TourIsT MAp - Office de Tourisme de Haguenau
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TourIsT MAp - Office de Tourisme de Haguenau
History and traditions of Alsace Nature and leisure activities Well-being History and traditions of Alsace Nor thern Alsace a region to explore Northern Alsace is a region where nature is protected, both wild and welcoming, one that is firmly anchored in Alsatian tradition and offers many and varied pleasures: history, sport, gastronomic cuisine, well-being, amazing countryside... If you want to find out more about the traditions and history of Alsace, relax with your family, expend some energy, this map will help you to organise a stay that will delight all ages. On the front, you will find details about the numerous things there are to do and the many sights not to be missed in Northern Alsace. On the back, a map shows all the major tourist sites as well as the routes to take by car, bike and public transport. And so you will be able to make up your own itinerary to suite your tastes and interests. In the North of Alsace, you will find a region that has retained its authenticity, that offers a wealth of opportunities to try its delicious natural local produce and cuisine, as well as numerous museums and sites dedicated to traditional crafts and festive traditions. 1 2 Pottery, the jewel of the Alsatian craft industry Concentrated in Betschdorf and Soufflenheim, both villages are famous for their blue and grey saltglazed stoneware and colourfully decorated cookware. Over the last few years, the potters have also been creating more contemporary works. Great art for great cooking and an attractive table. Workshop visits possible by appointment. > Betschdorf Tel. +33 (0)3 88 54 44 92 www.tourisme-haguenau-potiers.com > Soufflenheim Tel. +33 (0)3 88 86 74 90 www.tourisme-haguenau-potiers.com www.ot-soufflenheim.fr 3 Wissembourg, gateway to France Classed as one of “100 loveliest detours in France”, Wissembourg is a charming town which has developed around the St. Peter and St. Paul abbey church, the 2nd biggest Gothic building in Alsace. Things to see and do: Tithe Barn, bath house, the bell ringer’s house, medieval stone and timber-framed houses, historic quarters (the Bruch in particular), a walk round the ramparts, the cabbage market square, guided tours on the tourist mini-train. Tel. +33 (0)3 88 94 10 11 www.ot-wissembourg.fr 4 Haguenau, historic town A former imperial residence, then capital of the Decapole, a 14th Century association of Alsatian towns, visiting Haguenau is like dipping into a history book. Things to see and do: Alsatian museum, historical museum, churches of St. Georges and St. Nicolas, the Fishermen’s Tower (Tour des Pêcheurs), the Knight’s Tower (Tour des Chevaliers), one of France’s largest undivided forests. Old town walking tours, recreational city tour, forest nature trails, arts, crafts and local products, numerous sport and leisure activities. Tel. +33 (0)3 88 06 59 99 www.tourisme-haguenau-potiers.com 5 Cave vinicole de Cléebourg / Wine cellars of Cléebourg Slide show, guided tour of the cellars and wine tasting. An exceptional vineyard. Cléebourg Tel. +33 (0)3 88 94 50 33 www.cave-cleebourg.com Towns and villages in bloom Many villages put a great deal of effort in their flower decorations. > one flower award: Bilwisheim, Climbach, Gambsheim, Geudertheim, Gries, Gundershoffen, Hermerswiller, Kurtzenhouse, Mothern, > two flowers award: Bernolsheim, Betschdorf, Herrlisheim, Hoerdt, Killstett, Kriegsheim, Kuhlendorf, Mertzwiller, Munchhausen, Offwiller, Reimerswiller, Soultz-sous-Forêts, Wahlenheim, Wissembourg, Zinswiller Open-air swimming pools Haguenau, Wissembourg, Bischwiller, Reichshoffen. Indoor swimming pools Betschdorf, Drachenbronn, Drusenheim, Haguenau, Rheinau-Freistett (Germany), Rheinau-Honau (Germany). Nature and leisure activities The perfect place for a family holiday, Northern Alsace is a dream destination for young and old alike. With a wide selection of original sports and leisure facilities, Northern Alsace is also an immense adventure playground! Take advantage of your stay to expend all that pent-up energy! 35 Adventure paramoteur Alsace The school of the adventure network; open all year round 7 days a week. Paramotoring lessons. Brumath Tel. +33 (0)6 20 71 87 00 www.paramoteur67.fr 36 Bowl d’Hag Indoor skate park, a 900 m² space dedicated to urban skating sports (rollerskating, BMX, skateboarding…), open to all. Haguenau Tel. +33 (0)3 88 05 77 50 www.ville-haguenau.fr Race courses 37 Hoerdt / Strasbourg Tel. +33 (0)3 88 51 32 44 42 Touristic bikes in Wissembourg Hire a „Rosalie“ touristic bike for 2 or 4 pedalers, have fun while cycling with the family, with moderate speed, in the city center and by the city walls, avoiding the streets with the most traffic. From April to October, the marked tour begins at the tourist office, duration 1 hour. Tel. +33 (0)3 88 94 10 11 Interesting villages in Northern Alsace White timber-framed houses, convex windows, balancing wells… Betschdorf, Hoffen, Hohwiller, Hunspach, Oberbronn, Offwiller, Rothbach, Schleithal, Seebach, Uttenhoffen, Weyersheim. 39 “Les Aqualies” summer/ winter swimming pool Slides, whirlpool baths, wave shower, countercurrent swimming, 25 m sports pool. Niederbronn-les-Bains Tel. +33 (0)3 88 09 13 00 www.niederbronn-les-bains.fr/ piscine-les-aqualies.html 41 International golf-club Soufflenheim - Baden-Baden One of the nicest golf courses in Alsace. 6, 9 and 18-holes courses, practice range, clubhouse, restaurant and accommodation. Soufflenheim Tel. +33 (0)3 88 05 77 00 www.golfclub-soufflenheim.com 43 World of Living Rediscover the world of construction and housing in a park suitable for all the family. Rheinau-Linx (Germany) Tel. +49 (0) 7853 838 00 www.world-of-living.de Northern Alsace by bike or on foot Numerous rock climbing sites in the Northern Vosges. 8 Musée alsacien / Alsatian museum The Alsatian museum features Alsatian traditions, costumes, household and decorative items from the 19th Century. Outside there is an astronomical clock dating from 1581. Haguenau Tel. +33 (0)3 88 73 30 41 www.ville-haguenau.fr 9 Musée de l’image populaire / Museum of popular imagery Discover Alsatian iconography at the museum of popular imagery. Pfaffenhoffen Tel. +33 (0)3 88 07 80 05 6 Kuhlendorf with Northern Alsace’s only timber-framed church. Most beautiful villages in France Hunspach. 45 Parc d’aventures de Brumath / Brumath adventure park An adventure park for all ages: 13 circuits in the trees (ziplines, bungee jumping, trampolining, paintball, treasure hunts, crazy golf…), pedalo boats and canoes, diving lessons and trial sessions. Brumath Tel. +33 (0)3 88 59 36 27 www.brumath-aventure.fr 40 Nautiland aquatic leisure centre Aquatic centre open all year. Sports pool, aquagym, slides, cascades, children’s area, wellness area. Haguenau Tel. +33 (0)3 88 90 56 56 www.nautiland.net The region offers the ideal environment for cycling and walking holidays: gentle hills, varied countryside, protected nature between the Rhine and the Northern Vosges Nature Park. The tourist offices offer a wealth of guided itineraries, discovery paths and waymarked trails (waymarked mountainbiking circuits, themed cycle routes, cycle tracks, the Rhine cycle route, discovery walks, guided tours…). 44 Grand Wintersberg Highest spot of the Northern Vosges mountains (581 m) crowned with a 19th Century tower, offering a panoramic view on the Vosges mountain peaks, on the Alsatian plain, and as far as the Black Forest. Niederbronn-les-Bains 47 Multiplex cinema Mégarex Haguenau Tel. +33 (0)8 92 68 72 27 Bowling Tel. +33 (0)3 88 63 99 07 www.megarex.fr 48 Fish ladder visitor centre Discover one of Europe’s biggest fish ladders built to help migratory species pass one of the Rhine dams: museum and underwater observation room! Gambsheim Tel. +33 (0)3 88 96 44 08 www.passage309.eu 49 Passe à poissons / Fish ladder Lauterbourg Tel. +33 (0)3 88 94 66 10 11 Musée historique / Historical museum History of the town from prehistoric times to the modern day. Audio-guided tours. Temporary exhibitions. Haguenau Tel. +33 (0)3 88 90 29 39 www.ville-haguenau.fr 12 Musée de la poterie / Pottery museum A rich collection of old and contemporary ceramics housed in a magnificent old farm. Betschdorf Tel. +33 (0)3 88 54 48 07 www.betschdorf.com 13 Musée d’arts et traditions populaires / Museum of popular crafts and traditions Discover how our ancestors lived (classroom, kitchen…). Rittershoffen Tel. +33 (0)3 88 80 15 52 14 Musée du fer / Iron museum The iron museum recounts three centuries of the De Dietrich saga, from the history of Gallo-Roman crafts to the modern metallurgy industry. Reichshoffen Tel. +33 (0)3 88 80 34 49 http://musee-reichshoffen. webmuseo.com 15 Musée de la bataille du 6 août 1870 / Museum 10 Musée de Rheinau-Freistett / of the Battle of 6 August 1870 Museum Rheinau A museum dedicated entirely to the Dip into the world of river navigation battle of 6 August 1870. and local heritage. Scenes from Woerth everyday and working life in the Tel. +33 (0)3 88 09 40 96 olden days in a village by the Rhine. http://woerth-en-alsace.com D-Rheinau-Freistett (Germany) Tel. +49 (0) 7844 42 88 17 www.passage309.eu 53 Didiland Theme park. Circus show in July/ August. Different food outlets. Morsbronn-les-Bains Tel. +33 (0)3 88 09 46 46 www.didiland.fr 50 Gros-Chêne / Big oak Symbolic site of Haguenau’s forest. An invitation to meditation and relaxation: playground for children, marked out paths, small chapel built up in 1955, Oak monument (1995) from Gloria Friedmann erased on a seven marker stones trail. Haguenau Tel. +33 (0)3 88 06 59 99 46 Multiplex cinema Pathé Brumath Tel. +33 (0)892 696 696 www.cinemasgaumontpathe.com/ cinemas/cinema-pathe-brumath 38 Wissembourg Tel. +33 (0)3 88 94 17 30 Plus numerous equestrian centres, societies and farms in the area. 7 Musée de la batellerie / Inland waterways museum In this village of river boatmen, the inland waterways museum is housed in a barge and tells the story of their lives on the Rhine. Offendorf Tel. +33 (0)3 88 96 74 92 www.passage309.eu > three flowers award: Beinheim, Bischwiller, Brumath, Dieffenbachles-Woerth, Haguenau, Lauterbourg, Mattstall, Niederbronn-les-Bains, Offendorf, Reichshoffen, Seebach, Steinseltz > four flowers award: Drusenheim and Hohwiller Have a great time in Northern Alsace! Fishing and fly-fishing Drained by numerous watercourses converging towards the Rhine, Northern Alsace offers many opportunities to devote oneself to fishing. Whether it be trouts in the Lauter, carps in gravel pits or carnivores in the Rhine, fishing enthusiasts will be delighted! The numerous ponds and small rivers offer as well to beginners the best environment to capture their first fishes. All inquiries to: - the tourist information offices - the Bas-Rhin fishing federation: www.peche67.fr Museums 51 Casino Barrière Slot machines, gaming room with French and English roulette, blackjack and poker room. Niederbronn-les-Bains Tel. +33 (0)3 88 80 84 88 www.casinobarriere.com 52 Golf sur pistes - 18 holes Traditional 18-holes crazy golf course in the city centre park. Niederbronn-les-Bains Tel. +33 (0)3 88 80 35 03 www.niederbronn-les-bains.fr/ golf-sur-pistes.html 16 Musée du pain / Bread museum Discover the story of bread. Uhlwiller Tel. +33 (0)3 88 07 71 80 17 Musée Krumacker / Krumacker museum A theme exhibition on the history of Seltz from the Celtic and Roman eras to that of the Empress Adelaide. Seltz Tel. +33 (0)3 88 05 59 79 www.tourisme-seltz.fr 18 Musée « Dieux, déesses et sanctuaires des Vosges du Nord » / Museum of the gods, goddesses and sanctuaries of the Northern Vosges Museum of the gods, goddesses and sanctuaries of the Northern Vosges: the independence of the Gauls, mythology… Langensoultzbach Tel. +33 (0)3 88 09 31 01 www.langensoultzbach.free.fr 19 Musée Goethe / Goethe museum The story of Goethe’s time in Sessenheim and his romance with Frédérique Brion, a local village girl. Sessenheim Tel. +33 (0)3 88 86 97 14 www.sessenheim.net 20 Musée Westercamp / Westercamp museum Closed for renovation. Wissembourg 22 Musée archéologique / Archaeological museum The old Hanau-Lichtenberg castle houses the archaeological museum dedicated to the Gallo-Roman past of Brocomagus-Brumath, civilian capital of Alsace at the time. Brumath Tel. +33 (0)3 88 51 05 15 www.brumath.fr/mairie-brumath/ loisirs-detente-museearcheologique.html 23 Musée du bagage / Luggage museum Hundreds of trunks and luggage with rare and sumptuous items. Haguenau Tel. +33 (0)3 88 93 28 23 www.museedubagage.com 24 La cour de Marie / Marie’s courtyard Marie’s courtyard: the ideal setting to teach children about country life in former time. Shop selling regional products. Hatten Tel. +33 (0)3 88 80 13 39 26 Maison de la Wacht / The “Maison de la Wacht” Permanent exhibition: the story of the Rhine from its source to the delta. Mothern Tel. +33 (0)3 88 94 86 67 www.mothern-tourisme.fr 27 Maison de l’archéologie avec sa maison du néolitique / Archaeology Centre and Neolithic House Archaeological centre with its neolithic house focusing on Alsace from prehistoric times to the industrial era. Niederbronn-les-Bains Tel. +33 (0)3 88 80 36 37 www.niederbronn-les-bains.fr/ maison-de-l-archeologie.html 28 Maison d’Offwiller / The “Maison d’Offwiller” Discover the domestic life and homes of 19th Century farm workers. Offwiller Tel. +33 (0)3 88 89 31 31 www.mairie-offwiller.fr 29 Maison rurale de l’Outre-Forêt / The “Outre-Forêt” rural centre A restored farm converted into a museum of rural life. Illustrates life between 1920 and 1950. Kutzenhausen Tel. +33 (0)3 88 80 53 00 www.maison-rurale.fr 64 Musée de la Laub et Maison des Arts / “Laub” museum and House of Arts Textile industry (19th Century) and collections of Fine arts. Bischwiller Tel. +33 (0)3 88 53 99 28 www.bischwiller.com 31 Fort de Schoenenbourg / Schoenenbourg fort 30 m underground: a 1930s Maginot Line fort, with all its original equipment. Schoenenbourg Tel. +33 (0)3 88 80 96 19 www.lignemaginot.com 25 Maison des châteaux forts / The castle centre Centre dedicated to the stone castles built in the Northern Vosges from the 12th Century. Obersteinbach Tel. +33 (0)3 88 09 55 06 www.parc-vosges-nord.fr Maison de la Wacht 7 rue du Kabach F-67470 MOTHERN Tel. +33 (0)3 88 94 86 67 [email protected] www.mothern-tourisme.fr F-67660 BETSCHDORF Tel. +33 (0)3 88 54 44 92 [email protected] www.tourisme-haguenau-potiers.com Sauer-Pechelbronn 1 route de l’Obermatt F-67360 DURRENBACH Tel. +33 (0)3 88 90 77 50 [email protected] www.tourisme-nordalsace.fr Passage309 - Site Rhénan 32 Ouvrage du Four-à-Chaux / The Lime Kiln The “Lime Kiln”, a Maginot Line fort built from 1930 to 1935 to defend the French-German border. Lembach Tel. +33 (0)3 88 94 48 62 www.lignemaginot.fr Also: 33 The“casemate Rieffel” at Oberroedern Tel. +33 (0)3 88 80 01 35 34 The “casemate d’Infanterie Esch” at Hatten Tel. +33 (0)3 88 80 05 07 - The “casemate de Dambach” at Dambach Tel. +33 (0)3 88 09 22 50, - Heidenbuckel shelter at Leutenheim Tel. +33 (0)3 88 86 40 39 Gambsheim-Rheinau Pavillon du tourisme Ecluses du Rhin F-67760 GAMBSHEIM Tel. +33 (0)3 88 96 44 08 [email protected] www.passage309.eu TOURIST OFFICE Haguenau 1 place Joseph Thierry F-67500 HAGUENAU Tel. +33 (0)3 88 06 59 99 [email protected] www.tourisme-haguenau-potiers.com TOURIST OFFICE Hunspach 3 route de Hoffen F-67250 HUNSPACH Tel. +33 (0)3 88 80 59 39 TOURIST OFFICE Niederbronn-les-Bains 6 place de l’Hôtel de Ville F-67110 NIEDERBRONNLES-BAINS Tel. +33 (0)3 88 80 89 70 [email protected] www.niederbronn.com TOURIST OFFICE Seltz 2 avenue du Général Schneider F-67470 SELTZ Tel. +33 (0)3 88 05 59 79 [email protected] www.tourisme-seltz.fr TOURIST OFFICE Soufflenheim 20b Grand Rue F-67620 SOUFFLENHEIM Tel. +33 (0)3 88 86 74 90 [email protected] www.tourisme-haguenau-potiers.com www.ot-soufflenheim.fr TOURIST OFFICE Soultzerland 8 rue des Barons de Fleckenstein F-67250 SOULTZ-SOUS-FORÊTS Tel. +33 (0)3 88 80 47 33 [email protected] [email protected] www.hunspach.com TOURIST OFFICE Wissembourg TOURIST OFFICE la Lauter 11 place de la République BP 80120 F-67163 WISSEMBOURG Cedex Tel. +33 (0)3 88 94 10 11 [email protected] www.ot-wissembourg.fr 21 rue de la 1ère Armée BP 32 • F-67630 LAUTERBOURG Tel. +33 (0)3 88 94 66 10 30 Musée de l’Abri / Shelter museum The shelter museum, housed in a bunker, tells the story of the terrible ordeals of the village of Hatten from 1939 to 1945. Hatten Tel. +33 (0)3 88 80 14 90 www.maginot-hatten.com Amazing nature TOURIST OFFICE Mothern 1 rue des Francs TOURIST OFFICE The Maginot Line 21 Musée français du pétrole / French petroleum museum French petroleum museum: discover the outdoor sites, themed outings, scientific/artistic workshops on the history of oil production in Pechelbronn. Merkwiller Pechelbronn Tel. +33 (0)3 88 80 91 08 www.musee-du-petrole.com TOURIST OFFICE Hattgau [email protected] Gardens of character Tourist map 54 Le P’tit Fleck Discover nature through the senses and fun and games, for children aged from 4 to 12. Lembach Tel. +33 (0)3 88 94 28 52 www.ptitfleck.com 56 Maison de la nature du Delta de la Sauer Education/awareness-raising centre on nature and the environment. Annual programme plus customised events. Munchhausen Tel. +33 (0)3 88 86 51 67 www.nature-munchhausen.com Shopping Brumath Tel. +33 (0)3 88 51 99 14 www.a-lescalier.com 62 Jardins de la Ferme Bleue (awarded the “Jardin Remarquable” label) Well-being Northern Alsace is an authentic region, situated in the heart of a protected natural area most of which is part of the Eden prizewinning Northern Vosges Natural Park. Its numerous protected nature reserves, outstanding viewpoints, the highest of which is the Grand Wintersberg at 57 Roppenheim Niederbronn-les-Bains, the The Style Outlets forests and the waterways A unique shopping experience with are so many ideal places more than 80 must-have brands and reduced prices all year around. to while away the time and Roppenheim The Style Outlets recharge your batteries. In Haguenau, get on to over 250 artisans, shops and service providers, enjoy a beautiful pedestrian zone and a reorganized city centre for your shopping and strolling on the numerous terraces. A trading centre since the middle ages. Wissembourg has always been dynamic and friendly with about hundred shops of all kind, made safe by a “meeting zone” area. 55 Le château des défis / The castle of challenges 20 challenges in the forest and in the medieval castle. Your mission is to help Mathilde find her suitor Hugo so they can get married. Lembach Tel. +33 (0)3 88 94 28 52 www.fleckenstein.fr 61 Jardin l’Escalier (awarded the “Jardin Remarquable” label) 58 “Nautiland” wellness centre To rest and recharge your batteries, sauna, hammam, spa, solarium. Haguenau Tel. +33 (0)3 88 90 56 56 www.nautiland.net Thermal spas To help you get fit and recover your vitality, the thermal spa centres in Niederbronn-les-Bains and Morsbronn-les-Bains provide a chance to enjoy the pleasures and benefits of spa water in a quality environment. www.curethermale.com Tel. +33(0)3 88 727 717 www.thestyleoutlets.com Uttenhoffen Tel. +33 (0)3 88 72 84 35 www.jardinsdelafermebleue.com G e t b a ck t o b a s i c s i n Nor ther n Alsace Also, - the Jardin d’Irma in Betschdorf Tel. +33 (0)3 88 54 43 68 www.winkelart.com - the Jardin du Tilleul in Brumath Tel. +33 (0)3 90 29 13 30 - the Jardin chez Pia et Alain in Walbourg Tel. +33 (0)9 54 01 96 34 www.chezpiaetalain.fr - the Jardin Stanislas in Wissembourg Tel. +33 (0)3 88 54 29 54 www.lejardindestanislas.com 63 Sentiers d’interprétation à Brumath / Adventure trails These two adventure trails are located one in the woods and the other along the river Zorn. Get initiated into the history, the fauna and flora of the site, thanks to the interactive interpretation boards and Land’art creations. Accessible to disabled people. Brumath Tel. +33 (0)3 88 15 02 04 www.brumath.fr/mairie-brumath/ loisirs-detente-espaces-loisirs.html 59 Morsbronn-les-Bains Tel. +33 (0)3 88 09 84 93 60 Niederbronn-les-Bains Tel. +33 (0)3 88 80 30 70 www.tourism-northernalsace.co.uk Conception graphique : www.ratatam.com - Imprimerie : Coliprint - Crédit photos : Adéan/Saison d’Or & co - Papier issu de forêts gérées durablement. Niederschaeffolsheim, Oberbronn, Schwabwiller, Soufflenheim, Uhrwiller, Weyersheim By the Rhine river Munchhausen Seltz Betschdorf Walbourg Haguenau Forest e Uttenhoffen Original: cross the Rhine by the cable ferry at Seltz and the ferry at Drusenheim. • Gambsheim: one of the biggest fish ladders in Europe - the biggest locks on France’s inland waterways • Offendorf: nature reserve - marina • Drusenheim: ferry • Seltz: cable ferry • Munchhausen: Nature and environmental learning centre - the second largest nature conservation park in Alsace. • Lauterbourg: fish ladder Rhin Big Oak Haguenau Drusenheim Brumath Rh ine Offendorf Gambsheim Interesting gardens • Brumath: jardin de l’escalier and jardin du tilleul • Haguenau: jardin des iris (only when in bloom) • Uttenhoffen: jardins de la ferme bleue • Wissembourg: jardin Stanislas • Betschdorf: jardin d’Irma • Walbourg: jardin chez Pia et Alain Maginot Line and memorial Wissembourg • Leutenheim: the Heidenbuckel bunker (by appt.) • Hatten: bunker museum - Esch casemate • Oberroedern: casemate Rieffel (by appt.) • Hunspach: Schoenenbourg fortress • Lembach: lime kiln • Dambach-Neunhoffen: Dambach casemates Franco-Prussian War 1870 • Reichshoffen - Froeschwiller - Woerth: Battle of Reichshoffen • Wissembourg (Geisberg): Battle of Geisberg Lembach DambachNeunhoffen Geisberg Lauterbourg Hunspach Froeschwiller Reichshoffen Oberroedern Woerth Hatten Big Oak Haguenau Forest Leutenheim Fort-Louis Wissembourg NiederbronnHunspach Seebach les-Bains Dieffenbach- Kutzenhausen les-Woerth Hoffen Oberbronn Hohwiller Reichshoffen Kuhlendorf Offwiller Betschdorf Beinheim e Haguenau Forest Rhin Big Oak Haguenau Bischwiller Mommenheim Drusenheim Brumath Rh ine Weyersheim Offendorf 3 20 38 42 Schönau Fleckenstein Obersteinbach Lembach Parc naturel régional Lobsann 18 Merkwiller Pechelbronn 15 Mothern 29 Kutzenhausen Soultz-sous-Forêts 21 Woerth 14 Reichshoffen Surbourg Gundershoffen Uttenhoffen 62 Morsbronn-les-Bains D1 06 2 Munchhausen 33 22 Archaeological museum - Brumath 23 Luggage museum - Haguenau Kuhlendorf 6 Reimerswiller 24 30 34 13 Rittershoffen Betschdorf 1 12 Walbourg 53 59 Hatten 17 Haguenau Forest Big Oak 50 Leutenheim Uberach 9 Pfaffenhoffen Beinheim 57 Roppenheim Dauendorf D9 19 16 Uhlwiller Ohlungen 0 D1 Nature and leisure activities 35 Adventure paramoteur Alsace - Brumath 36 Bowl d’Hag- Haguenau Bac sur le Rhin Marienthal Drusenheim 64 e Froeschwiller NiederbronnHohwiller Preuschdorf les-Bains Kuhlendorf Reichshoffen Surbourg Betschdorf Rittershoffen Seltz Walbourg Uttenhoffen Haguenau Forest Rhin Big Oak Haguenau Mietesheim Big Oak Uberach Soufflenheim Sessenheim Rh ine Weyersheim Brumath ine Rh Castles Tourist Office Remembrance site, Vauban fortification, Maginot line, military tourism Loveliest detours in France Religious heritage • Wissembourg: church of Sts-Pierre-et-Paul* (11th and 14th C) Romanesque and Gothic, church of St Jean (12th C) • Weiler: chapel and pilgrimage place • Preuschdorf: neoclassical church of St-Adelphe • Langensoultzbach: sanctuary and exhibition “Gods and goddesses” • Froeschwiller: church de la Paix (1870) • Reichshoffen: church of St-Michel* • Niederbronn-les-Bains/Oberbronn: statue dedicated to Mercury • Uttenhoffen: smallest church in Alsace (16th C) small half timbered tower Romanesque circuit • Altenstadt: church of St-Ulrich* • Wissembourg: Sts-Pierre-et-Paul Abbey* • Surbourg: abbey church of St-Jean-Baptiste *listed as an ancient monument Interesting town or village Town or village in bloom Oil well Artisan distillery Herrlisheim 41 International golf-club Soufflenheim - Baden-Baden Soufflenheim 42 Touristic bikes - Wissembourg A5 43 World of Living - Rheinau-Linx (Germany) 44 Grand Wintersberg - Niederbronn-les-Bains 7 Geudertheim 5 Weyersheim A3 22 35 45 46 61 63 Hoerdt 37 48 Gambsheim Most beautiful villages in France Kilstett Offendorf • Niederbronn-les-Bains: Wasenbourg - Windstein, Vieux et Nouveau Windstein • Dambach: Hohenfels - Wineck - Schoeneck • Obersteinbach: Lutzelhardt - Petit Arnsberg • Niedersteinbach: Wasigenstein Obersteinbach 49 Fish ladder - Lauterbourg 50 Big oak tree - Haguenau 10 43 Artisan brewery Hopfields Green resort BELGIUM GERMANY LUXEMBOURG Northern Alsace Alsace River boat activities Marina / Water sports FRANCE Lock Aerodrome AUSTRIA SWITZERLAND Vineyard ITALY Railway Regional railway station (TER) • Lembach: Fleckenstein - Froensbourg • Petit Wingen: Hohenbourg - Loewenstein Niedersteinbach Dambach Open air swimming pool Petit Wingen Strasbourg Northern Vosges Nature Park PORTUGAL SPAIN Castles you can only reach on foot. GR 53 hiking trail Golf Haguenau Forest GR 531 hiking trail Rhin Rh ine www.tourism-northernalsace.co.uk Parking area for campers Nature reserve Download details about the tours 55 The Castle of Challenges - Lembach 56 The Sauer Delta Nature Centre - Munchhausen 57 Roppenheim The Style Outlets - Roppenheim Spa resort GR 532 hiking trail European cycle routes EuroVelo Well-being 58 “Nautiland” wellness centre - Haguenau 59 Spa - Morsbronn-les-Bains 60 Spa - Niederbronn-les-Bains 61 “Jardin l’Escalier” - Brumath Find all the information you need on GR 35 hiking trail e Big Oak Santiago de Compostela Route Lake, bathing Niederbronn-les-Bains 53 Didiland - Morsbronn-les-Bains 54 Le P’tit Fleck - Lembach 62 “Jardins de la Ferme Bleue” - Uttenhoffen 63 Adventure trails - Brumath Indoor swimming pool Lembach 51 Casino Barrière - Niederbronn-les-Bains 52 18-hole crazy golf course - Niederbronn-les-Bains UNITED KINGDOM NETHERLANDS Potters village Fleckenstein 47 Multiplex cinema and bowling - Mégarex Haguenau 48 Fish ladder visitor centre - Gambsheim Passe à poissons Border Storming the castles 45 Brumath adventure park - Brumath 46 Multiplex cinema - Pathé Brumath DENMARK Rheinau 37 Race course - Hoerdt / Strasbourg 38 Race course - Wissembourg 39 “Les Aqualies” summer/winter swimming pool Niederbronn-les-Bains 40 Nautiland aquatic leisure centre - Haguenau E3 Forest e Haguenau Kurtzenhouse Key Hatten A4 Marienthal Baden-Baden Baden-Baden Airpark Rhine Betschdorf 32 The Lime Kiln - Lembach 33 “Casemate Rieffel” - Oberroedern e Langensoultzbach N Y 19 8 11 23 Rhin Lauterbourg M A 30 Shelter museum - Hatten 31 Schoenenbourg fort - Schoenenbourg 34 “Casemate d’infanterie Esch” - Hatten D2 Altenstadt • Walbourg: former Benedictine abbey, Gothic church of St-Walburge* • Haguenau: churches of St-Georges*, St-Nicolas, St-Joseph • Chapel of St Arbogast at the “Big-Oak” • Marienthal: basilica of Notre-Dame* pilgrimage place • Weyersheim: church of St-Michel, imposing neo-Gothic structure • Sessenheim: fine onion dome • Betschdorf: church of Ste-Marie, 15th C frescoes of the last judgment • Hohwiller: 15th C frescoes • Kuhlendorf: the only half-timbered church* in North Alsace (1820) • Rittershoffen: stained glass windows by the artist Tristan Ruhlmann • Seltz: church of St-Etienne* • Lauterbourg: church of la Ste-Trinité R 36 47 40 58 A4 Wissembourg E Rountzenheim Sessenheim Fort-Louis Haguenau 4 63 Lobsann Absorbing religious art Weiler G Bischwiller Marienthal Cloisters and belfries 29 The “Outre-Forêt” rural centre - Kutzenhausen 64 “Laub” museum and House of Arts - Bischwiller Roeschwoog Seebach Eberbach 26 The “Maison de la Wacht” - Mothern 27 Archaeology Centre and Neolithic House Niederbronn-les-Bains 28 The “Maison d’Offwiller” - Offwiller Soufflenheim Schweighousesur-Moder Obersteinbach • Lobsann: Lobsann brewery and Hoeffler distillery • Obersteinbach: Steinbach goat farm • Eberbach: geese farm Meyer (by appt.) • Mietesheim: Raifalsa - Alélor horseradish sauce and mustard (by appt.) • Uberach: microbrewery (by appt.) distillery Hepp and Bertrand (by appt.) Bac sur le Rhin 2 41 Rhin 24 Marie’s courtyard - Hatten 25 The castle centre - Obersteinbach Seltz Cléebourg • Marienthal: micro- brewery “L’Ermitage” (by appt.) • Soufflenheim: domestic pottery • Betschdorf: salt glaze pottery • Hatten: Marie’s courtyard (local produce shop) • Seebach: winery Jülg • Cléebourg: winery and cellars 20 Westercamp museum - Wissembourg (closed for renovation) 21 French petroleum museum - Merkwiller Pechelbronn 56 Oberroedern Hoffen Hohwiller 28 Offwiller 18 M useum of “the gods, goddesses and sanctuaries of the Northern Vosges” - Langensoultzbach 19 Goethe museum - Sessenheim 26 Niederbronn-les-Bains 27 39 51 52 60 16 Bread museum - Uhlwiller 17 Krumacker museum - Seltz Hunspach Schoenenbourg Langensoultzbach 14 Iron museum - Reichshoffen 15 Museum of the Battle of 6 August 1870 - Woerth Seebach 31 10 Museum Rheinau - Rheinau-Freistett (Germany) 11 Historical museum - Haguenau 12 Pottery museum - Betschdorf 13 Museum of popular crafts and traditions - Rittershoffen Lauterbourg Schleithal 49 Drachenbronn Birlenbach Wintersberg (581 m) Oberbronn Passe à poissons Riedseltz 5 Mattstall Niederschaeffolsheim Flavours and craft industry Cléebourg des Vosges du Nord 44 8 Alsatian museum - Haguenau 9 Museum of popular imagery - Pfaffenhoffen Karlsruhe Altenstadt Steinseltz 32 Windstein 6 Timber-framed church - Kuhlendorf 7 Inland waterways museum - Offendorf Rott Oberhoffen/W Niedersteinbach Dambach Neunhoffen 4 Haguenau, historic town - Haguenau 5 Wine cellars of Cléebourg - Cléebourg Wissembourg 54 55 25 Bitche 1 Potters village and pottery museum - Betschdorf 2 Potters village and ceramical version of the Last Supper Soufflenheim 3 Wissembourg, gateway to France - Wissembourg N Y 5 Uttenhoffen • Beinheim: 3 flowers • Drusenheim: 4 flowers • Offendorf: 3 flowers • Bischwiller: 3 flowers - Sovereign pharmacy (17th C) • Weyersheim: group of 60 dated half-timbered houses, two of which tithe barns • Brumath: 3 flowers • Mommenheim: 3 flowers • Offwiller • Oberbronn • Niederbronn-les-Bains: 3 flowers • Reichshoffen: 3 fleurs and a flower walk • Uttenhoffen: blue farmhouses • Mattstall: 3 flowers • Dieffenbach-les-Woerth: 3 flowers • Kutzenhausen: Maison rurale de l’Outre-Forêt and farm museum M A D27 • Haguenau: 3 flowers and Landau roundabout • Hohwiller: 4 flowers - half-timbered houses (18th C) • Betschdorf: group of half-timbered houses (18th C) Grand’rue - Pottery museum - remarkable restored farm buildings (18th C) • Kuhlendorf: the only half-timbered church in North Alsace (1820) - The “Wachthiesel”, guardhouse with wood sections (19th C) • Hoffen: half-timbered houses •H unspach: one of the “Most beautiful villages in France” • Cléebourg / Rott: half-timbered houses - vineyard • Steinseltz: 3 flowers •W issembourg: one of the “100 loveliest Detours in France” - picturesque streets • Seebach: 3 flowers - typical village • Schleithal: longest village in Alsace • Lauterbourg: 3 flowers Rott Cléebourg Steinseltz Schleithal Lauterbourg Rh ine Half-timbering and flowers Mattstall e Maginot Line Rhin Fortifications and Vauban • Fort-Louis: square fort • Lauterbourg: the Landau gate • Wissembourg: ramparts R 5 Drachenbronn Niederbronn-les-Bains The highest viewpoints with a panoramic outlook onto the Alsace plain and the Rhine: • Niederbronn-les-Bains: the Grand Wintersberg tower, highest point in the Northern Vosges (581m) • Obersteinbach: Wachtfels • Fleckenstein: the castle on the hiking path GR53 • Hohenbourg: the castle on the hiking path (viewpoint indicator) • Drachenbronn: Soultzerkopf refuge • Wissembourg: Geisberg (viewpoint indicator) E History and traditions of Alsace Bad Bergzabern Schweigen-Rechtenbach A3 Lauterbourg G Erlenbach bei Dahn 3 Obersteinbach Northern Vosges Regional Natural Park, world biosphere reserve • Haguenau: one of the biggest lowland forests of France • Big Oak discovery footpath Wissembourg Geisberg Dahn D26 Holy forest - Big Oak Fleckenstein Theme routes in Northern Alsace Special gardens and nature sites Entzheim Airport Brochures to download www.tourism-northernalsace.co.uk under the section practical information www.tourism-northernalsace.co.uk • Calendar of events • Northern Alsace cycle routes map • Detailed theme routes ideas And also - the Fleckenstein shuttle, Line 317 (Wissembourg Pfaffenschlick - Four-à-Chaux - Lembach - Château de Fleckenstein) from Easter to All Saints Day on Sundays and public holidays www.vialsace.eu And for all your travel plans in Alsace By bike - bus - coach - tram - train - car: www.vialsace.eu Carpool: covoiturage.bas-rhin.fr