If you wonder what to do in Colmar, in Mulhouse and in Alsace in general. You are on the right page! Let's discover together an unusual and off the beaten track Top 10. Don't worry, we haven't skipped the Little Venice or the Alsace Wine Route.
10. Hike in the Vosges
The natural park of the Vosges offers us many treasures and an immensity of breathtaking views of the valley. Stretch your legs and discover the beautiful Alsatian mountains. You will have the choice between several summits: the Grand Ballon (highest point of the Vosges: 1424m), the Hohneck, or the petit Ballon
Honeck summit
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Grand Ballon summit
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9. Visit Mulhouse Museums
Mulhouse, the town with 100 chimneys and old industrial city, is known for its museums. The unavoidable:
- The city of the Automobile
- Museum of cloth printing
- City of the train
You can also visit the Mulhouse Zoo and its botanical garden, it's worth it!
- The city of the Automobile
- Museum of cloth printing
- City of the train
You can also visit the Mulhouse Zoo and its botanical garden, it's worth it!
La cité de l'Automobile
8. Visit a medieval castle
The largest castles in Alsace are Haut-Koenigsbourg and Fleckenstein, you can choose one of them. When does it come back? Around the 12th century. You will discover more about the history of Alsace through these visit
Ribeauville Castles
7. Visit mediaval villages
A must in the region, the discovery of these small medieval villages is fascinating: Ribeauvillé, Kaysesberg, Riquewihr, Colmar, .. They are all part of the Alsace wine route. You will discover not only the incredible architecture of old buildings but you will also discover the culture of Alsatian wine. Vines not always easy to harvest!
The Grand Rue Colmar near Little Venice
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Little Venice Colmar
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6. Have fun in Europapark
Let's go for the second largest amusement park in Europe! Europapark is unique and suitable for both adults and children. The price is worth the candle! It is located in Rust in Germany, 45 minutes from Colmar.
Europapark
5. Discover the Alsace capital: Strasbourg
In Strasbourg, many things to discover:
- The Cathedral of Strasbourg
- Place Kléber
- The Strasbourg train station: the architect who drew the plans for the Strasbourg train station also designed the plans for the tallest Saigon tower in Vietnam: Bitexco Tower
- The European Parliament
- The Cathedral of Strasbourg
- Place Kléber
- The Strasbourg train station: the architect who drew the plans for the Strasbourg train station also designed the plans for the tallest Saigon tower in Vietnam: Bitexco Tower
- The European Parliament
Strasbourg Cathedral
4. Eat a typical Alsatian meal
Do not worry about food, Alsace will treat you well! Between sauerkraut, baeckeoffe, flammekueche and all the other excellent dishes, you risk taking some pounds if you do not go hiking in the mountains! And I do not speak about kougelhopf and other Alsatian pastries ... !! Yum!
A good "choucroute"
3. Drink a mulled wine in winter
Please try the flavor of the mulled wine !! Miam it's worth to try many of them, when you're facing the cold weather of Alsace. Moderate your consumption of course !
Drinking mulled wine! Miam!
2. Strasbourg Christmas Market
Experience the magic of Christmas at the heart of the many Christmas markets in Strasbourg, warm up with a good mulled wine, discover the Christmas tree on the Place Kleber and admire the magnificent Christmas lights.
Strasbourg Christmas Market
1. Ribeauvillé, Colmar, Riquewihr, ... Christmas Market
Discover the famous medieval Christmas markets of Ribeauvillé (the first two weekends of December), the atmosphere will be at the rendezvous! Several activities are organized in Ribeauvillé and characters from the Middle Ages will march through the city. You can also go to Colmar, Riquewihr and Kaysesberg in the wake!
Ribeauvillé Christmas Market
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Colmar Christmas Market
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