What to bring back from Alsace? This is a question you will ask yourself when visiting Alsace. Not that I think you have to bring back a souvenir at all costs, even if it means buying anything, but...
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Shopping idea in Alsace – Tissage Gander, the art of Alsatian kelsch
UPDATE 2017 - Gander Weaving has unfortunately closed its doors for good. Tissage Gander is an Alsatian company with the Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant...
A little tour of the covered canal market in Mulhouse
The market of the Covered Canal of Mulhouse is a huge market taking place in Mulhouse on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday all day long. It is the largest market...
Shopping Idea – The Alsatian in Red and White
I discovered L'Alsacienne en Rouge et Blanc at the Christmas market in Bouxwiller. I loved this booth with many embroidered items and left with a beautiful...
What if you brought back some Alsatrucs as souvenirs?
Alsatrucs, but what does this strange name mean? It is a range of objects created and realized by about twenty Alsatian craftsmen gathered within a collective....
Museum of the Meyer distillery – House of the Distiller in Châtenois
The Distiller's House is a small private museum dedicated to Alsatian fruit brandies and whisky, located in Châtenois, which belongs to the Meyer distillery. Even though I had passed by it several...
15 Christmas gift ideas 100% Alsace
Christmas is coming, and with it the long and perilous race for Christmas presents. To change from all the industrial objects made in China, I decided to make...
Where to buy local at the Strasbourg Christmas market?
I love to stroll around the Christmas markets of Alsace(Strasbourg, Ribeauvillé and Haguenau being among my favorites) and find nice little gifts from local...
Where to buy good local and gourmet products in Alsace?
There are more and more producer's stores and farms with a store in Alsace. As we are aware that it is not always easy to know where they are when you are a...
Visit of the Storig brewery in Schiltigheim
We are lucky in Alsace to have many quality craft breweries. And some can be visited! This is the case of the producer of craft beers Storig, installed in the...
Our favorite designer and local craft stores in Strasbourg
Bringing back souvenirs or finding a gift: a real hassle for some, a pleasure for others... Personally, I prefer to buy handmade and/or artisanal and local things. Fortunately, Strasbourg has many...
Shopping idea in Alsace : Dame Bougie, local and artisanal candles !
I discovered Dame Bougie, aka Sylvie, through my work! Her workshop is located in Altkirch and it is there that she makes beautiful candles...but also fondants, hearts, kougelhopfs to melt, of all...
Covered market of Colmar – What to taste and bring back?
Notice to food lovers, the covered market of Colmar should please you! It is indeed a permanent market, open from Tuesday to Sunday, and located in the heart of the old town of Colmar. Even if you...
Roppenheim Outlet, the factory outlet in Alsace
Roppenheim The Style Outlet is a shopping center which, as its name indicates, is an outlet and is located in Roppenheim, 50km north of Strasbourg (about 30 minutes drive), right on the border with...
Visit to the Jos Nusbaumer distillery in Steige
The artisanal distillery Jos Nusbaumer, located in Steige, is an Alsatian distillery created in 1947 and producing high quality brandies and liqueurs. It has received the Entreprise du Patrimoine...
