List of must see towns and features in Alsace?

Question

We could have a couple of days to tour around the Alsace after visiting relative in the area for first time and before heading to Paris. What special sites are there?

Answer 1

Suggest you do the famous "Route des vins" (wine-street) which starts in lovely Colmar and ends in Strasbourg. It will take you thru many charming villages,enable you to see many stork familys (don't get bitten if you are a woman,lol), great Restaurants and wine cellars with free tasting!

Answer 2

A couple of days is short to enjoy everything Alsace has to offer but here are some suggestions:

- Strasbourg (its cathedral, old districts, European parliament) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strasbourg

- Colmar (a quaint Alsatian town south of Strasbourg)

- Alsatian vineyards : http://www.visit-alsace.com/winstub/inde...

- The Haut-Koenigsbourg castle

Here is also a list of the cutest villages on the tourist office website: http://www.tourisme-alsace.com/en/tradit...

Answer 3

Good suggestions. I've been living in Alsace for 8 years and am still discovering it.

First, visit Strasbourg and stay in downtown. Do the boat cruise and walk around the Petite France area.

Then rent a car and do the Wine Route (Route du vin). Some of my favorite stops are Andlau, Barr and Riquewihr. Stop in Colmar and visit the Unterlinten museum.

http://www.visit-alsace.com/barr/

http://www.andlau.com/

http://www.musee-unterlinden.com/MENU.ht...

You can visit Haute Koenigsbourg and nearby Monkey Mountain.

http://www.haut-koenigsbourg.fr/en

http://www.tourisme-alsace.com/en/willif...

I also love historic Mount St. Odile with its view. If you want to see France's only concentration camp, you can go to Struthof.

http://www.odilienberg.net/odilienberg/e...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natzweiler

If you want to drive over the border, Baden-Baden is great. Bring your swim suits and do the mineral baths (indoor/outdoor) as well as visit the castles in the area.

http://www.baden-baden.de/en/tourism/ind...