TERRE ET VINS AU PAYS DE COLMAR WISSEMBOURG “Terre & Vins au Pays de Colmar” is a unique destination where, THE ALSACE WINES ROUTE from Saint-Hippolyte to Westhalten, you can admire a landscape comprised of plains, the Vosges mountains and vineyards. Take A UNIQUE TOURIST TRAIL the time to discover the famous medieval towns of Bergheim, Ribeauvillé, Zellenberg, Riquewihr, Kaysersberg and Eguisheim. Every town and village includes a wealth of curiosities such as Niedermorschwihr’s church tower with its twisted spire, Hunawihr’s 3 forti ed church and its stork reintroduction centre, and the castle of the Confrérie Saint-Etienne d’Alsace guild which is also home 2 to the wine museum (in Kientzheim). MARLENHEIM Don’t forget to stop o in Colmar, a town synonymous with art 1 and history and the capital of the Alsatian wine producing area. 4 You can visit the Unterlinden museum famous worldwide as the 5 home of the Isenheim Altarpiece, count the faces at the Maison 6 11 STRASBOURG des Têtes, or admire the paintings at the Maison P ster. 7 9 Finally, the “trois châteaux of Husseren-les-Châteaux, or those of 8 10 Ribeauvillé o er an incredible view over the wine producing area 17 and its natural attractions, sheltered by the foothills of the “Ballons 12 15 16 des Vosges Regional Nature Park. 13 14 18 55 SAINTHIPPOLYTE GLOECKELBERG CÔTEAUX DU HAUTKOENIGSBOURG, SAINTHIPPOLYTE RODERN France’s most famous wine route o ers a journey 56 RODERN GLOECKELBERG RODERN 19 MOLSHEIM like no other through picturesque landscapes, CŒUR D’ALSACE to discover the region’s unique architecture, 57 RORSCHWIHR 20 21 From Rosenwiller to Orschwiller, between Mont Sainte-Odile cuisine and culture. It spans more than 170 km 58 BERGHEIM ALTENBERG DE BERGHEIM & KANZLERBERG BERGHEIM and the castle of Haut-Koenigsbourg, the “Cœur d’Alsace” (Heart at the foot of the Vosges mountain range and Worth visiting: The Witchcraft Museum of Alsace) destination o ers a stunning mosaic of landscapes provides an opportunity to meet the wine- 59 RIBEAUVILLÉ GEISBERG, KIRCHBERG & OSTERBERG BERGHEIM combining vineyards and forests overlooked by the impressive growers who have helped build up this amaz- Worth visiting: Conservatory of graphical arts & techniques, ing tourist trail from generation to generation. ruins of mediaeval castles. The Vineyard and Winemaking Museum 22 23 Whether on foot or by mountain bike, head o to tackle the 24 From Wissembourg to Thann, ve di erent wine 60 HUNAWIHR ROSACKER producing areas await you, two of which are Landsberg, the Spesbourg, the Haut-Andlau, the Bernstein… or Worth visiting: The Stork & otter reintroduction centre / The Butterfly house for a gentler route, explore the vineyards by taking a wine trail covered by the “Vignobles et Découvertes” label. 61 ZELLENBERG FROEHN & SCHOENENBOURG such as that of Mittelbergheim, where you can also learn to draw. 25 62 RIQUEWIHR SCHOENENBOURG & SPOREN 27 OBERNAI THE “VIGNOBLES ET Are you fond of museums and architecture? Visit the Seigneurie of Andlau, the Museum of Folie Marco, the Worth visiting: The Communication Museum / DÉCOUVERTES” LABEL The Dolder Museum / The The Thieves’ Tower / The House of Uncle Hansi winegrowing Museum of Mittelbergheim, the Haut-Koenigsbourg, 26 28 This national label will help you prepare 63 BEBLENHEIM SONNENGLANZ, MANDELBERG your stay in the wine producing areas or the abbey of Andlau… Explore the narrow streets of the medi- through a selection of high quality ser- aeval villages and admire the beauty of the winegrowers’ homes. 64 MITTELWIHR MANDELBERG 29 30 vices including reception sta o er- And for the children, don’t forget the Volerie des Aigles (Eagle Park) 65 MARCKRAIN 32 ing a welcome in several languages or BENNWIHR and the Montagne des Singes (Monkey Mountain) in Kintzheim. 31 the sharing of local knowledge about 66 SIGOLSHEIM MAMBOURG, MARCKRAIN ET FURSTENTUM 33 wine and heritage using a number of Worth visiting: The National Necropolis of the French educational and authentic approaches. 22 ROSENWILLER 1st Army and the American Monument 34 36 23 BARR ROSHEIM 67 KIENTZHEIM SCHLOSSBERG & FURSTENTUM Worth visiting: Romanesque House The headquarters of the Confrérie Saint-Etienne guild 35 24 BISCHOFFSHEIM Worth visiting: The Museum of Alsatian wine & winemaking 37 40 39 38 25 BOERSCHSAINTLEONARD 68 KAYSERSBERG Worth visiting: Albert Schweitzer Museum / History Museum PAYS DE WISSEMBOURG 26 OTTROTT OTTROTT 69 AMMERSCHWIHR KAEFFERKOPF, WINECKSCHLOSSBERG 41 46 Located in the far north of Alsace, the Wissembourg and Cleebourg 27 OBERNAI OTTROTT, KLEVENER DE HEILIGENSTEIN 45 region embodies the unique atmosphere of rural Alsace. It’s here 70 KATZENTHAL WINECKSCHLOSSBERG, SOMMERBERG & FLORIMONT 28 BERNARDSWILLER 42 in the Outre-Forêt area that you can discover some of the best 71 INGERSHEIM FLORIMONT 47 preserved Alsatian traditions such as half-timbered houses dating 29 SAINTNABOR 72 COLMAR from the 18th and 19th centuries, costumes, folklore and local 30 GOXWILLER KLEVENER DE HEILIGENSTEIN dialects, which are still widely spoken. The Alsatian wine capital A city of art and history 43 48 Its wine producing area is the most northerly of those to be dis- 31 HEILIGENSTEIN KLEVENER DE HEILIGENSTEIN Worth visiting: Bartholdi Museum / Unterlinden Museum / Toy Museum / Natural History Museum / Hansi Museum / Municipal utilities museum 44 49 covered on the Alsace Wines Route. It covers the districts of Clee- 32 BOURGHEIM KLEVENER DE HEILIGENSTEIN bourg, Rott, Oberho en, Steinseltz, Riedseltz and Wissembourg. 73 NIEDERMORSCHWIHR SOMMERBERG The winegrowers here are members of the Coopérative viticole de 33 GERTWILLER KLEVENER DE HEILIGENSTEIN 50 Cleebourg (a winegrowing cooperative) which manages around Worth visiting: The Gingerbread Museum 74 TURCKHEIM BRAND VAL SAINTGREGOIRE 189 hectares of vineyards. Numerous cycle trails and paths enable Worth visiting: The Battle of the Colmar Pocket Memorial Museum 34 BARR KIRCHBERG CÔTES DE BARR you to explore it and discover its many attractions including pic- Worth visiting: The Folie Marco Museum 75 ZIMMERBACH VAL SAINTGREGOIRE turesque towns and villages such as Wissembourg, Hunsbach and 51 Seebach, mediaeval castles, remains from the Second World War 35 MITTELBERGHEIM ZOTZENBERG 76 WALBACH VAL SAINTGREGOIRE (the Maginot Line), or local arts and crafts (pottery from Betschdorf Worth visiting: The Mémoire de vignerons wine museum 77 WIHRAUVAL VAL SAINTGREGOIRE and Sou enheim). Don’t forget to take a detour and explore the 36 ZELLWILLER 52 Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park, a World Biosphere Reserve. 78 WINTZENHEIM HENGST SÉLESTAT 37 SAINTPIERRE 79 WETTOLSHEIM STEINGRUBLER & PFERSIGBERG WISSEMBOURG 38 STOTZHEIM Worth visiting: Museum Westercamp 80 ÉGUISHEIM PFERSIGBERG & EICHBERG 53 CLEEBOURG 39 EICHHOFFEN MOENCHBERG 81 HUSSERENLESCHATEAUX 40 ANDLAU KASTELBERG, MOENCHBERG & WIEBELSBERG 54 82 VOEGTLINSHOFFEN HATSCHBOURG Worth visiting: The Ateliers de de la Seigneurie 41 BERNARDVILLÉ 83 OBERMORSCHWIHR 55 84 HERRLISHEIM 56 42 REICHSFELD 57 85 HATTSTATT HATSCHBOURG VIGNOBLE DE STRASBOURG 43 ALBÉ The mountain vineyard 86 GUEBERSCHWIHR GOLDERT 58 Just a few kilometres from Strasbourg, the European capital Worth visiting: The Museum of popular arts and traditions / The Val de Villé Centre RIBEAUVILLÉ whose city centre is listed as “Unesco world heritage”, we nd 87 PFAFFENHEIM STEINERT CÔTE DE ROUFFACH 59 44 VILLÉ the vineyards of Kochersberg, the Couronne d’or and Molsheim. 88 ROUFFACH VORBOURG CÔTE DE ROUFFACH Easily accessible by car, you can also reach them by bike via the 45 ITTERSWILLER Worth visiting: The Bailiwick Museum Véloroute du canal de la Bruche (the Bruche canal cycle trail) 46 EPFIG 89 WESTHALTEN ZINNKOEPFLÉ, VORBOURG & STEINERT CÔTE DE ROUFFACH linking Strasbourg to Soultz-les-Bains and to the Véloroute du 60 vignoble d’Alsace (Alsace vineyard cycle trail). Just like the Alsace 47 NOTHALTEN MUENCHBERG Located near the entrance to the “Vallée Noble” VALLÉE NOBLE 61 Wines Route, this starts at Marlenheim, in the heart of the Cou- 48 BLIENSCHWILLER WINZENBERG BLIENSCHWILLER 62 ronne d’or, where the vines grow alongside cereal and fruit crops. 63 49 DAMBACHLAVILLE FRANKSTEIN By travelling along the wine trails (Bergbieten, Dahlenheim, 64 Marlenheim Wangen, Traenheim…) or heading up the leg- 50 DIEFFENTHAL 65 endary Scharrach hill, you can admire the panoramic view 51 SCHERWILLER SCHERWILLER over the Vosges, the Alsatian plains and Strasbourg Cathedral. ROUTE DES VINS SUD-ALSACE 68 67 66 Thematic trails such as the Bacchus trail will help you discover 52 CHATENOIS CÔTEAUX DU HAUTKOENIGSBOURG the region’s extensive architectural, religious and cultural heri- Worth visiting: The Distiller’s House The wine producing area’s terrain becomes somewhat steeper between 69 tage: The church of Le Dompeter in Avolsheim, the Chartreuse 53 KINTZHEIM PRAELATENBERG CÔTEAUX DU HAUTKOENIGSBOURG Soultzmatt and Thann. The vineyards are chie y located on the hill- (charterhouse) in Molsheim, the Mutzig Fort, and much more. Worth visiting: The Eagle park / Monkey Mountain / Haut-Koenigsbourg / Amuse- sides and are grown on terraced plots in Guebwiller and Thann. Some- ment park Cigoland times, the slopes are so steeps that the winegrowers need to use ropes! 70 71 1 MARLENHEIM STEINKLOTZ 54 ORSCHWILLER SAINTHIPPOLYTE CÔTEAUX DU HAUTKOENIGSBOURG A number of towns and villages o er many possibilities for discov- 73 The northern gateway to the Alsace Wines Route Worth visiting: Haut-Koenigsbourg eries and visits including: the collegiate church