Laurène

Laurène
Laurène is the blog's creator. Originally from Brittany but now living in Alsace, she has fallen in love with her adopted region and loves exploring its every nook and cranny to unearth great ideas to share with you!

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Stroll on the Bastberg hill in Bouxwiller, Alsace
By Laurène

The Bastberg (Mont Saint-Sébastien in French) is a hill of the Pays de hanau located on the heights of Bouxwiller, whose summit culminates at 326m of altitude. Not very high, but enough to have a very nice view! We are here in the north of Alsace, in a region often neglected by tourists: it is […]

Bike tour – La Sarre, between forests and orchards (2h)
By Laurène

Here is a beautiful bicycle route, the BL 346 loop “La Sarre, between forests and orchards” and located in Alsace bossue. Have you ever heard of Alsace bossue? This corner of Alsace located in the northwest of the region is often neglected by tourists… And often quite unknown to Alsatians, I must say! However, it […]

Itinerary for a bike ride in the Thur Valley (4h30)
By Laurène

Here is another beautiful cycling loop in Alsace, called BL 154 “Au fil de l’eau, soyez Na’Thur” which allows you to explore the Thur Valley, in the south of the region and not far from Mulhouse. This is a beautiful valley crossed by the river Thur: this bike route goes along this river, from near […]

Bike tour “Between wines and cheeses” in the Valley of Munster (2h30)
By Laurène

Do you know the Munster Valley? Yes, like cheese, that’s where it comes from! The Valley of Munster is an Alsatian valley located right next to Colmar. It’s a great place to go for a walk, especially on a bike! I tested the bike loop BL 633 “Between wines and cheeses“…. A name totally adapted […]

Hike to the castles of Wangenbourg and Freudeneck
By Laurène

The Wangenbourg region is located 45km west of Strasbourg. It is a corner nicknamed “The little Switzerland of Alsace” because of its hilly and wooded landscapes as well as its scattered habitats. It’s true that it might remind you of it sometimes, but don’t expect to find yourself in the Alps either 😉 Nevertheless, the […]

Bicycle ride in the Rhine strip from Mulhouse (3h30)
By Laurène

Here is a bicycle loop that I imagined starting from Mulhouse and that allows you to discover the Rhine strip, that is to say the part of the territory located on the Rhine. The starting point is the train station of Mulhouse and the distance isabout 58km, that is to say about 3h30 of cycling […]

Hike around the castles of Falkenstein and Waldeck (4h)
By Laurène

Want a change of scenery without traveling too far? We are heading to the Pays de Bitche, in the Moselle region of France, right on the border with Alsace and less than an hour from Strasbourg. I had heard about this region of the Northern Vosges for a long time and wanted to go and […]

Sporty bike loop around Saverne (3h)
By Laurène

As you know, I like to test many cycling loops in Alsace. We are fortunate to have a lot of different itineraries to choose from, where you can enjoy yourself no matter what your level is. This cycling loop around Saverne, which is the BL 370 “Rohan castles and abbeys”, is for those who like […]

Bike loop in the Thur and Doller valleys (2h)
By Laurène

After having discovered a cycling itinerary in the Thur valley some time ago, I’m taking you today on a new cycling loop, this time straddling the Thur and Doller valleys, the two most southern valleys ofAlsace. A shorter bike ride than the previous one: only 26km you, but you will still have to make a […]