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Explore Alsace

Small half-timbered towns, the Alsace Wine Route and traditional Christmas markets – Alsace begins just beyond Basel.

Fachwerkhäuser an der Petite Venise in Colmar
Foto: Krzysztof Golik, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Discover Alsace

Alsace lies just beyond Basel. Saint-Louis and Mulhouse are quickly reached, while Colmar, the Alsace Wine Route and Strasbourg are well suited for a day trip.

Towns

  • Colmar with its Old Town and Petite Venise
  • Strasbourg with its Old Town and cathedral
  • Mulhouse

Day trips

  • Alsace Wine Route
  • Haut-Kœnigsbourg Castle (Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg)
  • Monkey Mountain and Eagle Park, Kintzheim

Museums

  • Cité de l’Automobile, Mulhouse
  • Cité du Train, Mulhouse
  • Écomusée d’Alsace, Ungersheim

What’s on in Alsace?

Highlights of the year

AlsaceSeptember and October

Wine festivals on the Alsace Wine Route

At harvest time the wine villages celebrate with processions, music and new wine.

Ribeauvillé, Barr, Eguisheim and other wine villages · Learn more

AlsaceLate November to early January

Christmas in Colmar

Several Christmas markets in the Old Town, with lights and decorations in the half-timbered lanes.

Old Town, Colmar · Learn more

AlsaceLate November to 24 December

Strasbourg Christmas Market (Christkindelsmärik)

One of the oldest Christmas markets in Europe – for four weeks on many squares across the city centre.

City centre, Strasbourg · Learn more

AlsaceNovember to late December

Mulhouse Christmas Market

Christmas market around the Place de la Réunion – every year with its own Christmas fabric that decorates the whole town.

Place de la Réunion, Mulhouse · Learn more

AlsaceMarch / April, around Easter

Easter and spring market in Colmar

Spring festival with an Easter market, local crafts and lanes decorated for Easter in Colmar’s old town.

Old town, Colmar · Learn more

AlsaceLate July to early August

Foire aux Vins d’Alsace

Alsace’s big wine fair: Alsatian wines, regional cuisine and concerts in the evening.

Parc des Expositions, Colmar · Learn more

AlsaceJuly and August, in the evening

Light show at Strasbourg Cathedral

On summer evenings the cathedral’s west front is brought to life with light and music – free of charge.

Cathedral, Strasbourg · Learn more

See you soon in Lörrach.

Book directly with the hotel – or give us a call, we will be happy to help.

You book through the hotel’s official booking system (DIRS21).

+49 7621 40090 info@stadthotel-loerrach.de