Ribeauville is our last stop during this visit to Alsace. The picturesque town is located around 55 km southwest of Strasbourg and 15 km northwest of Colmar. Any place to which we have gone in the Alsace till now has characteristics of its own and is not comparable with the others. This also applies to […]
Obernai – Alsace
Obernai is about 25 km southwest of Strasbourg. It was founded in the 7th century as a Franconian settlement. It was the seat of the Merovingian Athich, the father of St. Odilia, who founded the nearby abbey Mont Sainte Odile. In the 12th century, the town became a part of the Holy Roman Empire and […]
Barr – wine capital of Alsace
The picturesque town of Barr, 8 km south of Obernai, is the wine capital of Alsace, with the oldest Alsace wine fair (over 100 years old). Many citizens of the 7,000-inhabitant city came to prosperity through the cultivation of wine. Here one produces the famous Grand Cru du Kirchberg with Sylvaner, Riesling, and Gewurztraminer. On […]
Andlau – Mittelbergheim – Mont Sainte Odile
From Itterswiller we start our exploration tour through the heart of Alsace. First stop is wine town of Andlau. Please watch the 4K UHD video here Andlau Andlau is about 5 km from Itterswiller. A narrow road runs through the vineyards and fruit orchards. The village lies in a small valley and is thus not […]
Itterswiller in Alsace
For quite some time, we want to go to Alsace. Finally, the opportunity arises and we set out together with friends to spend an extended weekend there. In Itterswiller, we found a very nice and cozy hotel, the Hotel Kieffer. Both the hotel and the village lie in the center of Alsace, so it is […]
Hola Bonjour – From Paris to Barcelona with Renfe-SNCF high speed train
It all starts with a Twitter Game of Renfe-SNCF en Coopération. The price is a first-class round-trip ticket for a direct connection with the high-speed train. Numerous trains operate between 21 cities in the two countries France and Spain. Hence in our opinion, the successful slogan “Hola Bonjour”. We are spoiled for choice to find […]
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