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Member of the CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU & of the French National Federation of Tourist Guides |
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Selection of visits : from North to South |
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Strasbourg |
As New York and Geneva, Strasbourg is one of the three only cities in the world which is home to international institutions without being national capital. With its monumental cathedral, a masterpiece of Gothic art, featuring carvings as delicate as any piece of lacework, Strasbourg is one of Europe’s most attractive cities. Thanks to the richness and sheer density of its heritage sites, the entire town centre has been listed as UNESCO World Heritage (the
Kammerzell House, the Petite France Quarter, the district on the waters, the church of Saint-Thomas, the Palais Rohan....) |
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Colmar |
Region capital of
Alsace Wines, Colmar is an exceptional town due to the wealth and variety of its historical and architectural heritage - discover the unique pedestrian central area scoring an exceptional number of Medieval or Renaissance style pieces of architecture, Saint-Martin's Collegiate Church (with Martin Schongauer 's masterpiece "Madonna of the Rose Bush") the Dominican Church ,
the House of Heads, the Pfister House, Adolph House, the former guard House, the Little Venice, the Seat of the Ploughmen's guild, the Unterlinden Museum, famous for its celebrated Issenheim alterpiecede, Bartholdi's House (the creator of the Statue of Liberty) the Tanner's district, the fishmonger's district... |
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Eguisheim |
Ranked one of the Most Beautiful Villages of France since 2003, Eguisheim, the birth place of Pope Leon 9th and winegrowing in Alsace is wrapped in its concentric circles streets an multicolored houses around its 3 dungeons castle. |
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Obernai |
Birthplace of Sainte Odile, patron saint of the region, Obernai , as a former residence of the Dukes of Alsaces, is one of the most interesting stopovers on the Northern Wine Route : to see remarquable half timbered houses, the ramparts, the belfry, the decorated Wel of the 6 Buckets.... |
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Riquewihr |
The jewel in the crown of the Alsace region - hidden between mountain and vineyards, Riquewihir is a stunning little village, charming half-timbered homes each one a different hue of the rainbow...... an open-air museum |
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Kaysersberg |
Birthplace of Dr Schweitzer (Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1952) he city of Kaysersberg and its viticulture are dominated by the castle ruins - Stunning view form its summit - panorama of the valley of the Weiss, the Plain of Alsace |
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Mulhouse |
See the pedestrian centre, the Renaissance Hôtel de Ville but especially its prestigious tecnical museums as the Museum of Printed Textiles and the "Cité
de l'Automobile", the "Cité du Train" respectively the largest automobile and railway museums in Europe... |
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Thann |
The last pearl of the southern Wine Route, Thann is a charming little city on the banks of the River Thur - sites not to be missed include the Rhine Gothic Style Church of St. Thiebaut, the 16th cent. corn market and up the Rangen (Grand Cru) dominating the city, the ruins of the castle Engelburg. |
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The Alsace North-South Wine Route (200 km in length) |
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from Thann to Wettolsheim,
> from Colmar to Ribeauvillé,
> from Berheim to Bernardswiller,
> from Obernai to Marlenheim.
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THE VINEYARD |
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The seven Alsatian grape varieties : |
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Sylvaner |
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Pinot blanc |
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Riesling |
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Muscat d'Alsace |
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Pinot gris ("Tokay") |
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Gewürtztraminer |
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Pinot noir |
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