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Where can you find the best pastry shop in Colmar? My favorite spots!
By Laurène Philippot

Calling all foodies visiting or living in the Haut-Rhin! Finding the best pastry shop in Colmar is a must for anyone who loves sweet treats. Whether you’re looking for a traditional kouglof to take home as a souvenir, unique and delicious pastries, or a dessert worthy of a top chef for Sunday afternoon, the city […]

Recipe for Alsatian “bouchées à la Reine” with Alsatian pasta
By Marine Gehin

Here’s the recipe for chicken “bouchées à la reine” with Alsatian pasta – a delicious, typically Alsatian recipe! Enjoy your meal 🙂

Green way from Rosheim to Saint-Nabor – Portes Bonheur, le Chemin des Carrières
By Laurène Philippot

The greenway from Rosheim to Saint-Nabor is a cycle path linking the two towns, following the route of theold railroad line. It has been named “Portes Bonheur, le Chemin des Carrières” in homage to the past. The railway line was originally installed at the beginning of the 20th century to evacuate stone extracted from the […]

Recipe for Alsatian sauerkraut – THE traditional dish
By Marine Gehin

Recipe for Alsatian sauerkraut. Marine, a 100% Alsatian blogger, explains how to make traditional choucroute garnie (alsatian sauerkraut) Yummy!

Hartmannswillerkopf (Vieil-Armand) – Franco-German Historial and battlefield
By Vincent Schneider

To the south of the Route des Crêtes, on a spur at an altitude of more than 900m, stands the Vieil-Armand (or Hartmannswillerkopf, often abbreviated to HWK). In this blog post, we take you on a tour of the site. A bit of history… This mountain with multiple names (linked to the change of nationalities […]

Strasbourg Christmas Market – My complete guide (+ date 2025)
By Laurène Philippot

The Strasbourg Christmas market is probably, with the Colmar Christmas market, the most famous in Alsace. It’s hard to tell you everything about this great market, but I’ll try in this blog post to point you in the right direction, as I do with friends visiting me in Strasbourg. So, are you ready? Follow the […]

Marché de Noël de Haguenau – A beautiful market in northern Alsace
By Vivine

Alsace is beautiful from South to North of course, but I still have the impression that we don’t always think about going above Strasbourg. For me, Haguenau is above all a huge, pretty, flat forest and the pottery of the neighboring villages… But it’s still Alsace’s 4th largest city and has a great Christmas market […]

Christmas Market in Sélestat – Cradle of the Christmas Tree
By Laurène Philippot

Sélestat’s Christmas market is not a classic Christmas market. There are small Christmas villages with chalets, but that’s not the town’s main attraction at Christmas time. In fact, Sélestat’ s main attraction is the Christmas tree, which makes for a varied Christmas experience in Alsace! An excellent surprise! My summary I liked I liked less […]

Barefoot trails in Alsace
By Laurène Philippot

Both fun and unusual, barefoot trails are a great family activity in Alsace. Here are the barefoot trails we tested in Alsace. Walk on the Barefoot Trail of Lac Blanc The Lac Blanc Barefoot Trail is located within the Lac Blanc Adventure Park. The Lac Blanc is a ski resort near Colmar. In the summer, […]