Do you know the Munster cheese? It is an Alsatian cheese with a strong taste. As its name indicates, it originates from the Valley of Munster. Even today, it can only be produced in certain parts of eastern France (mainly in the Vosges mountains). There are many farms in Alsace producing Munster cheese. The trick […]

Do you know the Alsatian kelsch? I present you today the last workshop still making kelsch in Alsace: theAtelier de tissage Kelsch, located in Sentheim in the Hautes-Vosges of Alsace (south of the region). As a reminder, kelsch is a fabric made of woven linen and/or cotton threads. The threads are traditionally colored in white, […]

Gourmet walks in Alsace: a must this summer! I must admit that when the weather is nice, I enjoy this double pleasure at least once, which combines my two favorite activities. Do you know it? Do you practice? It seems that the gourmet walks are initially well a concept of theEast of France… Known for […]

With the Tomi Ungerer museum, the Alsatian museum in Strasbourg is one of my favorite cultural visits. It retraces the daily life in the Alsatian countryside in the 18th and 19th centuries, through numerous objects. The museum, created in 1907, was installed on the Quai Saint-Nicolas, in a typical 17th century building. With its creaky […]

“Alsatian is a mixture of French and German” This statement, which you may have heard before, is totally…wrong ! What is called Alsatian is in fact a Germanic dialect just like Bavarian, Saxon or Swiss German. In fact, these dialects are even older than the standard German called “Hochdeutsch” which was only codified in the […]

The Villa Meteor is the museum of the Meteor brewery, an important company in Alsace. It is indeed the oldest brewery in France still in activity and the only industrial brewery in Alsace still independent and family-owned! It has a special place in the hearts of Alsatians: you will find Meteor beer everywhere in the […]

Wine lovers, here is a place not to be missed during a visit to Strasbourg. The Historical cellar of the Hospices civils de Strasbourg, located in the current University Hospital of Strasbourg, is a beautiful and unusual discovery to make during your stay! Brief history of the Historical Cellar of the Civil Hospices of Strasbourg […]

Cristalleries de Saint-Louis is a French crystal manufacturer belonging to the Hermès group that produces pieces for the decoration, tableware, lighting and furniture industries. Founded in 1586, it is the oldest crystal factory in France! It is possible to visit the Saint-Louis crystal works, which allows you to immerse yourself in the know-how of the […]

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 […]