After having tested great spas like the Cheneaudiere, the Dollenberg or Traube Tonbach, I thought it would be difficult to be surprised again. Wrong! I fell in love with the spa at the Hostellerie des Châteaux in Ottrott. My summary I liked I liked less A hotel in Ottrott I had a great day at […]
The Three Robbers, The Giant of Zéralda, Jean de la Lune, The Mellops… You’re bound to be familiar with at least one of these children’s books written by Tomi Ungerer.The Strasbourg-based artist, who passed away in February 2019, had a profound impact on the world of illustration in Alsace and France. But also in the […]
Along with the Tomi Ungerer Museum, Strasbourg’s Alsatian Museum is one of my favorite cultural visits and museums in Strasbourg. 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. […]
Do you know Bouxwiller? It is a small town located northwest of Strasbourg, which is the current capital of the Hanau region and was once the administrative center of the Hanau-Lichtenberg county. We’re in a part of Alsace that isn’t the best known, but is full of wonders… and Bouxwiller is one of them! My […]
Looking for a world cuisine restaurant in Strasbourg? The whole world meets in Strasbourg, so you might as well find it in your plate when you are fed up with sauerkraut! After giving you our favorite French and Alsatian restaurants in Strasbourg as well as our favorite vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free restaurants, we’ve put together […]
On the road of the crests, between Sainte Marie aux Mines and Cernay, we find the highest summit of Alsace: the Grand Ballon. After a good farmhouse inn nearby, my sister, our children (ages 4 to 8) and I chose this summit hike, advertised as easy and all-public. She had some surprises in store for […]
If you’re looking to flirt with the Vosges crests while taking in some beautifully varied scenery, I’ve found the perfect hike in Alsace. The Trois Lacs hike, aboveOrbey, is a fairly classic Vosges hike, but it’s well worth it! As the name suggests, it takes in Lac Noir, Lac Blanc and Lac des Truites (also […]
The Linge Memorial Museum is a commemorative site (classified as a historical monument since 1921) retracing the history of the battle of the Linge. The Linge Memorial (like theHartmannswillerkopf) is an excellent place to visit if you’re interested in remembrance tourism and want to learn more about the Great War in Alsace, while visiting an […]
Hissez ho, moussaillons! From July to September, Alsace Plaisance is offering you the chance to take the controls of an electric boat without a license, and sail for 1 hour on the Rhone-Rhine canal in Mulhouse. The pier is located behind the Museum of Textile Printing, a short walk from the train station and the […]