Major Cities:  Strasbourg, Colmar, Mulhouse, Metz, Nancy

As you enjoy your lodgings in this flower paradise you will also wish to experience the French /Alsatian/and German influences that blend into this distinct culture. We have many favored villages, wine makers, river cruises and day trips ranging from castle visits to home cooking classes.

In fall the harvest festivals and wine harvest welcomes visitors while come December the Christmas Concerts and markets light up the winter eves.

In this land of flowers and gardens enjoy a B and B with garden day trips along with the famous wine trail and joints into the Voges Mountains.  Rent a gite, cottage or house by lakes, rivers, wineries or along the Rhine.

From onion tarts in local taverns to ten of the best restaurants of France this native land of Henri and all the Fischer family welcomes you year around.

With the addition of the new, 250 miles an hour trains, Alsace is a short three hours from Paris as of 2007-8.

Touring Alsace and Champage during their fall harvests is really a great way to see winemakers in action while enjoying a landscape of a thousand colors. In winter the Christmas markets and shopping are highlights of every weekend from November to the third week of December.

Alsace-Lorraine is a fairy tale; half-timbered houses adorned with flowers, gabled roofs, and chimneys topped with stork nests. The majestic forests and peaceful lakes of the Upper Vosges are perfect for hiking or biking. The Wine Road winds its way through 75 miles of storybook villages. YOUR FRENCH CONNEXION owners have found exciting villages to visit on the Rhine Road in Alsace. By boat, barge, car, and bike, travel throughout the natural beauty of Alsace/Lorraine.

Strasbourg is Alsace's capital, the heart of United Europe. Away from its modern buildings, canals and pedestrian alleyways is the enchanting medieval section known as "Petite France."  Colmar is a lovely Renaissance town and home to the extraordinary Unterlinden Museum, a restored 13th Century nunnery. The Unterlinden's square courtyard is flanked by its former chapel where the Isenheim Altarpiece now hangs. In Mulhouse, visitors find a museum dedicated to the automobile. Five hundred classic cars, including many rare models are housed here.

Just to the west of these cities lie petite villages of wine makers eager to instruct you in their history and craft.

It is in Alsace-Lorriane that France and German cultures have co-mingled after years of war.  Language, culture, architecture and cuisine blend, reflecting the peaceful growth of both the economy and bonds of friendship.  Two world famous restaurants reflect this blending of cultures. Le Crocodile, Stasbourg and at Illhaeusern, The Auburge de Ill. Both are excellent. We provide a fine selection of B and B's in the countryside and good small to grand luxurious hotels in many areas as well.

To many American families the memories of the 442nd rescuing the Texas division makes this an area where Japanese-American families come to remember their sons and relatives.

We can help you plan a visit to both memories and friendly people, who have never forgotten our fallen heroes.

Celebrated regional dishes are choucroute, made with fluffy sauerkraut, ham and sausage, and some of France's most treasured pâté de foie gras come from Alsace's farms. The fresh trout or partridge redefine the meaning of "the fare of the country," and a tarte flambée, a pizza-like dish baked with fresh cream, is considered vital to one's health and general well-being. The pleasures of the table are often capped off by colorless potent fruit brandies known collectively as l'eau de vie, the water of life.

Alsatian white wines, dry and rich in bouquet, are sold under the name of the grape from which they are made. Among the most famous, all entitled to "appellation d'origine controlée" (meaning they must come from a specific area), are Sylvaner, Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Pinot Noir, Muscat d'Alsace, Tokay, Pinot Gris & Gewurztraminer.

Places of Interest

Colmar Bartholdi, Unterlinden Museum, wine festivals.

Le Grand Ballon Highest peak of the Vosges with beautiful views.

Bruyeres-Epinal WW II  US Memorials.

Haut-Koenigsbourg Restored castle, The Automobile Museum - Mulhouse.

Kayserberg Village on the wine route with old houses, bridge and renaissance architecture.

Lembach Chateau de Fleckenstein, Four à Faux all are worth a visit.

Le Mont-Saint Odile Religious pilgrimage site, beautiful view of the Alsatian plains.

Mulhouse Automobile Museum, Railway Museum, Fine Arts Museum, Fabrics and  Wallpaper Museum.

Moselles Rivers Spa's, rock climbing, fishing opportunities.

Riquewihr and Ribeauvillé These Medieval cities known for their wines, architectural treasures and great walks. Music & wine festivals Sept-Nov.

Saverne Château des Rohans, Archeological Museum, Museum of Art and History.

Sélestat Old town and world famous Humanist Library.

Strasbourg Visit the European Court of Human Rights, Cathedral, Museum of L'Oeuvre Notre Dame, Kammerzell House, Alsatian Museum, the "Petite France" historical district.

Trois Epis WW I Memorial.

Wissembourg Church of St. Pierre & Paul, Bruch Quarter, Museum Westercamp.

We are pleased to share some highlights of cities from www.francetourism.com.  You will also find us on their site under Washington State.

Enjoy Alsace This Year