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 Germany. It is a well known place for Alsatians who want to make good deals on shopping 😉 Shopping in outlet […]

Did you know that pottery was a traditional skill in Alsace, and more particularly in the Bas-Rhin? There are two pottery villages in Alsace: Soufflenheim and Betschdorf, located just outside of Haguenau in northern Alsace. You have inevitably seen Alsatian pottery in the stores, made of clay and stoneware, but beware: many of those you […]

The Saint-Joseph market is held every Saturday in Colmar, on the Saint-Joseph square. The St. Joseph neighborhood is not usually a neighborhood visited by tourists. It is not really special but it is nevertheless pleasant: it has this “village” side which makes it very nice. This is especially true on Saturday mornings, when all the […]

Staub is a company created in 1974 in Turckheim by Francis Staub, an Alsatian originally from Colmar. It is famous for its enamelled cast iron casseroles, which are used in many French and foreign kitchens. Staub was bought in 2008 by the German group Zwilling but the products continue to be produced in France, in […]

Christine Ferber is the“jam fairy“: this is the nickname given to her by the press. Its jams are known worldwide and served in the greatest Parisian palaces. When I moved to Alsace, it was one of the first “good addresses” I was given. The first time I dipped a spoon into one of Christine Ferber’s […]

Want to bring back a nice souvenir from Alsace, which is not Made in China but guaranteed Made in Alsace? On the way to the Beauvillé factory outlet, located in Ribeauvillé, a pretty village on the Alsace Wine Route. Beauvillé is an Alsatian luxury textile company, manufacturing printed household linen: tablecloths, towels and tea towels […]