tourist season. Folklore, with its costumes and dances, continues to be an integral part of local festivals, each one offering an occasion to discover the soul of Alsace.

GASTRONOMY AUTHENTIC VILLAGES FOLKLORE

Local gastronomy and traditions Gourmet and authentic Alsace

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BarrKougelhopf Kutzenhausen – Folklore Group Berstett

Niedermorschwihr

DINNER IS SERVED!

As far as local cuisine goes, Alsace is a front-runner! The Michelin-starred restaurant stands alongside the tiny winstub, or the favourite bierstub, because in Alsace we produce (and consume) both wine and beer. It’s reason enough for the Stammtisch tradition, a lively group of regulars raising a glass to friendship around a table! Rich in the tastes of gastronomy and bistronomy, the Chefs of Alsace invite you to their inventive and varied restaurants. Together under the slogan “Cooking is a craft" they hold different labels including “Maître-Restaurateur”, and celebrate seasonal ingredients, favouring local products.www.chefs-alsace.frwww.maitresrestaurateurs.comThe "Etoiles d'Alsace" unite renowned establishments and propose youth and senior menus. www.etoiles-alsace.comFinally, country inns welcome hikers for a hearty repas marcaire (farm meal). www.fermeaubergealsace.fr.

COOKING CLASSESSee http://www.tourisme-alsace.com/fr/cours-et-ateliers-cuisine

MICRO BREWERIESBREITENBACH (B4)Brewery L‘Abreuvoirwww.brasserie-abreuvoir.com

DOLLEREN (A6)Brewery Diollerwww.brasseriedioller.com

ENSISHEIM (B6)Les Brasseries de l‘Ill+33 (0)3 89 74 66 40

JUNGHOLTZ – THIERENBACH (B6)MORSCHWILLER-LE-BAS (B7)Brasserie du Rhinwww.bieredurhin.com

HATTEN (D2)Brewery De Moon+33 (0)6 14 31 54 19

LAPOUTROIE (B5)Brasserie du Pays Welchewww.brasseriedupayswelche.fr

LOBSANN (C1)Brewery Lobsannhttp://brasserie-lobsann.com

LORENTZEN (B2)Micro brewery Roehrig+33 (0)3 88 00 01 09

MARIENTHAL (C2)Brasserie de l’Ermitagewww.hotel-ermitage.com

MATZENHEIM (C4)Brewery Mattenwww.matten.fr

NIEDERHAUSBERGEN (C3)Brewery La Mercièrewww.la-merciere.fr

RIQUEWIHR (B5)Brasserie du Vignoblewww.gilbertholl.com

SAINT-LOUIS (C7)Brasserie de Saint-Louiswww.saint-louis.biz

SAINT-PIERRE (B4)Brewery La Saint-Pierrewww.lasaintpierre.com

SCHARRACHBERGHEIM (C3)Brewery Lauthwww.brasserie-restaurant-lauth.com

SCHILTIGHEIM (C3)Brewery Storig+33 (0)3 88 33 02 02

STRASBOURG (C3)Brewery Bendorf+33 (0)6 70 55 72 08Brewery Au Brasseurwww.aubrasseur.fr Brewery La Lanterne+33 (0)3 88 32 10 10Brewery Perlewww.biereperle.com

UBERACH (C2)Brasserie d’Uberachwww.brasserie-uberach.fr

VOGELGRUN (C5)Traditional brewery Saint-Alphonsewww.brasseriesaintalphonse.com

WALDHAMBACH (B2)Brewery Blessingwww.brasserieblessing.fr

WINGERSHEIM (C2)Brewery Holtzmannwww.brasserie-holtzmann.fr

DISTILLERIESBALBRONN (B3)Traditional distillery artisanale Hagmeyerwww.distillerie-hagmeyer.com

CLEEBOURG (C1)Distillery Junckerwww.juncker-distillerie.com

DAMBACH-LA-VILLE (B4)Distillery Mersiol André+33 (0)3 88 92 44 10

DIEFFENBACH-AU-VAL (B4)Distillery Massenezwww.massenez.com

LA BROQUE – LES QUELLES (B4)Distillery Neuhauserwww.hotel-neuhauser.com

LAPOUTROIE (B5)Distillery G. Miclowww.distillerie-miclo.com

LOBSANN (C1)Traditional distillery Hoefflerwww.distillerie-hoeffler.com

MAISONSGOUTTE (B4)Distillery Marie-France Hubrechthttp://distillerie.hubrecht.pagesperso-orange.fr

MOTHERN (D1)Traditional distillery Claude Busch+33 (0)3 88 54 61 88

OBERNAI (B4)Traditional distillery J. & M. Lehmannwww.distillerielehmann.com

RIBEAUVILLĖ (B5)Traditional distillery Gilbert Hollwww.gilbertholl.com Traditional distillery Mettewww.distillerie-mette.info Traditional distillery Marcel Windholtzwww.distillerie-windholtz.com

SAINT-PIERRE-BOIS -HOHWARTH (B4)Distillery F. Meyerwww.distillerie-meyer.fr

STEIGE (B4)Distillery Jos. Nusbaumerwww.jos-nusbaumer.com

UBERACH (C2)Traditional distillery Bertrandwww.distillerie-bertrand.comTraditional distillery Heppwww.distillerie-hepp.com

WESTHALTEN (B6)Domaine du Bollenbergwww.bollenberg.com

ZELLENBERG (B5)Distillery Jean-Philippe Beckerwww.vinsbecker.com

ALSACE WINE SEMINARSCOLMAR (B5)Syndicat des Vignerons Indépendants d’Alsace (SYNVIRA)www.alsace-du-vin.com

KIENTZHEIM (B5)Brotherhood Saint-Etienne d’Alsacewww.confrerie-st-etienne.com

MARLENHEIM (B3)A l’École des Vinswww.alecoledesvins.com

STRASBOURG (C3)Republic of Winelandhttp://republic-of-wineland.com

ALSATIAN LOCAL CUISINE

Discover - Farm products, local markets,

educational and discovery farms and more on www.bienvenuealaferme-alsace.com

- Agricultural and food-processing businesses and quality labels on www.alsace-qualite.com

- Organic foods on www.opaba.org - Local products and regional meals

on http://apps.tourisme-alsace.info/locals/alsace/abecedaire

The most iconic are tarte flambée, foie gras, matelote (fish stew), fried carp, sauerkraut, bäckeoffe (a farmhouse-type stew with potatoes and three different marinated meats), Alsatian pot-au-feu, Munster cheese, soft pretzels, kougelhopf, etc.Benefiting from abundant sunshine, the Alsace Wine Route weaves along the slopes of the lower Vosges. Enjoy a tasting of the Alsatian varietals during a visit to a winery and discover the vineyards along the trails of this wine-making region. www.vinsalsace.com - www.alsace-du-vin.com.For something different, visit the historical wine cellar of the Civil Hospices of Strasbourg (1395) which houses the oldest barrel of wine in the world, dating back to 1472.www.vins-des-hospices-de-strasbourg.frThe Alsace region produces more beer and hops than any other French region, with numerous industrial breweries and more than 20 artisan micro-breweries. In Wingersheim, the hops capital, a trail allows visitors to discover the farming of the plant.www.payszorn.com Other specialties: eau de vie, liqueur, fruit juices from our orchards, mineral waters, and more. Finally, chocolate is very present in Alsace and the region is first in France for its export.

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FolkloreBeer and pretzel

Goose liver pate

Sauerkraut

Tarte flambée

Discover agricultureOver the plain to the south of Strasbourg, crops of cabbage for sauerkraut are spread in the fields; in the north, hop fields stand tall and the foothills are covered with vineyards of renowned grape varietals. Go and meet the farmers behind the local products of this patchwork landscape!

ECO-FRIENDLY ALSACE The agricultural sector has long been attentive to quality control through bold processes; Alsace is no stranger to the link between the land and "real food". Organic farming is also a reality today. Decreasing the inputs helps to preserve the ground water of the Rhine, one of the largest underground water reserves in Europe.Discover - Local markets, farm products,

educational and discovery farms, farmhouse inns and more on www.bienvenuealaferme-alsace.com

- Agricultural and food-processing businesses and quality labels on www.alsace-qualite.com

- Organic foods on www.opaba.org - Other local approaches:

Slow Food Alsace www.schnaeckele.com www.incredible-edible.info

- Cross-border farmer’s markets and “Le paysage a du goût” (Taste the landscape): www.parc-vosges-nord.fr www.parc-ballons-vosges.fr

EDUCATIONAL FARMSBOUXWILLER (B8)Ferme pédagogique du LuppachhofDiverse organic crops and animal farmingwww.cledelaferme.net

DURLINSDORF (B8)Ferme du GrumbachDairy, cereal and beef productionwww.ferme-grumbach.com

ECKWERSHEIM (C3)Ferme du BruehlDairy farming+33 (0)3 88 59 45 38

GRIESHEIM-PRES-MOLSHEIM (C3)La ChèvrerieGoat farming and cheese shopwww.chevrerie.com

HOHROD (B5)Ferme du Versant du SoleilCheese shop, dairy farmwww.ferme-versant-du-soleil.com

LIMERSHEIM (C4) Ferme KiefferFarm animals, activities…www.ferme-kieffer.fr

MERKWILLER-PECHELBRONN (C2)Écurie du LotiHorse breeding, equestrian eventswww.elevageduloti.fr

MITZACH (A6)Ferme TRAITS’ANES Equestrian activities and activities about plants and fruitswww.traitsanes.com

NIEDERBRUCK (A6)Ferme pédagogique de l’Entzenbach (Educational farm)Farm, animals, biodynamic medicinal plants and herbs, local crafts and beekeeping+33 (0)3 89 82 45 49

NORDHEIM (C3)Ferme du CabriDairy goat breeding, cheese shop, light mealswww.fermecabri.com

ROUFFACH (B6)Ferme Judenmatt (Agricultural High School)Learn about the trade, farm products for sale…www.rouffach.educagri.fr

SIEWILLER (B2)Ferme des TuileriesDairy farming, poultry+33 (0)3 88 00 72 57

SONDERSDORF (B8)La Ferme Sundgau AutrucheRatite farming, shop selling eggs, leather…http://sundgau.autruche.free.fr

STRASBOURG (C3)Bee farm Neuhofwww.miel-alsace.com

URBEIS (B4)Ferme HumbertOrganic mountain farmingwww.biofermehumbert.com

CHEESE DAIRIESGUNSBACH (B5)La Maison du Fromage – Vallée de Munster (Cheese House)+33 (0)3 89 77 90 00www.maisondufromage-munster.com

LAPOUTROIE (B5)Fromagerie Haxaire (Cheese dairy)+33 (0)3 89 47 50 76www.haxaire.com

Numerous farmhouse inns offer visits to cheese farms and shops. More info on:www.fermeaubergealsace.fr www.vallee-munster.eu

MILLSSeveral mills offer their product for purchase: (F) = flour (O) = oil

BUETHWILLER (B7) +33 (0)3 89 25 32 04 (O)

DOSSENSHEIM/ZINSEL (B2)www.burggraf-becker.com (F)

EBERSHEIM (C4)www.moulin-kircher.fr (F)

KAUFFENHEIM (D2)Moulin de Forstfeld (F) +33 (0)3 88 86 41 08

HARSKIRCHEN (A2) Moulin de Willer (F)+33 (0)3 88 00 90 45

HOFFEN (D2) Moulin Waldmühle (F) +33 (0)3 88 54 61 59

HUNDSBACH (B7)www.moulin-hundsbach.com

HURTIGHEIM (C3)www.moulin-hurtigheim.fr (F)

ILLHAEUSERN (C5)www.moulin-herzog.com (F)

KRAUTWILLER (C2)www.moulindesmoines.com (F)

LEMBACH-PFAFFENBRONN (C1)+33 (0)3 88 94 24 23 (O)

OFFENDORF (D2)Moulin Hibou (F) + 33 (0)3 88 96 81 41

ROTHBACH (C2)Moulin Gerlinger (F) +33 (0)3 88 89 30 19

SELESTAT (B4)Moulin Stoll (F) +33 (0)3 88 85 33 22

SOUFFLENHEIM (D2)www.moulin-fritz.fr (F)

STORCKENSOHN (A6)+33 (0)3 89 39 14 00 (O)

VOELLERDINGEN (A1)Moulin Klein (F) 33 (0)3 88 00 42 48

WALHEIM (B7)Moulin Bas-de-Walheim+33 (0)3 89 40 98 46

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Although ceramics remain the most famous, local crafts are centred on diverse expertise (wood sculpture, marquetry, stone sculpture, popular paintings, etc.).Some craftsmen, artisans and culinary professionals welcome passing tourists.

FROM YESTERDAY TO TODAYFédération Régionale des Métiers d’Art d’Alsace (FREMAA)(Regional Crafts and Handicraft Federation)www.fremaa.com

ANDLAU (B4)Centre d’interprétation du patrimoine “Les Ateliers de la Seigneurie”(Heritage Discovery Centre)www.lesateliersdelaseigneurie.eu

GUEBWILLLER (B6)IEACInstitut Européen des Arts Céramiques.(European Institute of Ceramic Arts)www.arts-ceramiques.org

Companies of Living Heritage www.patrimoine-vivant.com/fr/routes/offset/2

Shops in COLMAR, STRASBOURG or RIQUEWIHRhttp://arts-collections-alsace.comwww.feeriedenoel.fr

POTTERS’ VILLAGESBETSCHDORF (C2)

SOUFFLENHEIM (D2)www.tourisme-haguenau-potiers.comPottery Museumwww.betschdorf.com

MARQUETRY WORKBOERSCH – ST-LEONARD (B4)Spindlerwww.spindler.tm.fr

FABRICSMUTTERSHOLTZ (C4)Kelsch - Gander Weavingwww.tissage-gander.fr

RIBEAUVILLÉ (B5)Beauvillé Beauvillé – Fabric printing factorywww.beauville.com

ALSATIAN TRADITIONAL COSTUMESSTRASBOURG (C3)www.maison-bossert.fr

TOWNS AND VILLAGES IN BLOOMAlsace is still the region in France with the most flowers!

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VILLAGES IN FRANCEEGUISHEIM (B5)

HUNAWIHR (B5)

HUNSPACH (D1)

MITTELBERGHEIM (B4)

RIQUEWIHR (B5)

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DETOURS IN FRANCEOBERNAI (C4)

THANN (B7)

WISSEMBOURG (D1) 

THE HALF-TIMBE-RED HOUSE

There is a large variety of half-timbered houses in Alsace, depending on the area (plain or mountain) and the use of the building (farming, agriculture or wine-growing). The shapes of the interlacing beams had symbolic value: the diamond represented fertility, the saltire protection and multiplication (diamond and cross sometimes cross over), and slanting posts reflected the silhouette of man. Inscriptions of sun cycles, tulips and 5 or 6 pointed stars were believed to protect the house from lightning and other evils. Half-timbering and façades were enhanced with sculptures and painted patterns. www.asma.fr .

The steeply sloping roof (to prevent snow from collecting) was made of “Biberschwanz”, tiles in the shape of a beaver’s tail. Inside, only the main room, la Stube, was heated, along with the kitchen.

YESTERYEAR LIFEKUTZENHAUSEN (C2)Maison rurale de l’Outre-Forêt (Outre-Forêt Rural Life Centre)See p. 27www.maison-rurale.fr

UNGERSHEIM (B6)Écomusée d’Alsace (Alsace Open Air Museum)See p. 27www.ecomusee-alsace.fr

Alsatian museums in HAGUENAU (C2), STRASBOURG (C3) and other museums of arts andtraditions:See p. 27

TOURIST RAILWAYSVOLGELSHEIM STATION – SANS-SOUCI LANDING STAGE – STATION (C5)Chemin de Fer Touristique du Rhin Combined steam train and boat route on the Rhine.www.ried-express-cftr.fr

CERNAY – SENTHEIM (B6-B7)Train Thur Doller AlsaceDiscover the Doller Valley by steam trainwww.train-doller.org

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Train Thur Doller Alsace

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Potteries from Soufflenheim and Betschdorf

Traditional Alsatian costumes, festivals and traditionsALSATIAN COSTUMES AND EMBLEMS

Folklore, with its costumes and dances, remains an integral part of local festivals. Despite its uniform image, the Alsatian costume includes diverse variations. Different colours and shapes are codes that stand for factors such as location, the woman’s status, religion, and local wealth. A century ago, there were almost as many costumes as there were villages! Another symbol of Alsace is the stork that brings new-borns to their families in a tight bundle in its beak. As for the Alsatian dialect, it dates back to the first millennium! Listen to it live on www.olcalsace.org.

CARNIVAL

Some villages still hold traditional carnivals.Offwiller and Dieffenthal continue the tradition of throwing burning wooden discs (Schieweschlawe), a very old rite.

EASTER

At Easter, traditions first reflect the act of purification; houses are cleaned (Oschterputz), old wood is burnt, sins are confessed! The Easter lamb biscuit (Lämmele) is to represent the Resurrection.The Easter bunny (Oschterhas) and its eggs symbolize Spring and fertility.

ST JOHN’S FIRES

At the beginning of Summer, they are reminiscent of the Summer solstice celebrations and continue to crackle and set the Alsatian sky ablaze...

AUTUMN AND WINTER

After the crops and grapes are taken in, the harvest festivals begin. In years gone by, the beginning of winter saw the beginning of “veillées”. Several families would meet in the Stub, the only heated room, around the earthenware stove (Kachelofe). Time was spent doing various jobs while recounting old legends... Discover the wine and grape festivals at www.vinsalsace.com

CHRISTMAS FAIRYLAND

In Alsace, Christmas is actively prepared for and is based on several customs! Spread around the world, they are still practised today.The Christmas markets are distant cousins of the old fairs of Saint Martin and Saint Nicolas. The Christmas tree is an authentic Alsatian tradition. Its first written reference dates back to 1521 and the document can be found in the Humanist Library in Sélestat. Every Sunday a new candle is lit on the Advent crown, announcing the coming of the light. From the beginning of Advent, the famous Wihnachtsbredle are baked, small Christmas cakes with sweet scents and very old traditional shapes. There are plenty of traditions to discover, such as that of Hans Trapp, the Alsatian Père Fouettard (the helper of Saint Nicholas, who punishes bold children), or the Christkindel, a Christmas fairy who gave her name to the Christkindelsmärik, the Strasbourg Christmas market. But in December, Alsace sets the scene for concerts, exhibitions and other wonderful events which revive the original meaning of Christmas: the “Noëlies”. As of the end of September, the entire programme of the festival and the details of the markets and other “Christmas in Alsace” events can be found at http://noel.tourisme-alsace.com

Reichstett - Parc de la Maison alsacienne - Country dance D’Kochloeffel

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FESTIVALS, SHOWS, ENTERTAINMENT

Details of all events are available in our brochure “Schedule of Events Alsace”, which can be downloaded fromwww.tourism-alsace.com www.tourisme67.comwww.haute-alsacetourisme.com

ALSACEEclats de Pâques en Alsace(Easter with a Bang in Alsace)www.tourisme-alsace.comslowUpFestive and carless day in certain towns of the Wine Route1st Sunday of Junewww.slowup-alsace.frWine festivals, grape harvest festivals, new wine, wine fairs and morewww.vinsalsace.com“Voices and Romanesque Road” FestivalIn August and Septemberwww.voix-romane.com Christmas in Alsacehttp://noel.tourisme-alsace.com “Noëlies” in Decemberwww.noelies.com

BARR - PAYS DE BARR ET DU BERNSTEIN (B4)Grape harvest festival Barr1st weekend in Octoberwww.pays-de-barr.comClair de nuitEnd of July – beginning of Augustwww.clairdenuit.fr

BISCHWILLER (C2)Fête des Fifres (Fiddlers’ festival)2nd weekend in Augustwww.bischwiller.com

BUTTEN (B1)“Les Nuits des Mystères” (Mysterious Nights)Evening showIn Augustwww.tourisme.alsace-bossue.net

CHATENOIS (B4)Fête des Remparts (Medieval festival)2nd Sunday of Junewww.fetedesremparts.fr

COLMAR (B5)Colmar celebrates SpringAround Easterwww.printemps-colmar.com Folklore eveningsMid-May to mid-September (except during the 1st fortnight of July)www.tourisme-colmar.com Festival of multi-cultural musicIn Maywww.lezard.org International Music Festival of Colmar1st fortnight of Julywww.festival-colmar.com Alsace Wine FairIn Augustwww.foire-colmar.com Organ Festival on Tuesdays at the Saint Martin collegiate churchIn Augusthttp://orguescolmar.assoc.free.fr

Jazz FestivalBeginning of Septemberwww.colmar.fr Cinema Festival “7 days for the 7th art”In Octoberwww.colmar.fr

ERSTEIN (C4)Sugar festivalThe last weekend of Augustwww.festivalsucreerstein.com

FURDENHEIM (C3)Aquatic showWeekend following 15 Augustwww.acsl-furdenheim.org

HAGUENAU (C2)L’Humour des Notes(Festival of music and humour)Ascension weekwww.humour-des-notes.comHops FestivalInternational Folklore Festival3rd week of Augustwww.festivalduhoublon.eu

HUSSEREN-WESSERLING (A6)International Mixed Gardens’ FestivalMid-June to the beginning of Octoberwww.parc-wesserling.fr

ILLKIRCH GRAFFENSTADEN (C3)Le Printemps des BretellesInternational accordion festivalIn Marchwww.printempsdesbretelles.fr

LA PETITE PIERRE (B2)Jazz festivalIn Augustwww.festival-augresdujazz.com

LORENTZEN (B2)Landscapes FestivalIn Junewww.tourisme.alsace-bossue.net

MARLENHEIMMariage de l’Ami Fritz(Traditional wedding ceremony)14-15 Augustwww.mariage-ami-fritz.fr

MASEVAUX (A6)Passion Plays (in German)The 6 Sundays before Easterwww.passion-masevaux.com International Organ FestivalIn July, August and Septemberwww.festivalorguemasevaux.com

MOLSHEIM (C3)Grape festival2nd weekend in Octoberwww.ot-molsheim-mutzig.com

MULHOUSE (B7)CarnavaliaIn Februarywww.carnaval-mulhouse.com Automobile FestivalIn Julywww.festivalauto.mulhouse.frBêtes de Scènes FestivalMusic festivalEnd of Junewww.noumatrouff.fr

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Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines – Mineral & Gem

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Festival Météo - Mulhouse Music Festival2nd fortnight of Augustwww.festival-meteo.fr October Days and Folie’Flore (Flower festival)In Octoberwww.parcexpo.fr

MUNSTER (B5)Jazz FestivalWeek of Ascensionwww.jazzmunster.eu Transhumance in Munster ValleyIn May, September and Octoberwww.vallee-munster-transhumances.fr “The Valley of Tales” FestivalIn Octoberwww.lavallee-des-contes.fr

NEUVE-ÉGLISE (B4)Rock Festival DécibullesMid-Julywww.decibulles.com

OBERNAI (C4)Spring in AlsaceFrom March till beginning of Maywww.tourisme-obernai.fr

Biobernai, Meeting for alternative solutions Mid-Septemberwww.biobernai.com

OHLUNGEN (C2)Summerlied FestivalTraditional songsIn August, every other yearwww.summerlied.org

RIBEAUVILLÉ (B5)“Pfifferdaj ”Fiddlers’ festival1st Sunday of Septemberwww.ribeauville.net Ancient music meetingIn September and Octoberwww.musiqueancienneribeauville.org

ROUFFACH (B6)Musicalta FestivalJuly and Augustwww.musicalta.com

SAINT-LOUIS (C7)ThéâtraInternational Theatre Festival of short plays1st fortnight of Octoberwww.festival-theatra.com

SAINTE-MARIE-AUX-MINES (B4)Mode & Tissus (Fashion & Fabrics)Leading fashion and textile design fair in the East of FranceIn March and Octoberwww.modetissus.com Festival aux Chandelles (Candlelight Festival)Ascension and in Augustwww.festivalauxchandelles.frMineral & GemInternational mineral, precious stones and fossil marketEnd of Junewww.sainte-marie-mineral.com European Patchwork MeetingIn Septemberwww.patchwork-europe.com “C’est dans la vallée” FestivalMusic festivalIn October (every other year)www.valdargent-tourisme.fr

SEEBACH (D1)“Streisselhochzeit”Traditional wedding ceremonyWeekend after 14 Julywww.uas.fr

SELESTAT (B4)Sélestat celebrates EasterFrom the Wednesday before Palm Sunday to Easter MondayFloral float processionThe largest in France2nd weekend of Augustwww.corso-fleuri.fr Sélest’ArtBiennale of contemporary art September or Octoberwww.selestat.fr

STRASBOURG (C3)All events:www.otstrasbourg.frFestival “Artefacts”2nd fortnight of Aprilwww.artefact.orgLes nuits électroniques de l’Ososphère (Electronic nights at the Ososphere)End of Septemberwww.artefact.orgMusicaEnd of September - beginning of Octoberwww.festivalmusica.orgJazz d’OrMid-Novemberwww.jazzdor.comST’ARTContemporary art fairEnd of Novemberwww.st-art.fr

TURCKHEIM (B5)Round of the night-watchmanMay to Octoberwww.turckheim.com

WISSEMBOURG (D1)Whitsun festivitiesWhitsun’ weekendwww.ot-wissembourg.frMusic festivalIn October and November

CASINOSBLOTZHEIM (C7)Barrière Casino+33 (0)3 89 70 57 77www.lucienbarriere.com

NIEDERBRONN-LES-BAINS (C1)Barrière Casino+33 (0)3 88 80 84 88www.lucienbarriere.com

RIBEAUVILLÉ (B5)Barrière Casino+33 (0)3 89 73 43 43www.lucienbarriere.com

MUSIC-HALLS KIRRWILLER (C2)Royal Palace Music Hall+33 (0)3 88 70 71 81www.royal-palace.com

SOULTZMATT (B6)Music-Hall “Le Paradis des Sources”+33 (0)3 89 22 44 44www.leparadisdessources.com

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Lichtenberg Castle

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Transhumance in Munster Valley

In Alsace, budding historians can travel through time and relive the days of chivalrous knights whilst visiting the multiple fortified castles and hearing the legends of the men who built them. The countless churches, chapels and historic buildings, all richly ornate, reflect the development of both Romanesque art and Alsatian Gothicism.Let yourself be carried away with emotion and admiration at the memorial sites, museums and other spots of outstanding beauty. The historic centre of Strasbourg, capital of Europe with over 2,000 years’ worth of history, is a UNESCO World Heritage site, alongside the star-shaped fortifications imagined by Vauban in Neuf-Brisach and the Humanist Library in Sélestat.

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Mulhouse - Automobile Museum - Schlumpf Collection Schirmeck - Alsace-Moselle Memorial Marmoutier – Abbey-church

Lembach – Fleckenstein Castle

MUSEUMS Evidence of a rich and eventful past, an abundance of art, local traditions or even the work of one man; the museums of Alsace are full of priceless collections that are diverse and sometimes extraordinary. Small and large museums can be found atwww.musees-alsace.org There is a “museum-pass” for the Upper Rhine valid in more than 300 museums in 3 countries (F, D, CH): www.museumspass.com

MUSEUMS OF ARTS AND TRADITIONSMF = Musée de France

In Alsace, every tradition has its own museum whether it is long-forgotten or still celebrated. Let yourself be transported into a world where know-how combines art and handicraft.

ALBE (B4)Maison du Val de VilléShowcase for the heritage and occupations of yesteryears in this valley.www.maisonduvaldeville.com

ALTKIRCH (B7)Musée Sundgauvien (MF)(Sundgau Museum)History, clothing, furniture, Sundgauvian painters.www.sundgau-sudalsace.fr

BOUXWILLER (B2)Musée du Pays de Hanau (MF)(Pays de Hanau Museum)Peasant and bourgeois everyday life of the 18th and 19th centuries (furniture, clothing).www.museedupaysdehanau.eu

COLMAR (B5)Le “village-musée” Hansi (Hansi-Museum)The work of Jean-Jacques Waltz, known as Hansi (1873-1951), the most famous painter of popular pictures in Alsace.www.hansi.fr

ERSTEIN (C4)Maison du Patrimoine - Etappenstall(Heritage Centre)Local heritage. Temporary exhibitions.www.ville-erstein.fr

FRĖLAND (B5)Musée d’Arts Religieux(Museum of Religious Arts)Documents, religious clothing, Catholic religious objects, paintings. www.freland.fr Maison du Pays Welche (Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions in the Welche Region) Presentation of local arts and traditions.www.freland.fr Les trois musées Barlier - Musées de la Vieille Forge, de la Traversée du Siècle et des Automates(Museums of the old forge, across the century and automatons)- Late 19th century former hydraulic

forge with a waterwheel - Everyday objects from our parents

and grandparents- Automatons (toys)www.freland.fr

GRAUFTHAL-ESCHBOURG (B2)Maisons des Rochers (Rock Houses)Houses built into a pink sandstone rock face, inhabited until 1958.www.maisonsdesrochers-graufthal.fr

HAGUENAU (C2)Musée Alsacien (MF) (Alsatian Museum)Collection of popular arts and traditions and bourgeois furniture.www.ville-haguenau.fr

HATTEN (D2)La Cour de Marie - Musée agricole(Marie’s Yard - Agricultural Museum)Collection of agricultural machines, dolls and prams from the 19th and 20th centuries. www.lacourdemarie.fr

HOCHFELDEN (C2)Musée du Pays de la Zorn(Museum of the Zorn country)Local history and traditions, tilery, pottery, beer and hops...www.payszorn.com

KUTZENHAUSEN (C2)Maison rurale de l’Outre-Forêt(Rural Life Centre)Exhibition of the traditional home with its outbuildings. Activities linked to local traditions.www.maison-rurale.fr

LABAROCHE (B5)Espace des Métiers du Bois et du Patrimoine (Heritage and wood crafts centre)Old wood crafts, machines, toys. Machine operation. Educational centre.www.musee-bois-labaroche.com

MARMOUTIER (B3)Musée du Patrimoine et du Judaïsme alsacien (Museum of heritage and Alsatian Judaism)Collection of popular arts in a half-timbered 16th century house.www.museedemarmoutier.fr

MUHLBACH-SUR-MUNSTER (B5)Musée de la Schlitte et des Métiers du Bois (Museum of wood sledges and wood crafts)Types of wood, lumberjacking, woodworking.+33 (0)3 89 77 61 08

NEUVILLER-LA-ROCHE (B4)Musée des Traditions Populaires(Museum of Heritage)Collections reflecting both the activity of mountain farmers and workers.+33 (0)3 88 97 07 18

OFFWILLER (C2)La Maison du Village d’Offwiller(Village education centre)Traditional items from this Protestant village.www.maison-offwiller.webmuseo.com

OLTINGUE (B8)Musée Paysan (MF) (Rural Life museum)Typical Sundgau house: museum of domestic life (19th, 20th century).http://musee.paysan.free.fr

ORBEY (B5)Musée du Val d’Orbey(Orbey Valley Museum)Museum of popular arts and traditions.+33 (0)3 89 71 27 65

LA PETITE PIERRE (B2)Musée des Arts et Traditions Populaires (Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions)History of Alsatian wooden cake moulds finely sculpted, the “Springerle”.www.musee-sceau.com

PFAFFENHOFFEN (C2)Musée de l’Image Populaire (MF)(Museum of Popular Imagery)A treasure-trove of popular imagery seen through baptism letters (Goettelbriefe), souvenirs from confirmations, marriages and deaths from the rural Protestant community.www.pfaffenhoffen.org

REICHSTETT (C3)Parc de la Maison Alsacienne"Heritage street” lined with different types of traditional dwellings. www.maisonalsacienne.fr

RIQUEWIHR (B5)La Maison de l’Oncle Hansi(Hansi Museum)The work of Jean-Jacques Waltz, known as Hansi (1873-1951), the most famous painter of popular pictures in Alsace.www.hansi.fr

SAINTE-MARIE-AUX-MINES (B4)Musée de l’École (School Museum)Reconstruction of a classroom in the thirties.www.shvl.fr

STRASBOURG (C3)Musée Alsacien (MF) (Alsatian Museum)Charming meander through traditional dress, ceramics, popular arts, imagery, toys, reconstructed interiors with furniture...www.musees.strasbourg.eu

TRUCHTERSHEIM (C3)Maison du Kochersberg (Kochersberg Museum)Daily life in the birthplace of Alsatian dress, characterised by the large bow. Temporary exhibitions.www.kochersberg.fr

UNGERSHEIM (B6)Écomusée d’Alsace (MF)(Alsace Open Air Museum)With 72 authentic houses dismantled and rebuilt on site, the Open Air Museum is the biggest in France and one of the richest and most prestigious in Europe.www.ecomusee-alsace.fr

WIMMENAU (B2)Maison Suisse (Swiss House)Half-timbered house, oil mill, items from rural life...www.ot-paysdelapetitepierre.com

Museums of arts and traditions

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Ungersheim - Alsace Open Air Museum

Lay siege to history!Historical museums and sitesJOURNEY THROUGH TIMEMF = Musée de France

BERGHEIM (B5)Maison des Sorcières (Witchcraft Museum)Permanent exhibition on the witch trials in Bergheim in the 16th and 17th centuries.www.ville-bergheim.fr

BIESHEIM (C5)Musée Gallo-Romain (MF)(Gallo-Roman Museum)The museum presents the numerous discoveries of one of the major settlements in the Rhine valley.www.biesheim.fr

BRUMATH (C2)Musée Archéologique(Archaeological Museum)Collection from the Palaeolithic age to the Migration Period, and of the Gallo-Roman past of the town.http://brumath.shabe.free.fr

CERNAY (B6)Musée de la Porte de Thann (MF)(Museum of the Gate of Thann)Located in a 13th century tower. Subjects: the 2 World Wars, archaeology of Cernay and its surrounding area, historic room presenting the discovery of the ancient town (15th – 18th century), holy art.http://histoire-cernay.perso.sfr.fr

DEHLINGEN (B1)Centre d’interprétation du Patrimoine archéologique La Villa(Archaeological site)Garden demonstrating the dietary habits of the time, remains of a Gallo-Roman farm. Permanent exhibition. www.cip-lavilla.fr

DOSSENHEIM-SUR-ZINSEL (B2)Refuge fortifié, vestiges d’un habitat (Fortified sanctuary, remains of a house)Sanctuary going back to the Middle Ages. Permanent exhibition explaining the site.www.webmuseo.com/ws/refuge-fortifie/app/report/index.html

ENSISHEIM (B6)Musée de la Régence(Regency Museum)Archaeology, history and the activity of potash miners. Fallen meteorite from 1492.www.ville-ensisheim.fr

FESSENHEIM (C6)Espace muséographique Victor Schoelcher, son œuvre(Victor Schoelcher Museum)Exhibition of the work of Victor Schoelcher, the anti-slavery campaigner and his father, a famous 19th century porcelain manufacturer.www.fessenheim.fr

GUNSBACH (B5)Musée Albert Schweitzer(Albert Schweitzer Museum)Museum of the life and work of Albert Schweitzer.www.schweitzer.org

HAGUENAU (C2)Musée Historique (MF)(Historical Museum)Large archaeological collections with graves from the Haguenau forest. Beautiful Gallo-Roman items.www.ville-haguenau.fr

HUNINGUE (C7)Musée de Huningue (MF)(Museum of Huningue)Historical and military museum.www.histoire-huningue.eu

KATZENTHAL (B5)Musée archéologique du Château du Wineck (Archaeological Museum of Wineck Castle)Housed in the castle keep, the museum presents the history of the castle and objects found during archaeological digs.www.kaysersberg.com

KAYSERSBERG (B5)Musée du Docteur Schweitzer(Dr. Schweitzer Museum)Presentation of Schweitzer’s hospital work from 1913 to today.www.ville-kaysersberg.frMusée Historique (MF)(Local History Museum)Collection of religious works of art from 14th to the 18th century (a shrine Madonna from 1380, Christ with palms from the 15th century, etc.). Local handicraft, local history.www.ville-kaysersberg.fr

LANGENSOULTZBACH (C1)Musée ”Dieux, déesses et sanctuaires des Vosges du Nord”(“Gods, goddesses and sanctuaries in the Northern Vosges” Museum)Local archaeology from the Roman period.http://langensoultzbach.free.fr

MACKWILLER (B2)Vestiges d’une villa impériale gallo-romaine (Remains of a Gallo-Roman imperial villa)Thermal baths, mausoleum, historical presentation of the town.www.tourisme.alsace-bossue.net

MOLSHEIM (C3)Musée de la Chartreuse et de la Fondation Bugatti (MF)(Museum of the Carthusian Monastery and the Bugatti Foundation)Located in the former Carthusian Monastery (traditional buildings, cloister and restored cells). Collections on the history of the region and the Bugatti Foundation, creator of the factory on the outskirts of the town.www.chartreuse-molsheim.info

MULHOUSE (B7)Musée Historique (MF)(Historical Museum)Located in the town hall built in 1552, the entire history of the free republic of Mulhouse.www.musees-mulhouse.fr

Niederbronn-les-Bains – Archaeological Museum

La Petite Pierre - Seal Museum

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Haguenau - Historical Museum

Molsheim - Musée de la Chartreuse et de la Fondation Bugatti

NEUF-BRISACH (C5)Musée Vauban (MF) (Vauban Museum)Historical Museum: plans, manuscripts, etchings and photos of the history of Neuf-Brisach’s fortress, from its creation in 1698 to today. Drawings show the technique of the fortified works according to the 3rd system of Vauban.www.tourisme-paysdebrisach.com

NIEDERBRONN-LES-BAINS (C1)Maison de l’Archéologie des Vosges du Nord (MF)(Northern Vosges Archaeology Museum)Local archaeology, ancient thermal baths. Reconstruction of an industrial past and the De Dietrich factories.www.musee-niederbronn.fr

LA PETITE PIERRE (B2)Musée du Sceau Alsacien(Museum of the Alsatian Seal)Presentation of seals, banners of war and coats of arms portraying the life of the lords, craftsmen, peasants, soldiers and priests during the feudal period.www.musee-sceau.com

RIBEAUVILLÉ (B5)Musée Municipal (Municipal Museum)The treasures of the Lords of Ribeaupierre.www.ribeauville.net

RIQUEWIHR (B5)Musée de la Communication en Alsace - Postes, Transports, Télécoms(Alsace’s Museum of Communication – Post, Mail-coaches, Telecoms)History of postal services and telecommunications, and a unique collection of horse-drawn carriages.www.shpta.com Musée du Dolder (MF)(Dolder Museum)At the Dolder you will discover Riquewihr, medieval fortified city and its evolution from the 12th to 17th century.www.musee-riquewihr.fr

Tour des Voleurs / Maison du Vigneron (The Thieves’ Tower / The Winemaker’s House)Ramparts, torture chamber. Winemaker’s house from the 16th century.www.musee-riquewihr.fr

ROUFFACH (B6)Musée du Bailliage(Bailiff’s museum)Local history.www.rubeacum.fr.nf

SAVERNE (B2)Musée Archéologique (MF)(Archaeological Museum)Large archaeological collection displayed in the southern wing of Rohan Castle.www.tourisme-saverne.fr

SÉLESTAT (B4)Bibliothèque Humaniste(Humanist Library)Listed in the UNESCO's Memory of the World Register. Collection of the Latin school and the humanist Beatus Rhenanus, stocked in particular with 450 manuscripts, 550 early printed books and 2,000 works from the 16th century.www.bh-selestat.fr

SELTZ (D2)Musée Krumacker(Krumacker Museum)Archaeology and local history.www.tourisme-seltz.fr

SOULTZ (B6)Château-Musée du Bucheneck(Bucheneck Castle-museum)Local history, various items of Jewish art.www.ville-soultz.fr

STRASBOURG (C3)Musée Archéologique (MF)(Archaeological Museum)Located in the basement of the Palais Rohan, large collection portraying the daily life in the Palaeolithic, Neolithic and Gallo-Roman periods, the richness of the Merovingian civilisation in Alsace.www.musees.strasbourg.eu

Musée Historique (MF)(Historical Museum)Lodged since 1920 in the former slaughterhouse (1587), it presents the history of urbanism and the political, economic and social history of Strasbourg from the Middle Ages to the 18th century. Relief plan of the city at 1:600 created in 1725-1727.www.musees.strasbourg.euChâteau-Musée VaudouWorld largest private collection of West African voodoo objects.www.chateau-vodou.com

THANN (B6)Musée de la Société d’Histoire : Les Amis de Thann (MF)(Museum of the Historical Society: "Friends of Thann")Museum of art and local history.www.les-amis-de-thann.com

WALDERSBACH (B4)Musée Jean-Frédéric Oberlin (MF)(Jean-Frédéric Oberlin Museum)Located in the former presbytery, objects and documents from the period showing the impressive educational and social work of the Pastor Oberlin - learning resources centre - children's house (educational tool available for teachers) and gardens.www.musee-oberlin.eu

WINTZFELDEN (B6)Lapidarium (open air)Lapidary collection of Romanesque and Gothic art which comes from the Schwarzenthann convent built in the 12th century.www.ville-soultzmatt.fr

Langensoultzbach - Gallo-Roman exhibition

Sélestat - Bibliothèque Humaniste

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Riquewihr

Lay siege to history!Museums of local traditions, science, nature and minesMUSEUMS OF LOCAL TRADITIONS

CHATENOIS (B4)La Maison du Distillateur(The Distiller’s House)Museum area dedicated to eau-de-vie and Alsatian whiskey.www.maisondudistillateur.fr

GEISPOLSHEIM (C3)Musée “Les Secrets du Chocolat”(Museum “The secrets of chocolate”)A tour through the history of cocoa, its transformation to chocolate, and the brand “Marquise de Sévigné”. Demonstration of chocolate-making, shop.www.musee-du-chocolat.com

GERTWILLER (B4)Palais du Pain d’Epices(Gingerbread palace)Discover the delicious world of gingerbread.www.lepalaisdupaindepices.comMusée du Pain d’Épices et des Douceurs d’Autrefois(Museum of gingerbread and sweets from yesteryear)Tradition of making gingerbread in this village, large collection of moulds.www.paindepices-lips.com

GUNSBACH (B5)La Maison du Fromage - Vallée de Munster (The Cheese House)Discover cheesemaking, mountain farming, and the traditional savoir-faire of the Munster Valley. Cheese tasting. www.maisondufromage-munster.com

KIENTZHEIM (B5)Musée du Vignoble et des Vins d’Alsace (Museum of Alsatian Vineyards and Wine)Castle and home of the Confrérie Saint-Etienne.www.musee-du-vignoble-alsace.fr

LAPOUTROIE (B5)Musée des Eaux-de-Vie (Brandy Museum)Presentation of the making of traditional eau-de-vie. Unique bottle collection. www.musee-eaux-de-vie.com

RIBEAUVILLÉ (B5)Musée de la Vigne et de la Viticulture (The Wine and Vine Museum)Private museum located in the basement of the winery.www.vins-ribeauville.com

SÉLESTAT (B4)Maison du Pain d’Alsace(Alsatian bread museum)Located in the former “Poêle” (guild hall) of the bakers guild. History of bread, presentation of baking techniques, demonstration of how regional specialities are made…www.maisondupain.org

UHLWILLER (C2)Musée du Pain (Bread museum)History of bread from the harvest and agricultural machinery up to the manufacture of bread.+33 (0)3 88 07 71 80 / 70 29

SCIENCE AND NATURE MUSEUMSMF = Musée de France

COLMAR (B5)Musée d’Histoire Naturelle et d’Ethnographie (MF)(Natural history and ethnography museum)Animals, general and regional geology, ethnography, Egyptian antiquity, fabrics and Coptic civilisation.www.museumcolmar.org

SENTHEIM (A7)Maison de la Géologie (Geology Museum)Museum which traces the history of Alsace through 4 geological eras.www.geologie-alsace.fr

STRASBOURG (C3)Le Vaisseau“Learning whilst having fun”. Place for the discovery of science and technology for 3-15 year olds. Interactive and unusual discoveries of the worlds of animals, water, man, photography…www.levaisseau.com Musée Zoologique de Strasbourg (MF) (Zoological Museum)From an authentic natural history association, this collection is one of the richest in France. Themed exhibitions, library for children and adults.www.musees.strasbourg.eu PlanétariumAstonishing large dome, themed events and exhibition on the stellar world which brings the universe to life.http://jardin-sciences.unistra.fr/planetarium Musée de Sismologie (Museum of Seismology and Earth Magnetism)Old seismometers and collection of instruments for measuring the Earth’s magnetic field. http://musee-sismologie.unistra.fr

MINES

GRANDFONTAINE (B3)Ancienne Mine de Fer de Framont(Former iron mine of Framont)Museum of mineralogy and mines (closed for renovation).+33 (0)3 88 97 20 09

SAINTE-MARIE-AUX-MINES (B4)Mine d’Argent Saint-Barthélemy(St Bartholomew silver mine)16th century. Natural museum.www.musees-valdargent.fr Mine d’Argent Saint-Louis-Eisenthur(St Louis-Eisenthur silver mine)16th century, registered Historical Monument.www.asepam.org Mine Gabe Gottes(Gabe Gottes Mine)From the 16th to the 20th century, from gold to arsenic, an underground tour through the history of the Val d’Argent in 200 m of galleries.www.asepam.org Tellure Silver mines adventure park.www.tellure.eu

STEINBACH (B6)The mines of SteinbachIn the remarkable natural location of Silberthal, three different sites recount 1,000 years of mining iron and argentiferous lead:- Saint-Nicolas Mine- Donnerloch Mine (open air)- Erzenbach Minewww.hautes-vosges-alsace.fr

Bischwiller – Musée de la Laub

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Klingenthal – Maison de la Manufacture

Gunsbach – The Cheese House

Sélestat – Bread Museum

Strasbourg – Le Vaisseau

Ste-Marie-aux-Mines - Tellure

Industry and technology museumsINDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY OF YESTERDAY AND TODAYMF = Musée de France

BANTZENHEIM (C6)La Grange à Bécanes - Musée rhénan de la moto(Rhine Motorcycle Museum)Museum of vintage motorcycles that enables enthusiasts of yesteryear engineering to marvel at the rarest of models from 1920 to 1960. www.lagrangeabecanes.com

BIESHEIM (C5)Musée de l’Optique (Optical Museum)Exceptional collection of optical instruments (topography, microscopes, marine, astronomy, laser and holography).www.biesheim.fr

BISCHWILLER (C2)Musée de la Laub (Laub Museum)Local and artistic history of the town which was the refuge for Huguenots who were mostly drapers. Describes a flourishing textile industry.www.bischwiller.com

COLMAR (B5)Musée des Usines Municipales(Museum of municipal factories)The industrial adventure through the public services: water, gas, electricity and transport.www.musee-umc.fr

FESSENHEIM (C6)Maison des Energies EDF(EDF – Electrical energy centre)More than 700 m² dedicated to current and future energies, with models, equipment, videos, interactive terminals and events. www.maisondesenergiesedf.com

HAGUENAU (C2)Musée du Bagage (Luggage Museum)Traces the travel history as of the 18th c., luggage manufacturing, transportation and fashion.www.museedubagage.com

HUSSEREN-WESSERLING (A6)Parc de Wesserling - Écomusée textile (Wesserling Park -Textile Museum)Textile museum in the former royal manufacturing site of Wesserling. “Mixed Gardens’ Festival” in summer. The site is a listed historical monument and its 5 gardens are classified “Remarkable Gardens”.www.parc-wesserling.fr

KLINGENTHAL (B4)Maison de la Manufacture d’Armes Blanches(Royal Manufacture and Museum of Swords and Knives)History of the 1st French company to manufacture swords and knives, manufacturing techniques, collection of tools and items produced, forge workshop.www.klingenthal.fr

MERKWILLER-PECHELBRONN (C2)Musée Français du Pétrole(French Oil Museum)History of oil in Alsace up until the closing of the refinery in 1970. Pechelbronn was the birthplace of the world’s oil industry.www.musee-du-petrole.com

MULHOUSE (B7)Cité de l’Automobile - Musée National - Collection Schlumpf (MF)(National Automobile Museum - Schlumpf Collection)The largest car museum in the world with around one hundred Bugattis.www.collection-schlumpf.com www.citedelautomobile.com

Musée de l’Impression sur Étoffes (MF) (Museum of Printed Textiles)Unique collection of textile masterpieces, as well as 3 million samples, the museum preserves almost 50,000 textile documents: yardages, bedcovers, scarves, shawls, etc. from the 18th century to today.www.musee-impression.comCité du Train - Musée Français du Chemin de Fer (MF)(French Railway Museum)The living evolution of the train, spread over 6,000 m². The most beautiful European collection of railway related equipment.www.citedutrain.comMusée EDF Électropolis - L’aventure de l’électricité (MF)(The adventure of electricity)From ancient times to today, numerous experiments and discoveries. Observation of strange electrical phenomena.http://electropolis.edf.com

MUTZIG (B3)Musée des Rohan (Rohan Museum)Collection of firearms, swords and knives, including the “Chassepot” rifle.www.villedemutzig.fr

OBERMODERN (D2)Espace de la locomotive à vapeur(Steam Engine Museum)A collection unique in Northern France of model engines.+33 (0)3 88 90 18 04

OFFENDORF (D2)Musée de la Batellerie(Inlandwater Shipping Museum)Set on a Freycinet barge, exhibition showing the development of inland water shipping. Offendorf was the biggest town of bargees in Eastern France in the 20th century.www.offendorf.fr

REICHSHOFFEN (C2)Musée du Fer (MF) (Iron Museum)History of iron metalworking, the origin of industrial life in the Northern Vosges, and the work in De Dietrich and Treca factories.www.musee-reichshoffen.webmuseo.com

RIXHEIM (B7)Musée du Papier Peint (MF)(Wallpaper Museum)Unique in the world due to the size of its collections, the museum is located in a Commandery of the Teutonic Knights (1740) dedicated to the manufacture of wallpaper since 1797. History of wallpaper with 130,000 documents presented in the form of new exhibitions every year.www.museepapierpeint.org

SAINTE-CROIX-AUX-MINES (B4)Scierie Musée Vincent(Vincent Sawmill Museum)Former old family sawmill, old machines from the last century in working order, including a large steam engine from 1893 put into action for demonstrations, sawyer tools. Listed Industrial Heritage site.www.valdargent.com/scierie-musee

SAINTE-MARIE-AUX-MINES (B4)Mineralogy Museum Rich collection of regional and international mineralogy.Textile MuseumThread and weaving preparation room with various metiers, by hand or machine, run by a professional weaver.Mining MuseumMiners’ tools, copies of archives, reconstruction of a 16th century mine.www.musees-valdargent.fr

SAVERNE (B2)Tour du Télégraphe Chappe(Chappe Telegraph Tower)Discover Chappe’s telegraphy system, the world’s first telecommunications network.www.shpta.com

VIEUX-FERRETTE (B8)Musée du Sapeur-Pompier d’Alsace (MF) (Firefighter’s Museum)Outstanding collection of wheeled engines and of firefighter’s equipment (items, unusual objects, horns…), installed in two halls (1,100 and 1,200 m²).http://musee-sapeur-pompier-alsace.fr

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Mulhouse - Automobile Museum - Schlumpf Collection

Vieux-Ferrette - Firefighter’s Museum

Bantzenheim - Motorcycle Museum

Lay siege to history!Fine art museums, collectionsPAINTINGS, PRINTS, COLLECTIONS...MF = Musée de France

BARR (B4)Musée de la Folie Marco (MF)(Marco Folie Museum)This “folie” is a French style patrician home. Refined interior, beautiful objects, collection of furniture from the Rhine Renaissance at the end of the 19th century.www.musee-foliemarco.com

BISCHWILLER (C2)Maison des Arts (Arts Museum)Works by the artist-painter Steinmetz and marqueter Baumer, presented in their picturesque Alsace home.www.bischwiller.com

COLMAR (B5)Musée Unterlinden (MF)(Unterlinden Museum)Located in a former Dominican convent founded in 1232. Large collections of Rhenish sculptures and paintings from the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Famous Isenheim altarpiece painted by Grünewald between 1512 and 1516. Collections of archaeology, modern art, popular Alsace arts, decorative arts. Since December 2015, the modern and contemporary collections are presented within the extension of the museum designed by the architects Herzog & de Meuron.www.musee-unterlinden.com

Musée Bartholdi (MF)(Bartholdi Museum)The house where sculptor Auguste Bartholdi was born (Colmar 1834 - Paris 1904), creator of the statue of Liberty and the Lion of Belfort. Numerous models, studies, drawings, paintings, photos, and more. Furniture and personal souvenirs of the artist.www.musee-bartholdi.com Musée du Jouet (Toys Museum)Georges Trincot’s exceptional collection.www.museejouet.com

GUEBWILLER (B6)Musée Théodore Deck et des Pays du Florival (MF)(Théodore Deck Museum)Collection of works by the famous ceramist Théodore Deck.www.ville-guebwiller.fr

GUNSBACH (B5)Musée d’Art Africain - Albert Schweitzer (African Art Museum - Albert Schweitzer)African art from Gabon.www.schweitzer.org

MULHOUSE (B7)Musée des Beaux-Arts (MF)(Museum of Fine Arts)Works by J.J Henner, Alsatian artists and contemporary art.www.musees-mulhouse.fr

PFAFFENHOFFEN (C2)Musée d’Imagerie populaire(Museum of Popular Imagery)See p. 27

SAVERNE (B2)Musée d’Art et d’Histoire(Art and History Museum)Located in the Rohan Castle. Religious sculptures (15th – 16th century), paintings, etc. Donated by Louise Weiss.www.tourisme-saverne.fr

SOULTZ (B6)La Nef des Jouets, collection Joëlle et Richard Haeusser (The Toy House)Large collection of old toys displayed in a former Commandery of Saint Jean of Jerusalem.www.ville-soultz.fr

STRASBOURG (C3) www.musees.strasbourg.euMusée de l’Œuvre Notre-Dame (MF)(OEuvre Notre-Dame Museum)Evolution of the arts in the Upper Rhine and Strasbourg between the 11th and the 17th centuries. Sculptures from the cathedral, major works from the 15th century, stained glass windows, furniture, still life paintings by Sébastien Stoskopff.Musée des Arts Décoratifs (MF)(Museum of Decorative Arts)Located on the ground floor of the Palais Rohan, it includes the sumptuous flats of the cardinals of Rohan and collections of decorative art (Hannong ceramics, silverware, etc.).Musée des Beaux-Arts (MF)(Fine Arts Museum)On the 1st floor of the Palais Rohan, rich collection of paintings from the 15th century to 1870 (Raphael, Veronese, Rubens, Goya, Corot, Courbet...).Cabinet des Estampes (MF)(Engravings Museum)Over 220,000 works from the 15th to the 20th century covering all the techniques of the rich Alsace iconography (drawings, etchings, lithographs, etched engravings).www.musees.strasbourg.eu Tomi Ungerer Museum (MF)Located in the Villa Greiner, the museum houses a collection of more than 8,000 drawings given to his home town by Tomi Ungerer, draughtsman and illustrator born in 1931 in Strasbourg. The whole is presented in rotation in a thematic tour of around 300 original works.

WINGEN-SUR-MODER (B2)Musée Lalique (MF) (Lalique Museum)Founded in the village where René Lalique implanted his glassware company in 1921, this museum boasts all the extraordinary Lalique creations, focusing on the intrigue of glass-making techniques. The museum has some exceptional jewellery, drawings, perfume bottles, refined tableware items, chandeliers, radiator plugs or vases.www.musee-lalique.com

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Strasbourg – Œuvre Notre-Dame

Colmar - Toys Museum

Colmar - Isenheim altarpiece - Unterlinden Museum

Contemporary art in AlsaceCONTEMPORARY WORK

Contemporary work is welcome in Alsace. Throughout the region, bringing dynamism to the heart of the Rhineland basin, several locations offer you the chance to discover an ever-changing universe.

ALTKIRCH (B7)Centre Rhénan d’Art Contemporain (CRAC Alsace) (Rhenish Centre of Contemporary Art)The centre aims to bring contemporary art to a large public through cycles of exhibitions, workshops and discussions on current creations.www.cracalsace.com

DRUSENHEIM (D2)Musée PasoHosts the outstanding donation of 700 works to Paso's home town in 2012.www.paso.fr – www.pasoarts.de

ERSTEIN (C4)Musée Würth FranceOnly exhibition of the Würth collection in France. One of the largest owned by a company collections of modern and contemporary art in Europe.www.musee-wurth.fr

MULHOUSE (B7)La Kunsthalle MulhouseCentre for Contemporary Art. Within a space of 700m², the Kunsthalle, located at a former foundry (La Fonderie) in the centre of rehabilitated industrial wasteland, hosts or produces temporary exhibitions of contemporary art.www.kunsthallemulhouse.com

SÉLESTAT (B4)FRAC AlsaceSupporting and promoting contemporary creations, publicising contemporary art and raising public awareness are its 3 main aims. The space is home to numerous exhibitions.www.culture-alsace.org

SAINT-LOUIS (C7)Fondation Fernet Branca(Fernet Branca Foundation)Contemporary art space. Huge exhibition area whose façade is listed as a Historic Monument, showing a monumental eagle holding a bottle of spirits from Saint-Louis, perched on a globe and a crown.www.fondationfernet-branca.org

STRASBOURG (C3)Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain (MF)(Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art)Located on the banks of the Ill, the museum is a homage to modernity. The collections, including masterworks of Strasbourg-born Hans Jean Arp, focus around a huge stained glass nave, on two floors. Consultation room for photographs and graphic art, art library, auditorium, restaurant.www.musees.strasbourg.eu

WATTWILLER (B6)Fondation François Schneider(François Schneider Foundation)Partly housed in the workshop of the former thermal springs bottling plant, this contemporary art centre is a place of artistic expression on the theme of water. Each year, three major exhibitions are presented in an indoor & outdoor area of over 2,000m², including an auditorium, a cafeteria and a bookstore.www.fondationfrancoisschneider.org

“TRANS-RHEIN-ART”Alsace contemporary art networkwww.artenalsace.org The brochure on contemporary art can be downloaded fromwww.tourisme-alsace.com

Erstein – Musée Würth France

Strasbourg – Jardin des 2 Rives

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Strasbourg – Museum of Modern Art

Sélestat – Frac Alsace

VESTIGES OF THE MIDDLE AGES

Cultural stronghold of the Holy Roman Empire, Alsace is one of the European regions with the most medieval fortified castles! Today the majority are in ruins, their silhouettes have been part of the landscape for generations and plunge us into the mysterious Middle Ages.Discover them all in the flyer “Tokens of history in Alsace”, which can be downloaded from:www.tourism-alsace.com www.tourisme67.com www.haute-alsacetourisme.com

A FEW SUGGESTIONS AMONG ALMOST 100 REMARKABLE CASTLES:LEMBACH AND SURROUNDINGAREA (C1)Fleckenstein CastleChildren’s activity route “Le Château des Défis” (castle of challenges) and “Le P’tit Fleck” (the little Fleck), a sandstone castle and forest play area for kids aged 3 to 6. Built in the 12th century, the castle dominates the forests of the Northern Vosges and is a focal point for the Middle Ages in Alsace.+33 (0)3 88 94 28 52www.fleckenstein.frNearby :Hohenbourg - Froensbourg - Wasigenstein - Petit-Arnsberg - Lutzelhardt+33 (0)3 88 90 77 50www.tourisme-nordalsace.fr

OBERSTEINBACH (C1)Maison des Châteaux Forts(Fortified Castles Museum)Fortified castles, their construction, their access, their owners.+33 (0)3 88 09 56 82http://chateau.schoeneck.free.fr

LICHTENBERG AND SURROUNDINGAREA (B2)Lichtenberg CastleBuilt at the beginning of the 13th century on a hill which dominates the village, the site includes a contemporary area for cultural activities.+33 (0)3 88 89 98 72www.chateaudelichtenberg.com Nearby :New and old Windstein - Wasenbourg - La Petite Pierre+33 (0)3 88 01 49 59www.parc-vosges-nord.fr

SÉLESTAT AND SURROUNDINGAREA (B4)Haut-Koenigsbourg CastleAt more than 800 m of altitude, this most imposing fortress of Alsace was restored by Guillaume II in the spirit of the end of the 15th century.Shuttle from Sélestat train station to Haut-Koenigsbourg from March to December.+33 (0)3 69 33 25 00www.haut-koenigsbourg.fr Nearby :Bernstein - Ortenbourg - Frankenbourg - Kintzheim** Opening hours tie in with those of the

Eagles’ castle.+33 (0)3 88 92 84 33www.voleriedesaigles.com

RIBEAUVILLÉ AND SURROUNDINGAREA (B5)3 castles of RibeauvilléOf the 3 ruins dominating Ribeauvillé, St Ulrich is the most impressive. Not far from there, Girsberg castle has a more visible dwelling site. At their side, Haut-Ribeaupierre was an advanced post during the attempted invasions of Alsace by the King of France.Nearby :Bilstein in Aubure+33 (0)3 89 73 23 23www.ribeauville-riquewihr.com

WINTZENHEIM (B5)Hohlandsbourg CastleBuilt in the 13th century and reinforced in the 16th century by Lazarus von Schwendi. From Easter to November, the castle offers several events. Historic festivals, educational activities, entertainment and tours of the gardens filled with medicinal plants used in the Middle Ages.+33 (0)3 89 30 10 20www.chateau-hohlandsbourg.com Nearby :Pflixbourg, Dagsbourg, Eguisheim, Wineck, Kaysersberg.

THANN (B6)Engelbourg Castle Also named “The Witch's Eye”, its remains watch over the Alsace plain.+33 (0)3 89 37 96 20www.hautes-vosges-alsace.fr

FERRETTE (B8)Ferrette CastleBuilt in the 11th and 12th c., the castle is one of the oldest in Alsace. Former possession of the Counts of Ferrette and the House of Austria.Nearby :Landskron, Morimont.www.sundgau-sudalsace.fr

THE ALSACE CASTLES AND FORTIFIED CITIES ROUTE

Unites the most iconic sites of the region, bringing together Roman architecture, medieval heritage and Gothic structures.

+33 (0)3 88 15 45 88www.route-chateaux-alsace.com

Lay siege to history!Land of fortified castles

Orschwiller - Haut-Koenigsbourg Castle

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Fleckenstein- Round of the night-watchman

Leymen - Landskron Castle

MEMORIAL SITES

Numerous fortifications, battle sites, memorial sites or even museums bear witness to Alsace’s complex past. A land with a turbulent history that was fought over for many years. It changed nationalities four times between 1870 and 1945. This heritage is an exceptional educational and cultural resource. You can find more details about it in the flyer “Tokens of history in Alsace”, available for download at: www.tourism-alsace.comwww.tourisme67.com www.haute-alsacetourisme.comwww.front-vosges-14-18.eu

SCHIRMECK (B4)Mémorial de l’Alsace-Moselle(Alsace-Moselle Memorial site)A striking historical sequence from 1870 to the present day. The memorial site retraces the diversity of the conflicts endured in Alsace-Moselle and invites visitors to reflect on the future of the European continent. +33 (0)3 88 47 45 50www.memorial-alsace-moselle.com

THE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR OF 1870 AND THE FORTIFICATIONSNEUF-BRISACH (C5)Town fortifications built from scratch by Vauban along the Rhine in 1697, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site.+33 (0)3 89 72 56 66www.tourisme-paysdebrisach.com

WOERTH (C2)Museum of the Battle of 6th August 1870Evokes the savage battle that led to the annexation of Alsace-Moselle by Germany for 48 years.+33 (0)3 88 09 40 96www.webmuseo.com/ws/musee-woerth

With the digital application “Alsace 1870, War and peace”, discover the monuments in an entertaining way and relive history:www.alsace1870.com

MUTZIG (B3)Fort Mutzig (Fort Kaiser Wilhelm II)Completed in 1917, this fort, the largest in the German Empire, was designed to prevent a French attack. Several technologies, including concrete were used here for the first time. Shelter, kitchens, canons, look-out posts, etc.+33 (0)6 08 84 17 42www.fort-mutzig.eu

Other sitesFortified belt of Strasbourg: Forts Rapp (Moltke), Frère (Großherzog von Baden), Kléber (Fürst Bismarck), Uhrich (Werder)…

WORLD WAR 1 (1914-1918)ORBEY (B5)Musée mémorial du Linge(Linge Memorial Museum)First World War battle field listed as a historical site, presenting the infrastructures and remains of the well-preserved trenches.Historic hiking trail+33 (0)3 89 77 29 97www.linge1915.com

WATTWILLER (B6)Hartmannswillerkopf 14/18 siteDubbed Vieil Armand (Old Armand) by the French soldiers in the 1st World War, Mount Hartmannswillerkopf was the site of deadly fighting in 1915.This memorial site includes a national monument, a necropolis and a discovery trail through the battlefield. The first Franco-German museum of the Great War will open at the site in summer 2017. +33 (0)3 89 20 10 68www.memorial-hwk.eu

Other sites Kilometre Zero, Serret Museum in Saint-Amarin, Abri-Mémoire in Uffholtz, Romanian cemetery in Soultzmatt, Tête des Faux battle site, Ambulance Alpine museum in Mittlach, Tête du Violu battle site, the Donon and Pilâtre de Rozier trails, etc.

With the digital application “Front des Vosges 14-18 ”, discover the places of 1st World War: www.front-vosges-14-18.eu

MAGINOT LINE FORTIFICATIONS (1929-1940)LEMBACH (C1)Fort Four à Chaux(Lime Kiln Fort)A 4 km network, witness to the reality of life underground. Exhibition of the vestiges from the war.+33 (0)3 88 94 43 16 / 48 62 www.lignemaginot.fr

HUNSPACH (D1)Fort SchoenenbourgThe men, in a trench 30 m below ground, remained undefeated at the Armistice. Barracks, kitchen, hospital, technical facilities, command post, battle block and its turret, thematic exhibitions.+33 (0)3 88 80 59 39 / 96 19 www.lignemaginot.com

HATTEN (D2)Musée de l’Abri (Shelter museum)Reconstruction of daily life in the bunker. Portrayal of the war period in Hatten, where one of the most violent armoured battles took place. Outside: old and modern military equipment and vehicles.+33 (0)3 88 80 14 90www.maginot-hatten.com

Other sitesCasemates in Dambach-Neunhoffen (C1), Hatten (D2), Oberroedern (D2), Uffheim (C7), Shelter in Leutenheim (D2), Memorial Museum in Marckolsheim (C5)

WORLD WAR 2 (1939-1945)NATZWILLER (B4)Natzweiler-Struthof Concentration CampThe only camp in France run by the Nazis, which quickly became an extermination camp due to the work: barracks, crematory oven, cells, museum,… Outside, the National Necropolis of Deportation dominates the camp.Centre européen du résistant déporté (European Centre of Deported Resistance Members)Presents the history of the Nazi concentration camp system.+33 (0)3 88 47 44 67www.struthof.fr

LA WANTZENAU (C3)MMPark FranceAn interactive museum space dedicated to the Second World War.(opening scheduled for the end of 2015)http://mmpark.fr

TURCKHEIM (B5)Musée Mémorial des Combats de la Poche de Colmar – Hiver 44-45(Memorial Museum of the fights of the Pocket of Colmar – Winter 44-45) Housed in an 18th century vaulted cellar which was used as a shelter by the inhabitants of Turckheim during the Second World War, this museum recounts the two months of hell endured by the villages on the outskirts of Colmar. The people involved and technological equipment from the period serve to illustrate the events of this historic period.+33 (0)3 89 80 86 66http://musee.turckheim-alsace.com

Other siteThe smugglers’ trail from Salm to Moussey (B4)www.valleedelabruche.fr

Memorial sites

Natzwiller – National Necropolis of Deportation and Natzweiler-Struthof Concentration Camp

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Hartmannswillerkopf - Monument des Diables Rouges

Oberroedern - Casemate Maginot Line

RELIGIOUS HERITAGE

Alsace is a spiritual region. Romanesque art spans a long period and is characterised by several remarkable churches www.route-romane-alsace.fr.Boosted by urban development, Gothic art reached its pinnacle with the Strasbourg Cathedral. After the Thirty Years War, beautiful edifices were constructed in the Baroque style. In numerous villages, two churches reflect the two Catholic and Protestant communities.The density of rural synagogues demonstrates the size of the Jewish community. Today, Alsace remains the most multi-confessional region in France.

RELIGIOUS BUILDINGSCatholic places of worship (C) / Protestant places of worship (P)

ALSACE BOSSUE (A2/B2)Churches built by the architect Stengel (P) in HARSKIRCHEN, BERG and SARRE-UNION.+33 (0)3 88 00 40 39 www.tourisme.alsace-bossue.net

ANDLAU (B4)St. Pierre and St. Paul Abbey Church (C) Romanesque style (12th c.). Double grained vaulted crypt. Legend of St. Richarde’s bear. +33 (0)3 88 08 66 65www.pays-de-barr.com

AVOLSHEIM (C3)Dompeter (C)Romanesque church (10th c.). Mass celebrated since Merovingian times.+33 (0)3 88 38 11 61www.ot-molsheim-mutzig.com

COLMAR (B5)St. Martin Collegiate Church (C)Gothic style (13th and 14th c.). Felsberg organ, Silbermann sideboard and choir organ.+33 (0)3 89 41 27 20Dominican Church (C)Gothic style (14th c.). Painting by Martin Schongauer “Virgin at the Rosebush”. Stained glass windows from the 14th century.+33 (0)3 89 41 27 20St. Matthieu Protestant Church (P)Gothic style (14th c.). Former Franciscan convent church. Wooden statue of Christ (15th c.). Silbermann organ (1732). +33 (0)3 89 41 44 96+33 (0)3 89 20 68 92www.tourisme-colmar.com

DAMBACH-LA-VILLE (B4)St Sébastien Chapel (C)Remarkable wooden Baroque altar. Ossuary.+33 (0)3 88 92 42 82www.pays-de-barr.com

EBERSMUNSTER (C4)Abbey Church St. Maurice (C)Excellent example of the Alsatian Baroque style. Silbermann organ (1730).+33 (0)3 88 85 78 32

EPFIG (C4)St. Marguerite Chapel (C)Romanesque style (11th c.). Wall paintings.+33 (0)3 88 85 56 74www.ste-marguerite-epfig.fr

FELDBACH (B7)St. Jacques Church (C)Romanesque style (12th c.). +33 (0)3 89 08 23 88www.sundgau-sudalsace.fr

FERRETTE (B8)St. Bernard-de-Menthon Church (C)Huge spire from the 12th c..+33 (0)3 89 40 40 01www.ferrette.fr

GUEBWILLER (B6)The Dominicans of Upper AlsaceChurch, cloister and convent.+33 (0)3 89 62 21 82www.les-dominicains.comNotre-Dame Church (C)One of the best examples of Neo-Classicism in Alsace (18th c.).St. Léger Church (C)Romanesque style, Gothic choir (12th-13th c.). +33 (0)3 89 76 10 63www.tourisme-guebwiller.fr

HAGUENAU (C2)St. Georges Church (C)Romanesque and Gothic styles (12th-13th c.). Remarkable rear quarter panel.+33 (0)3 88 93 90 03

HORBOURG-WIHR (B5)St. Michel Church (C)Tower from the 14th c., frescos dating from the early 16th c. (Martyre de Ste Marguerite - St Margaret the martyr), modern stained glass windows (the Story of Salvation).+33 (0)3 89 20 18 90

HUNAWIHR (B5)St. Jacques-le-Majeur Church (C/P)Fortified church and cemetery (14th c.).+33 (0)3 89 73 60 42

KUHLENDORF (D1)Unique half-timbered church in Alsace (19th c.). (P)+33 (0)3 88 54 44 92

LAUTENBACH (B6)St. Michel Collegiate Church (C)Romanesque style (12th c.), gothic choir.+33 (0)3 89 76 10 63www.tourisme-guebwiller.fr

MARMOUTIER (B3)Abbey Church St. Etienne (C)Romanesque and Gothic styles (12th -13th c.). Remarkable archaeological crypt. Silbermann organ (1710).+33 (0)3 88 71 46 84www.marmoutier.net

MOLSHEIM (C3)Jesuit Church (C)Vast Gothic and Renaissance edifice (17th c.). The Counter-Reformation saw the construction of the Jesuit church which became the largest in the region. Silbermann organ.+33 (0)3 88 38 11 61www.ot-molsheim-mutzig.com

MURBACH (B6)Abbey Church of Murbach (C)Romanesque Abbey Church.+33 (0)3 89 76 10 63www.tourisme-guebwiller.fr

NEUWILLER-LES-SAVERNE (B2)St. Pierre and Paul Abbey Church (C)From early Romanesque to Baroque (7th-18th c.).St. Adelphe tapestries (15. C.)+33 (0)3 88 70 00 51 / 89 23 45www.tourisme-hanau-moder.fr

NIEDERHASLACH (B3)St. Florent Collegiate Church (C)Gothic style (13th c.). Remarkable stained glass windows.+33 (0)3 88 38 11 61www.ot-molsheim-mutzig.com

OTTMARSHEIM (C6)St. Pierre and St. Paul Abbey Church (C)Octagonal abbey church in the Romanesque style. A copy of the Palatine chapel of Charlemagne in Aachen.+33 (0)3 89 26 27 57www.ottmarsheim.com

ROSHEIM (B3)St. Pierre and St. Paul Church (C)Typical example of Alsatian Romanesque architecture (12th c.).+33 (0)3 88 50 75 38www.tourisme-rosheim.com

ROUFFACH (B6)Notre-Dame de l’Assomption Church (C)Gothic style (12th -19th c.) with Romanesque sections. Baptismal fonts from the 15th c.. Callinet organ.+33 (0)3 89 49 61 10www.paroisses-rouffach-nds.org

ST-JEAN-SAVERNE (B2)Former abbey church St. Jean-Baptiste (C)Romanesque style (12th c.).+33 (0)3 88 91 02 60

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Strasbourg – Rose window cathedral Notre-Dame

Abbey Church of Murbach

Basilica of Thierenbach

SÉLESTAT (B4)St. Foy Church (C)Romanesque style (11th -12th c.).St. Georges Church (C)Gothic style (13th -15th c.).+33 (0)3 88 58 87 20www.selestat-haut-koenigsbourg.com

STRASBOURG (C3)Notre-Dame Cathedral (C)Dominating the city with its 142 m high spire, the cathedral epitomises the strength and grandeur of Gothic art. It was built between the 11th and the 15th c.. Rose window, great doors, Pillar of Angels.Astronomical Clock+33 (0)3 88 32 75 78Cathedral platform+33 (0)3 88 23 63 42www.cathedrale-strasbourg.fr St. Thomas (P)Hall church with five naves and side aisles. Mausoleum of the Marshal of Saxe. Silbermann organ.+33 (0)3 88 32 14 46www.saint-thomas-strasbourg.fr St. Pierre Le Jeune (P)Only church in Strasbourg with a Romanesque cloister and Silberman organ.+33 (0)3 88 32 41 61www.saintpierrelejeune.org

SURBOURG (C2)St. Arbogast Church (C)Romanesque collegiate church (11th -12th c.). +33 (0)3 88 80 42 60

THANN (B6)St. Thiébaut Collegiate Church (C)Gothic style (14th-16th c.). Several sculptures, ornamental great doors, stained glass windows and stalls from the 15th c., wooden statues of St Thiébaut and the Virgin Mary, 78 m tall spire.+33 (0)3 89 37 96 20www.hautes-vosges-alsace.fr

WISSEMBOURG (D1)St. Pierre and St. Paul Abbey Church (C)Romanesque and Gothic styles (11th -13th c.). Remarkable stained glass windows, huge frescoes.+33 (0)3 88 94 10 11www.ot-wissembourg.fr

MAIN SITES OF PILGRIMAGEJUNGHOLTZ (B6)Notre-Dame of Thierenbach (C)The origins of this centre of pilgrimage go back to 730. The priory dates from 1130. Notre-Dame of Thierenbach, 2 km from Soultz, is at a splendid site at the foot of Vieil Armand and the Grand Ballon.+33 (0)3 89 76 95 66www.tourisme-guebwiller.fr

MARIENTHAL (C2)Basilica Notre-Dame (C)The most popular Marian pilgrimage site in Alsace.+33 (0)3 88 93 90 91www.basiliquemarientahl.fr

MONT SAINTE-ODILE - OTTROTT (B4)Spiritual centre. Site occupied from prehistoric times (Pagan wall built around 1000 BC). Monastery founded by St Odile, daughter of the Duc Adalric. She became the Patron Saint of Alsace. Herrad of Landsberg compiled here the “Hortus Deliciarum”, a kind of Christian encyclopaedia. Remarkable site and panoramic views.+33 (0)3 88 95 80 53www.mont-sainte-odile.com

PFAFFENHEIM (B6)Notre-Dame of Schauenberg (C)Chapel founded in the 15th century. +33 (0)3 89 49 35 33www.paroisses-rouffach.nds.org

RIBEAUVILLÉ (B5)Notre-Dame of Dusenbach (C)Chapel founded in the 12th – 13th c. +33 (0)3 89 73 23 23www.ribeauville-riquewihr.com

TROIS-ÉPIS (B5)Pilgrimage of Trois-EpisIn 1491, the Virgin Mary appeared to man for the first time on 3 May, in the Vosges at a place which became known as “Trois-Epis”.+33 (0)3 89 78 95 95

ALSACE, LAND OF ORGANS

Alsace has more than 1,200 historic organs. Most of these quality instruments are protected and restored, particularly those built by the Silbermann family in the 18th c. (St Thomas in Strasbourg, Bouxwiller, Gries, Soultz, etc.), the Stiehr-Mockers in the 19th c. (Roppenheim, Bischwiller, Barr, etc.), Callinet (Oltingue, Dannemarie), Legros (Ribeauvillé) and Aubertin (Thann). Moreover, the art of organ workmanship is preserved in Alsace with several master craftsmen still working, an Organ Centre at Marmoutier and a centre for learning organ workmanship in Eschau. The countless concerts involving organs demonstrate the vitality of this exceptional regional heritage.More information is available at:www.doa-alsace.org

MARMOUTIER (B3)Centre d’interprétation du Patrimoine - Point d’Orgue (Organ Centre)Discover the age-old civilisation and technology of the organ.+33 (0)3 88 03 22 10www.cc-marmoutier-sommerau.eu

DISCOVER ALSATIAN JUDAISM

In Alsace there are a number of synagogues, museums and “mikvehs”, or ritual bathswww.tourisme67.comwww.tourism-alsace.comwww.haute-alsacetourisme.com

BOUXWILLER (B2)Jewish-Alsatian museum in the former synagogue+33 (0)3 88 70 97 17+33 (0)3 88 89 23 45www.tourisme-hanau-moder.fr

BISCHHEIM (C3)

COLMAR (B5)

ETTENDORF (C2)

HAGUENAU (C2)

HOCHFELDEN (C2)

INGWILLER (B2)

JUNGHOLTZ (B6)

MARMOUTIER (B3)

PFAFFENHOFFEN (C2)

ROSENWILLER (B3)

SOULTZ (B6)

STRASBOURG (C3)

STRUTH (B2)

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Thann - St. Thiébaut Collegiate Church

Ebersmunster Abbey Church

Organ Silbermann 1730

Struth - Synagogue

Alsace infoKeep it simple!ACCESS

By planeStrasbourg - Entzheim Airportwww.strasbourg.aeroport.frEuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburgwww.euroairport.com

By trainwww.voyages-sncf.com

By buswww.ouibus.com www.eurolines.frwww.isilines.fr www.deinbus.dewww.flixbus.dewww.fernbusse.de www.megabus.com

ALSACE WITHOUT MY CARRespecting the environment is the challenge of the new millennium. Alsace is rising to the challenge by making ecology and sustainable development a winning combination. So, we invite you to come and visit Alsace without your car! On arriving at one of the four TGV stations and everywhere in Alsace, there are plenty of ways to get around whilst being “green”.

BICYCLE RENTAL AND BIKE TRAILSSee www.cyclinginalsace.com

ON FOOTSee page 9

BY BOATSee page 13

CAR SHARINGThis is a service based on the idea of a fleet of vehicles being shared. In practice, it is short term car rental. The car sharing company has several locations where the vehicles are parked. Once you register for the service, all you have to do is reserve a car online or by phone for as long as you want it: from half an hour to the whole day and even longer.

Citiz AlsaceMore than twenty car sharing car parks in Alsace. Why not choose a combined subscription CTS (tram / bus) + car sharing.http://alsace.citiz.coop Coming soon: electric vehicles for exploring the countryside.

PARK AND RIDEStrasbourg and Mulhouse have a series of car parks in the suburbs, enabling you to leave your car at the edge of the city and take advantage of the tram + bus network to travel into the city centre. No more parking problems and easy access!

TER ALSACEDiscover the network of the regional express trains:www.ter.sncf.com/alsace

VIALSACE: THE WEBSITE FOR TRANSPORTATIONprovides all the information you need to plan your trip by bus, tram, coach or train in Alsace: hours, itineraries, news, disruptions, useful info, and more. www.vialsace.eu

ACCOMMODATION

HOTELS

OUTDOOR ACCOMMODATIONTourism and leisure campsites, rural campsites, service stations for campervans.

YOUTH HOSTELS,CHALET REFUGES ANDGROUP ACCOMMODATIONwww.aja-tourisme.fr www.tourism-alsace.com www.haute-alsacetourisme.com

FURNISHED ACCOMMODATIONSelf-catering accommodation and bed and breakfast establishments listed as “Gîtes de France”www.gites-de-france-alsace.com Clévacances (furnished accommodation or bed and breakfast) www.clevacances.com

WEEKENDS AND MINI-BREAKSDo you dream of getting-away, for a weekend or for a few days of a change of scenery, completely independently and without any worries? A charming stop on the Wine Route, a romantic or gourmet break, hiking or cycle touring: there is a wide range of packages which will certainly astonish and tempt you available online atwww.tourism-alsace.comwww.destination-haute-alsace.com with the option of reserving online.

DISABLED ACCESS

Alsace has around 200 sites with disabled access “Tourisme et Handicap”.The list can be downloaded from:www.tourism-alsace.com www.tourisme67.com www.haute-alsacetourisme.com

FRENCH LESSONS

CEL (Language Centre of Colmar)www.pole-formation-cci.fr CIEL (International Language Course in Strasbourg)www.ciel-strasbourg.org Alliance Française School in Strasbourgwww.alliance-francaise-strasbourg.fr IIEF (International Institute for French Language Courses)Strasbourg University. Summer classes.http://iief.unistra.fr

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WISSEMBOURG (D1)+33 (0)3 88 94 10 11www.ot-wissembourg.fr

LEMBACH (SAUER-PECHELBRONN) (C1)+33 (0)3 88 86 71 45www.tourisme-nordalsace.fr

SELTZ - LAUTERBOURG (PAYS DE) (D1-D2)+33 (0)3 88 05 59 79www.tourisme-pays-seltz-lauterbourg.fr

HUNSPACH (D1)+33 (0)3 88 80 59 39www.hunspach.com

SOULTZ-SOUS-FORÊTS (PAYS DU SOULTZERLAND) (C1)+33 (0)3 88 80 47 33www.cc-soultzerland.fr

NIEDERBRONN-LES-BAINS ET SA RÉGION (C1)+33 (0)3 88 80 89 70www.niederbronn.com

LORENTZEN (ALSACE BOSSUE) (A1-A2-B1-B2)+33 (0)3 88 00 40 39www.tourisme.alsace-bossue.net

SOUFFLENHEIM (D2)+33 (0)3 88 86 74 90www.ot-soufflenheim.fr

LA PETITE-PIERRE (PAYS DE) (B2)+33 (0)3 88 70 42 30www.ot-paysdelapetitepierre.com

INGWILLER (PAYS DE HANAU -VAL DE MODER) (B2-C2)+33 (0)3 88 89 23 45www.tourisme-hanau-moder.fr

HAGUENAU (PAYS DE) (C2)Forêts et terre de potiers+33 (0)3 88 06 59 99www.tourisme-haguenau-potiers.com

SAVERNE ET SA RÉGION (B3)+33 (0)3 88 91 80 47www.tourisme-saverne.fr

GAMBSHEIM PASSAGE 309 – SITE RHÉNAN (D3)+33 (0)3 88 96 44 08www.passage309.eu

MARMOUTIER (PAYS DE) (B3)+33 (0)3 88 71 46 84www.marmoutier.net

SUISSE D’ALSACE (B3)Wangenbourg-Engenthal +33 (0)3 88 87 33 50Wasselonne +33 (0)3 88 62 31 01www.suisse-alsace.com

MARLENHEIM (LA PORTE DU VIGNOBLE) (B3)+33 (0)3 88 87 75 80www.laporteduvignolealsace.fr

STRASBOURG (C3)+33 (0)3 88 52 28 28www.otstrasbourg.fr

MOLSHEIM-MUTZIG(RÉGION DE) (B3)+33 (0)3 88 38 11 61www.ot-molsheim-mutzig.com

SCHIRMECK (VALLÉE DE LA BRUCHE) (B3-B4)+33 (0)3 88 47 18 51www.valleedelabruche.fr

PAYS DU MONT SAINTE-ODILE (B3)+33 (0)3 88 49 20 76www.paysdumontsainteodile.comOttrott +33 (0)3 88 95 83 84www.ottrott.comRosheim +33 (0)3 88 50 75 38www.tourisme-rosheim.com

OBERNAI (B4)+33 (0)3 88 95 64 13www.tourisme-obernai.fr

GRAND RIED (C4-C5)Benfeld +33 (0)3 88 74 04 02Erstein +33 (0)3 88 98 14 33Marckolsheim +33 (0)3 88 92 56 98Rhinau +33 (0)3 88 74 68 96www.grandried.fr

BARR BERNSTEIN (PAYS DE) (B4)Barr +33 (0)3 88 08 66 65Andlau +33 (0)3 88 08 66 65Dambach-la-Ville +33 (0)3 88 92 61 00Le Hohwald +33 (0)3 88 08 33 92www.pays-de-barr.com

VILLÉ (VAL DE VILLÉ) (B4)+33 (0)3 88 57 11 69www.ot-valdeville.fr

SÉLESTAT HAUT-KOENIGSBOURG TOURISME (B4)Sélestat +33 (0)3 88 58 87 20Châtenois +33 (0)3 88 58 27 20Scherwiller +33 (0)3 88 58 87 20Kintzheim +33 (0)3 88 58 87 20www.selestat-haut-koenigsbourg.com

SAINTE-MARIE-AUX-MINES(VAL D’ARGENT) (B4-B5)+33 (0)3 89 58 80 50www.valdargent-tourisme.fr

RIBEAUVILLÉ - RIQUEWIHR (PAYS DE) (B5)+33 (0)3 89 73 23 23www.ribeauville-riquewihr.com

KAYSERSBERG (VALLÉE DE) (B5)+33 (0)3 89 78 22 78www.kaysersberg.com

TROIS-ÉPIS (B5)+33 (0)3 89 49 80 56www.les-trois-epis.fr

TURCKHEIM (B5)+33 (0)3 89 27 38 44www.turckheim.com

COLMAR (B5)+33 (0)3 89 20 68 92www.tourisme-colmar.com

EGUISHEIM (B5)+33 (0)3 89 23 40 33www.ot-eguisheim.fr

MUNSTER (VALLÉE DE) (A5-B5)+33 (0)3 89 77 31 80www.vallee-munster.eu

NEUF-BRISACH (PAYS DE BRISACH) (C5)+33 (0)3 89 72 56 66www.tourisme-paysdebrisach.com

ROUFFACH (B6)+33 (0)3 89 78 53 15www.ot-rouffach.com

GUEBWILLER - SOULTZ ET PAYS DU FLORIVAL (B6)+33 (0)3 89 76 10 63www.tourisme-guebwiller.fr

SAINT-AMARIN (A6)+33 (0)3 89 82 13 90www.hautes-vosges-alsace.fr

THANN – CERNAY (B6)Cernay +33 (0)3 89 75 50 35Thann +33 (0)3 89 37 96 20www.hautes-vosges-alsace.fr

MULHOUSE (B7)+33 (0)3 89 35 48 48www.tourisme-mulhouse.com

MASEVAUX (A6)+33 (0)3 89 82 41 99www.hautes-vosges-alsace.fr

SIERENTZ (PAYS DE) (C7)+33 (0)3 89 28 59 17www.pays-de-sierentz.com

SAINT-LOUIS - HUNINGUE (PAYS DE) (C7)+33 (0)3 89 70 04 49www.saintlouis-tourisme.fr

SUNDGAU, SUD ALSACE (B7-B8)Altkirch +33 (0)3 89 40 02 90Dannemarie +33 (0)3 89 07 24 24Ferrette +33 (0)3 89 08 23 88www.sundgau-sudalsace.fr

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The guide to your stay

Alsace Destination Tourisme4 rue BartischF 67100 Strasbourg CedexTel +33 (0)3 88 15 45 88 - Fax +33 (0)3 88 75 67 64info@tourisme67.comwww.tourisme-alsace.com

Alsace Destination Tourisme1 rue Schlumberger - BP 60337F 68006 Colmar CedexTel +33 (0)3 89 20 10 68 - Fax +33 (0)3 89 23 33 91adt@tourisme68.comwww.haute-alsacetourisme.com

Agence d’Attractivité de l’Alsace24 rue de VerdunF 68005 Colmar CedexTel +33 (0)3 89 29 81 00 - Fax +33 (0)3 89 29 81 01

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