Gertwiller is the capital of gingerbread in Alsace since the 18th century. Gingerbread lovers, you are in the right place! Two big manufacturers are still located in Gertwiller nowadays: the Maison...
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Maison de Thé Les Jardins de Gaïa
Les Jardins de Gaïa is an Alsatian company specialised in organic and fairtrade teas. I have already mentioned it, when I recounted a tea ceremony I took part in there. I then went back several...
Shopping Idea – Shop Avenue d’Alsace in Colmar
I discovered the shop Avenue d'Alsace during one of my first walks in Colmar. I was drawn to it by the pretty fabrics exhibited in the window and I entered the shop. I really liked it and I promised...
Visit (and tasting…) of the Nusbaumer distillery
The Nusbaumer distillery, located in Steige, is an Alsatian distillery which was founded in 1947 and produces high quality brandys and liqueurs. If you make an appointment, it will be possible to go...
A Saturday morning at Saint-Joseph market in Colmar
Saint-Joseph market is hold every Saturday in Colmar, on the place Saint-Joseph. The district Saint-Joseph is not generally a district visited by tourists. It has nothing really special, but it is...
Visit of a Munster dairy – La ferme du Versant du Soleil
Do you know what is munster? It is an Alsatian cheese with quite a strong taste. As its name indicates, it comes from the Valley of Munster. Still to this day, it can only be produced in some parts...
Shopping idea in Alsace – Catherine Piernot, an artisan saddle and harness maker
As a horsewoman, I discovered Catherine Piernot and her Atelier KTI in a newspaper article that was posted in my stable. An artisan saddle and harness marker in Alsace in Haut-Rhin? Of course, I had...
Old books and calligraphy at the Cabinet de Curiosités in Colmar
I went in the Cabinet de Curiosités by chance. Quite frankly, I had seen the jams and gingerbread of Christine Ferber in the window display and I was irresistibly drawn. It's then that I realized I...
Shopping idea in Alsace – Staub cocottes in Turckheim
The company Staub was created in 1974 in Turckheim by Francis Staub, an Alsatian man born in Colmar. The company is famous for its enameled cast iron cocottes, that are found in numerous French and...
Visiting the Marqueterie d’art Spindler
The marqueterie Spindler is an art marquetry famous worldwide and located in the old abbey of Saint-Léonard in Boersch, very close to Obernai in Alsace. It is a very old company, as it has been...
Shopping idea in Alsace – Christine Ferber’s jams
Christine Ferber is the "jam fairy"; that's the nickname newspapers are giving her. Her jams are known worldwide and served in the best Paris luxury hotels. When I settled in Alsace, it is actually...
Shopping idea in Alsace – Beauvillé table linens
Would you like to bring back a nice souvenir from Alsace, that is not Made in China but guaranteed Made in Alsace? Let's go to the factory shop Beauvillé, located in Ribeauvillé, a nice village on...