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. 4k UHD video 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 oriented at a thoroughfare. […]
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 […]
Le Croisic and Guérande Salt
Le Croisic Le Croisic lies at the western end of the Guérande peninsula. The commune is only accessible via a narrow land bridge. The picturesque village with its harbor nestles along the coast, that surrounds it on 3 sides, on the headland. A car is not absolutely necessary, everything is within easy walking distance. As […]
Carnac beach – Brittany
The Carnac beach comprises the beaches Grande Plage, St. Colomban, Legenese, Baumer and Men-Du. These excellent beaches, as well as the nearby prehistoric stone rows of Carnac, attract many tourists every year. The southern coast of Brittany offers a mild climate which invites to for a swim in its wide bays. The wonderful sandy beaches […]
Carnac – message from the past
Carnac lies on the south coast of Brittany. The commune is renowned for its neolithic stone alignments that were originally up to 8 kilometers long. Today, it still about 3km that are preserved. Up to 11 megalithic rows are placed in parallel, the individual stones are up to 4 m high. They are about 4500 […]
Lorient – Submarine base Kéroman and the City of sailing
The French city of Lorient in Brittany was almost completely destroyed in the 2nd World War and needed to be rebuilt. The reason for this was the submarine base Kéroman. It was the largest German submarine base in France with originally 7 bunkers. 3 of them, as well as a huge slipway, remained preserved and […]
