Our tips for Alsace
We've road-tripped through Alsace three times now, the last two in our self-built camper van, and those half-timbered villages among the vineyards still get us every time. Eguisheim, where the lanes curl around the old centre in circles, is our favourite. In Strasbourg we walked almost all the way around the Grande Île along the river and stumbled on frescoes in Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune that most visitors never see. Distances are short, so one base in the middle of Alsace gets you to all the prettiest villages. Here you'll find our village route, hotel tips for Colmar and everything about Strasbourg.
- Largest city
- Strasbourg
- Population
- 1.9 million
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Best time to visit
- May to October, December for the Christmas markets
- Airports
- Strasbourg (SXB) and EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse
- Clean air sticker
- Crit'Air needed in Strasbourg
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