TOURIST MAP

G e t b a ck t o b a s i c s in nor ther n Alsace

41 Espace visiteurs de la passe à poissons / Fish ladder visitor centreDiscover 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

42 Passe à poissons / Fish ladderLauterbourg Tel. +33 (0)3 88 05 59 79 www.tourisme-pays-seltz-lauterbourg.fr

43 Grand WintersbergHighest point of the Northern Vosges mountains (581 m) crowned with a 19th Century tower, offering a panoramic view over the Vosges mountain peaks, on the Alsatian plain, and as far as the Black Forest.

44 Gros-Chêne / Great OakSymbolic site of the Forest of Haguenau. An invitation to meditation and relaxation: playground for children, marked out paths, small chapel built in 1955, Oak monument (1995) by Gloria Friedmann erected on a trail that takes you past seven commemorative wooden posts.

Haguenau Tel. +33 (0)3 88 06 59 99

Gardens of character45 Jardin l’Escalier(categorised as an exceptional garden)Brumath Tel. +33 (0)3 88 51 99 14 www.a-lescalier.com

46 Jardins de la Ferme Bleue (categorised as an exceptional garden)Uttenhoffen Tel. +33 (0)3 88 72 84 35 www.jardinsdelafermebleue.com

Also,- le Jardin d’Irma at BetschdorfTél. +33 (0)3 88 54 43 68www.winkelart.com- le Jardin du Tilleul at BrumathTél. +33 (0)3 90 29 13 30- les Jardins de l’Altwasser at DrusenheimTel. +33 (0)3 88 06 74 10www.drusenheim.fr- le Jardin chez Pia et Alain at WalbourgTel. +33 (0)9 54 01 96 34www.chezpiaetalain.fr

47 Sentiers d’interprétation / Discovery trails at BrumathTwo discovery trails at Brumath, one in the forest and the other on the banks of the river Zorn, dotted with interactive panels and accessible for the disabled. They tell you about the history of the locality and the plant and wildlife.Brumath Tel. +33 (0)3 88 51 02 04 www.brumath.fr/mairie-brumath/loisirs-detente-espaces-loisirs.html

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LeisureNorthern Alsace is a huge adventure park with lots of sporting and leisure facilities…

On foot or on a bikeThe area is ideal for hiking or cycle touring, mountain biking, or electrically assisted cycling, in gentle countryside, with different scenery and untouched countryside between the Rhine and the Northern Vosges Nature Park. The Tourist Offices offer a number of discovery trails, signed footpaths and guided tours.

48 Tourist biking in WissembourgLes Rosalies are multi seat fun bikes for two to four riders and are ideal for families to tour the town centre at a gentle pace and the ramparts away from the main roads. On hire from April to October, the signed tour starts at the tourist office, duration 1 hour.Tel. +33 (0)3 88 94 10 11

49 Le P’tit FleckDiscover nature through the senses with fun and games, for children aged from 4 to 12.Lembach Tel. +33 (0)3 88 94 28 52 www.fleckenstein.fr

50 Le château des défis / The Castle of Challenges3 hours of medieval adventure helping Hugo of Fleckenstein, the ghost knight, rebuild his castle.Lembach Tel. +33 (0)3 88 94 28 52 www.fleckenstein.fr

51 Didi’landEntertainment park. Circus July / August. Several places for refreshment.Morsbronn-les-Bains Tel. +33 (0)3 88 09 46 46 www.didiland.fr

52 Golf sur pistes / 18 holes mini golfTraditional mini golf in the municipal recreation park in the town centre.Niederbronn-les-Bains Tel. +33 (0)3 88 80 35 03 www.niederbronn-les-bains.fr/golf-sur-pistes.html

53 Casino BarrièreSlot machines, English and French roulette, Blackjack, a poker room.Niederbronn-les-Bains Tel. +33 (0)3 88 80 84 88 www.casinosbarriere.com/fr/niederbronn.html

54 Golf international de Soufflenheim - Baden-BadenOne of the most attractive golf courses. 18 home championship courses, 9 and 6 holes course, pitch and putt and a 300m practice range, restaurant and accommodation.Soufflenheim Tel. +33 (0)3 88 05 77 00 www.golfclub-soufflenheim.com

Hippodromes / Race courses

55 Hoerdt / Strasbourg Tel. +33 (0)3 88 51 32 44

56 Wissembourg Tel. +33 (0)3 88 94 17 30

Also a number of equestrian farms, associations and centres.

57 Cinema complexPathé Brumath Tel. +33 (0)892 696 696 www.cinemasgaumontpathe.com/ cinemas/cinema-pathe-brumath Bowling Tel. +33 (0)3 88 88 85 00 www.bowlingstar.fr

58 Cinema complexMégarex Haguenau Tel. +33 (0)3 88 63 99 09 Bowling Tel. +33 (0)3 88 63 99 07 www.megarex.fr

59 World of LivingRediscover the world of construction and living space in a park for all the family.Rheinau-Linx (Germany) Tel. +49 (0) 7853 838 00 www.world-of-living.de

Shopping

Haguenau and Wissembourg, enjoy the attractive pedestrian areas all year round for your shopping. Relax on one of the many terraces.

60 Roppenheim The Style OutletsMore than a hundred well-known brands at reduced prices all year round.Roppenheim The Style Outlets Tel. +33 (0)3 88 727 717 www.thestyleoutlets.com

Fishing and fly fishingWith many rivers and streams flowing to the Rhine, North Alsace has many opportunities for fishing. Whether it is trout in the Lauter, carp in gravel pits or carnivores in the Rhine, fishing enthusiasts will love it! For beginners the numerous ponds and small rivers are the perfect place to capture their first fish.All inquiries to:- the tourist information offices- the Bas-Rhin Fishing Federation : www.peche67.fr

For the more adventurousHot air balloon flights and plenty of climbing sites in the Northern Vosges.

61 Libres Ballons de l’Outre-Forêt / Hot air ballooningSchoenenbourg Tel. +33 (0) 6 07 14 71 62

62 Ballons-Club de Seebach / Hot air ballooning SeebachTel. +33(0)3 88 94 74 63

63 Adventure paramoteur AlsaceThe school of the adventure network; open all year round 7 days a week. Para-motoring lessons.Brumath Tel. +33 (0)6 20 71 87 00 www.paramoteur67.fr

64 Bowl d’HagIndoor skate park, a 900 m² space dedicated to urban skating sports (rollerskating, BMX, skateboarding…), open to all.Haguenau Tel. +33 (0)3 88 06 59 91 www.ville-haguenau.fr

65 Total JumpNew in Alsace! Water jump, Blobbing, body boarding & BMX.Brumath Tel. +33 (0)7 85 49 22 13 www.total-jump.fr

66 Parc d’aventures de Brumath / Brumath adventure parkAdventure for all ages: 13 circuits in the treetops, zip-lines, base jumping, trampolines, paintball, mini-golf, cross country segways, pedalos and canoes, diving, water skiing.Brumath Tel. +33 (0)3 88 59 36 27 www.brumath-aventure.fr

67 Base nautique de Lauterbourg / Lauterbourg boating centre and water park. The centre has modern sailing boats, catamarans, wind surfing, stand up paddle, canoes and kayaks.Lauterbourg Tel. +33 (0)3 88 54 61 45 www.mjclauter.fr http://wiki.mjclauter.fr.eu.org

LakesLembach - Lauterbourg - Seltz - Beinheim - Roeschwoog - Brumath - Gambsheim

Canoe treking 68 Base nautique de Bischwiller / Bischwiller boating centreBischwiller Tel. +33 (0)6 42 52 27 01www.ckbischwiller.e-monsite.com

69 H2O PassionDrusenheim Tel. +33 (0) 3 88 06 11 38www.h2opassion.fr

69 Centre de loisirs aquatiques Nautiland / Nautiland aquatic leisure centreAquatic centre open all year. Sports pool, aqua gym, slides, cascades, children’s area, wellness area.Haguenau Tel. +33 (0)3 88 90 56 56 www.nautiland.net

71 “Les Aqualies” summer / winter swimming poolSlides, 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

Open air swimmming pools Haguenau, Wissembourg, Bischwiller, Reichshoffen.

Covered swimming pools Betschdorf, Drachenbronn, Drusenheim, Haguenau, Rheinau-Freistett (Germany), Rheinau-Honau (Germany).

WellnessNorthern Alsace is an authentic region, situated in the heart of a protected country area most of which is part of the Eden prizewinning Natural Park of the Northern Vosges. Its numerous protected nature reserves, outstanding viewpoints, the forests and the waterways take you to places where you can chill out and recharge your batteries. Time for relaxation, wellness and getting fit? Take a weekend or a longer stay and spoil yourself in the hotels and spas of North Alsace.

72 “Nautiland” wellness centerTo rest and recharge your batteries, sauna, hammam, spa, solarium.Haguenau Tel. +33 (0)3 88 90 56 56 www.nautiland.net

73 Hôtel Restaurant Spa Cheval Blanc Lembach Tel. +33 (0)3 88 94 41 86 www.au-cheval-blanc.fr

74 La Source des Sens Morsbronn-les-Bains Tel. +33 (0)3 88 09 30 53 www.lasourcedessens.fr

75 Hôtel MullerNiederbronn-les-Bains Tel. +33 (0)3 88 63 38 38 www.hotelmuller.com

Thermal SpasNature’s treasure, the natural spa water found in North Alsace have health benefits recognized since antiquity. Stress, pain, tiredness… Specialised spas are there for you, so come and take care of yourself and recover your energy and vitality. In addition to orthodox treatments, the two spas make the most of the special qualities of their springs: recovering your fitness levels, wellness area, special treatments with favourable prices. The choice is huge.www.valvital.fr

76 Morsbronn-les-BainsTel. +33 (0)3 88 09 84 93

77 Niederbronn-les-BainsTel. +33 (0)3 88 80 30 70

History and traditions of Alsace

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Northern Alsace is where nature is protected. Wild and welcoming, it is steeped in Alsatian tradition with a wide variety of pleasures and pastimes: history, sport, gastronomic cuisine, wellness, amazing countryside…

If you want to find out more about the traditions and history of Alsace, relax with your family, burn off some energy, this map will help you to plan a visit that suits every age group.

On the front, you will find details of the many things you can do and the many sites not to be missed in Northern Alsace. On the back, a map shows all the major tourist sites and the routes you can follow by car, bike and public transport. Select your own itinerary according to your tastes and interests, on public transport, on a bike with or without electric assistance.

Have a great time in Northern Alsace!

The North of Alsace, is a region that has retained its authenticity, that offers a wealth of opportunities to try the delicious natural local produce and cuisine, with many museums and sites dedicated to traditional crafts and festive traditions.

1 2 Pottery, the jewel of the Alsatian craft industryConcentrated in Betschdorf and Soufflenheim, both villages are famous for their blue and grey salt-glazed stoneware and colourful decorated cookware. Over the last few years, the potters have created more contemporary work. Great art for great cooking and an attractive table. Workshop visits possible by appointment.> Betschdorf Tel. +33 (0)3 88 06 59 99 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 FranceClassed as one of “100 loveliest Places to Visit in France”, Wissembourg is an attractive town, which grew up around the Abbey Church St-Pierre-et-St-Paul, the second 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, a historic townA 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, the Historical museum, the luggage museum, the churches of St-Georges and St-Nicolas, the Fishermen’s Tower (Tour desPêcheurs), the Knight’s Tower (Tour des Chevaliers), one of France’s largest forests in common ownership. 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 CléebourgSlide show, guided tour of the cellars and wine tasting. A vineyard with a difference.CléebourgTel. +33 (0)3 88 94 50 33 www.cave-cleebourg.com

Interesting villages in Northern AlsaceWhite timber-framed houses, convex window panes, counterpoise wells…Betschdorf, Bischwiller, Hoffen, Hohwiller, Hunspach, Oberbronn, Offwiller, Rothbach, Schleithal, Seebach, Uttenhoffen, Weyersheim.

6 Kuhlendorf with Northern Alsace’s only timber-framed church.

Most beautiful villages in France Hunspach.

Museums7 Musée alsacien / Alsatian

museumThe 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 06 59 99 www.ville-haguenau.fr

8 Musée de la poterie / Pottery museumA rich collection of old and contemporary ceramics housed in a magnificent old farm.Betschdorf Tel. +33 (0)3 88 54 48 07www.betschdorf.com

9 Musée de l’image populaire / Museum of popular imagery Discover Alsatian iconography at the museum of popular imagery.Pfaffenhoffen – Val de Moder Tel. +33 (0)3 88 07 80 05

10 Musée de la Laub et Maison des Arts / Laub museum and art collectionTextile industry (19th Century) and art collection.Bischwiller Tel. +33 (0)3 88 53 99 28 www.bischwiller.com

11 Musée du bagage / Luggage museumHundreds of trunks and luggage with rare and luxurious items.Haguenau Tel. +33 (0)3 88 90 29 39 www.museedubagage.com

12 Maison rurale de l’Outre-Forêt / The “Outre-Forêt”rural centreA 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

13 Musée d’arts et traditions populaires / Museum of popular crafts and traditionsDiscover how our ancestors lived (classroom, kitchen…).Rittershoffen Tel. +33 (0)3 88 80 15 52

14 La cour de Marie / Marie’s courtyardMarie’s courtyard: the ideal setting to teach children about country life in former time. A history of the ‘Coopé’ Coopérative shops.Hatten Tel. +33 (0)3 88 80 13 39 www.lacourdemarie.fr

15 Musée du pain / Bread museumDiscover the story of bread.Uhlwiller Tel. +33 (0)3 88 07 71 80

16 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

17 Musée archéologique / Archaeological museumThe 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-musee-archeologique.html

18 Maison de l’archéologie avec sa maison du néolithique / Archaeological centre with a Neolithic House.Focusing on research in Alsace from prehistoric times to the industrial era.Niederbronn-les-Bains Tel. +33 (0)3 88 80 36 37 www.musee-niederbronn.fr

19 Musée “Dieux, déesses et sanctuaires des Vosges du Nord” / Museum of the gods, goddesses and sanctuaries of the Northern VosgesMuseum 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 http://langensoultzbach.free.fr

20 Musée historique / Historical museumHistory of the town from prehistory to modern times. Short term exhibitions.Haguenau Tel. +33 (0)3 88 90 29 39 www.ville-haguenau.fr

21 Musée Krumacker / Krumacker museumA theme exhibition on the history of Seltz from Celtic and Roman times to the Empress Adelaide.Seltz Tel. +33 (0)3 88 05 59 79 www.tourisme-pays-seltz-lauterbourg.fr

22 Maison des châteaux forts / The castle centreCentre dedicated to the stone castles built in the Northern Vosges from the 12th Century.Obersteinbach Tel. +33 (0)3 88 09 50 59 www.parc-vosges-nord.fr

23 Musée Goethe / Goethe museumThe 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

24 Musée Westercamp / Westercamp museumClosed for renovation.Wissembourg

25 Musée de la bataille du 6 août 1870 / Museum of the Battle of 6 August 1870A museum dedicated to the battle of 6 August 1870, known as the “Battle of Reichshoffen”.Woerth Tel. +33 (0)3 88 09 30 21 http://webmuseo.com/ws/ musee-woerth

26 Musée de la batellerie / Inland Waterways MuseumIn 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 75 14 www.passage309.eu

27 Musée de Rheinau-Freistett / Rheinau-Freistett MuseumRiver navigation and local history museum, portrayal of life and work as it was in a village on the Rhine.D-Rheinau-Freistett (Germany) Tel. +49 (0) 7844 911 9364 www.passage309.eu

28 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 05 59 79 www.tourisme-pays-seltz-lauterbourg.fr

29 Musée historique et industriel - Musée du fer / Historical and industrial Museum - Iron MuseumThe Museum relates three centuries of the De Dietrich saga, from the history of Gallo-Roman crafts to the modern metallurgical industry.Reichshoffen Tel. +33 (0)3 88 80 34 49 http://musee-reichshoffen.webmuseo.com

30 Musée français du pétrole / French petroleum museumVisit 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

The Maginot Line

31 Musée de l’Abri / Shelter museumThe 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

32 Fort de Schoenenbourg / Schoenenbourg fort30 m underground: a 1930s Maginot Line fort, with all its original equipment.Hunspach Tel. +33 (0)3 88 80 96 19 www.lignemaginot.com

33 Ouvrage du Four-à-Chaux /Four-à-Chaux fortress

The Four-à-Chaux fortress, a Maginot Line fort built from 1930 to 1935 to defend the French-German border.Lembach Tel. +33 (0)3 88 94 43 16 www.lignemaginot.fr

34 The“casemate Rieffel”at Oberroedern Tel. +33 (0)3 88 80 01 35

35 The “casemate d’Infanterie Esch”at Hatten Tel. +33 (0)3 88 80 96 19

Also- la “casemate de Dambach”at DambachTel. +33 (0)3 88 09 21 46,- Heidenbuckel at LeutenheimTel. +33 (0)3 88 86 40 39

History and traditionsof Alsace

PASSAGE309 - SITE RHÉNAN GAMBSHEIM-RHEINAU PAVILLON DU TOURISME

Ecluses du Rhin F-67760 GAMBSHEIM Tel. +33 (0)3 88 96 44 08 info@passage309.eu www.passage309.eu

PAYS DE HAGUENAU, FORÊT ET TERRE DE POTIERS TOURIST OFFICE

1 place Joseph Thierry F-67500 HAGUENAU Tel. +33 (0)3 88 06 59 99 tourisme@haguenau.fr www.tourisme-haguenau-potiers.com

HUNSPACH TOURIST OFFICE

3 route de Hoffen F-67250 HUNSPACH Tel. +33 (0)3 88 80 59 39 maison-ungerer@wanadoo.fr www.hunspach.com

INTERCOMMUNAL SAUER-PECHELBRONN TOURIST OFFICE

Information office 2 route de Bitche F-67510 LEMBACH Tel. +33 (0)3 88 86 71 45 info@tourisme-nordalsace.fr www.tourisme-nordalsace.fr

NIEDERBRONN-LES-BAINS TOURIST OFFICE 6 place de l’Hôtel de Ville

F-67110 NIEDERBRONN- LES-BAINS Tel. +33 (0)3 88 80 89 70 office@niederbronn.com www.niederbronn.com

PAYS DE SELTZ-LAUTERBOURG TOURIST OFFICE

2 avenue du Général Schneider F-67470 SELTZ Tel. +33 (0)3 88 05 59 79 info@tourisme-seltzlauterbourg.fr www.tourisme-pays-seltz- lauterbourg.fr

SOUFFLENHEIM TOURIST OFFICE

20b Grand Rue F-67620 SOUFFLENHEIM Tel. +33 (0)3 88 86 74 90 infos@ot-soufflenheim.fr www.tourisme-haguenau-potiers.com www.ot-soufflenheim.fr

SOULTZERLAND TOURIST OFFICE

8 rue des barons de Fleckenstein F-67250 SOULTZ-SOUS-FORÊTS Tel. +33 (0)3 88 80 47 33 office.tourisme.soultz@orange.fr

WISSEMBOURG TOURIST OFFICE

11 place de la RépubliqueBP 80120 F-67163 WISSEMBOURG Cedex Tel. +33 (0)3 88 94 10 11 info@ot-wissembourg.fr www.ot-wissembourg.fr

Leisure activities

Wellness

Nature Enjoy the charms of north Alsace with its lush green and abundant nature, varied countryside, many waterways and host to special local animal and plant life. Discover its rich ecology on the many cycle and hiking trails.

36 Parc naturel regional des Vosges du Nord /The Regional Nature Park of the Vosges du NordIn 1989 UNESCO classified the park as a world Biosphere Reserve and then, in 1998, the first European trans frontier Biosphere reserve. This area where Alsace and Lorraine meet covers 128 000 ha.Maison du Parc - La Petite Pierre Tel. +33 (0)3 88 01 49 59

Nature reservesThere are nature trails and observation points to view the plant and wildlife of the two national nature reserves, one at the mouth of a tributary of the Rhine and the other in the heart of the lush alluvial forest at Reichshoffen.

37 Réserve naturelle de delta de la Sauer / Sauer Delta Nature ReserveCINE - Munchhausen Tel. +33 (0)3 88 86 51 67

38 Réserve naturelle de la forêt d’Offendorf / Offendorf Forest Nature ReserveOffendorf Tel. +33 (0)3 89 83 34 10

Conservatoire des sites alsaciensAntenne du Bas-Rhin / Conservators of the natural sites of Alsace, Bas-Rhin Branch OfficeTel. +33 (0)3 88 89 83 34 10www.conservatoire-sites-alsaciens.eu

39 Réserve naturelle du plan d’eau de Reichshoffen / Reichshoffen Lake Nature ReserveReichshoffen Tel. +33 (0)3 88 80 89 30

Conservatoire des sites alsaciensAntenne du Bas-Rhin Tel. +33 (0)3 89 83 34 10 www.conservatoire-sites-alsaciens.eu

40 Maison de la nature du Delta de la Sauer / Sauer Delta Ecology CentreEducation/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

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Find all the information you need on www.tourisme-alsacedunord.frAnd for all your travel plans in AlsaceBy bike - bus - coach - tram - train - car: www.vialsace.euCarpool: covoiturage.bas-rhin.frAnd 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

Legenda

Religious heritage

Interesting town or village

Oil well

Micro distillery

Micro brewery

Hop fields

Vineyard

Town or village in bloom

Remembrance site, Vaubau fortifications, Maginot line, military tourism

Potters village

Open air swimming pool

Lake – bathing

Golf

Indoor swimming pool

Castles, forts and fortresses

Nature reserve

Tourist Office

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Most beautiful villages in France

Exceptional garden

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Special gardens and nature sitesHoly forest - Great Oak• Haguenau: one of the biggest lowland forests in

France• Great Oak discovery footpath and may other

hiking trails

By the Rhine river 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

Northern Vosges RegionalNature Park, world biosphere reserveThe 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)

Interesting gardens• Brumath: jardin de l’escalier et jardin du tilleul• Haguenau: jardin des iris (only when in bloom)• Uttenhoffen: jardins de la ferme bleue• Drusenheim: jardins de l’Altwasser• Betschdorf: jardin d’Irma• Walbourg: jardin chez Pia et Alain

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Uttenho�en Walbourg

Goersdorf

Lauterbourg

Munchhausen

Betschdorf

Gambsheim

O�endorf

Drusenheim

Seltz

Wissembourg

Drachenbronn

Haguenau

Brumath

Niederbronn-les-Bains

Obersteinbach

Fleckenstein

Geisberg

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Maginot Line and war memorials Fortifications and Vauban

• Fort-Louis: square fort• Lauterbourg: the Landau gate• Wissembourg: ramparts

Franco-Prussian War 1870• Reichshoffen - Froeschwiller - Woerth: Battle of

Reichshoffen• Wissembourg (Geisberg): Battle of Geisberg

Maginot Line• Leutenheim: the Heidenbuckel bunker (by appt.)• Hatten: bunker museum - Esch casemate• Oberroedern: casemate Rieffel (by appt.)• Hunspach: Schoenenbourg fortress• Lembach: Four-à-Chaux fortress • Dambach-Neunhoffen: Dambach casemate

Woerth

Froeschwiller

Lembach Lauterbourg

Oberroedern

Hunspach

Leutenheim

Fort-Louis

Hatten

Wissembourg

GeisbergDambach-

Neunho�en

Reichsho�en

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Half-timbering and flowers

• Haguenau: 3 flowers award and Landau roundabout

• Hohwiller: 4 flowers award - 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• Hunspach: one of the most ‘Most beautiful

villages in France’• Cléebourg / Rott: half-timbered houses - vineyard• Steinseltz: 3 flowers award• Wissembourg: one of the ‘100 loveliest Detours

in France’ - picturesque streets• Seebach: 3 flowers award - typical village• Schleithal: longest village in Alsace• Lauterbourg: 3 flowers award• Beinheim: 3 flowers award

• Drusenheim: 4 flowers award• Offendorf: 3 flowers award• Kilstett: 3 flowers award• Bischwiller: 3 flowers (Pharmacy of the

principality – 17th C)• Weyersheim: group of 60 dated half-timbered

houses, two of which tithe barns• Hoerdt: 3 flowers award• Brumath: 3 flowers award• Wahlenheim: 3 flowers award• Mommenheim: 3 flowers award• Rothbach• Offwiller• Zinswiller: 3 flowers award• Oberbronn • Niederbronn-les-Bains: 3 flowers award• Reichshoffen: 3 flowers award and a flower walk• Uttenhoffen: traditional blue farmhouses• Mattstall: 3 flowers award• Dieffenbach-les-Woerth: 4 flowers award• Kutzenhausen: Maison rurale de l’Outre-Forêt

and farm museum

Niederbronn-les-Bains

OberbronnReichsho�en

Uttenho�en

Drusenheim

O�willerZinswiller

Rothbach

LauterbourgSchleithal

Ho�en

Seebach

Betschdorf

Die�enbach-les-Woerth

Mattstall

HunspachKutzenhausen

O�endorf

Kilstett

Weyersheim Brumath

WahlenheimMommenheim Bischwiller

Beinheim

Kuhlendorf

Wissembourg

SteinseltzCléebourgRott

Haguenau

Hohwiller

Hoerdt

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Flavours and craft industry

• Marienthal: micro- brewery ‘L’Ermitage’ (by appt.)• Soufflenheim: coloured domestic pottery• Betschdorf: salt glaze pottery• Hatten: Marie’s courtyard (local produce shop)• Seebach: winery Jülg• Cléebourg: winery and cellars• Lobsann: Hoeffler distillery• Obersteinbach: Steinbach goat farm

• Eberbach: geese farm Meyer (by appt.) • Gundershoffen: bretzels Boehli• Mietesheim: Raifalsa - Alélor horseradish sauce

and mustard (by appt.)• Uberach: microbrewery (by appt.) - distillery Hepp

and Bertrand (by appt.)

Betschdorf

Sou�enheimMarienthal

HattenEberbachGundersho�en

Mietesheim

Uberach

Seebach

CléebourgObersteinbach

Lobsann

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Walbourg

Preuschdorf

SurbourgBetschdorf Rittersho�en

HohwillerKuhlendorf

Seltz

Weiler

HaguenauSessenheim

Sou�enheim

Marienthal

Niederbronn-les-Bains

Froeschwiller

Langensoultzbach

Altenstadt

Wissembourg

Lauterbourg

Weyersheim

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Absorbing religious art Cloisters and belfries

• Walbourg: former Benedictine abbey, Gothic church of St-Walburge*

• Haguenau: churches of St-Georges*, St-Nicolas, St-Joseph

• Chapel of St Arbogast at the “Great-Oak”• Marienthal: basilica of Notre-Dame* - pilgrimage

centre• Weyersheim: church of St-Michel, imposing neo-

Gothic structure• Sessenheim: fine onion dome• Soufflenheim: Last Supper – ceramic sculpture• 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, Protestant

church, old powder magazine• Wissembourg: church of Sts-Pierre-et-Paul*

(11th and 14th C) Romanesque and Gothic, church of St Jean (13th C)

• Weiler: chapel and pilgrimage centre• 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

Storming the castles

• Niederbronn-les-Bains: Wasenbourg - Windstein, Vieux et Nouveau Windstein

• Dambach: Hohenfels - Wineck - Schoeneck• Obersteinbach: Lutzelhardt - Petit Arnsberg• Niedersteinbach: Wasigenstein

• Lembach: Fleckenstein - Froensbourg• Petit Wingen: Hohenbourg - Loewenstein

Castles you can only reach on foot.

Niederbronn-les-Bains

Dambach

Obersteinbach

NiedersteinbachPetit Wingen

Fleckenstein

Lembach

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Brochures to download www.tourism-northernalsace.co.uk under the section practical information

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GR 53 hiking trail

Pilgrims Way to St James of Compostella

Frontier

GR 531 hiking trail

GR 532 hiking trail

GR 35 hiking trail

Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park

Air field

Lock

Rhine ferry

Fish ladder

Railway Station

Railway

Marina / water sports

Spa resort

1 Potters’ village and pottery museum - Betschdorf

2 Potters’ village and Ceramic Last Supper - Soufflenheim

3 Wissembourg, gateway to France - Wissembourg

4 Haguenau, historic town - Haguenau

5 Wine cellars of Cléebourg - Cléebourg

6 Timber-framed church - Kuhlendorf

7 Alsatian museum - Haguenau

8 Pottery museum - Betschdorf

9 Museum of popular imagery - Pfaffenhoffen

10 Laub local history textile museum & arts centre

11 Luggage museum - Haguenau

12 The “Outre-Forêt” rural centre - Kutzenhausen

13 Museum of popular crafts and traditions - Rittershoffen

14 Marie’s courtyard - Hatten

15 Bread museum - Uhlwiller

16 The ‘Maison d’Offwiller’ - Offwiller

17 Archaeological museum - Brumath

18 Archaeology Centre and Neolithic House - Niederbronn-les-Bains

19 Museum of “the gods, goddesses and sanctuaries of the Northern Vosges” - Langensoultzbach

20 Historical museum - Haguenau

21 Krumacker Museum - Seltz

22 The castle centre - Obersteinbach

23 Goethe Museum - Sessenheim

24 Westercamp Museum - Wissembourg (closed for renovation)25 Museum of the Battle of 6 August 1870 - Woerth

26 Inland waterways museum - Offendorf

27 Museum Rheinau - Rheinau-Freistett (Germany)

28 The ‘Maison de la Wacht’ - Mothern

29 Historical and industrial Museum - Iron Museum - Reichshoffen

30 French petroleum museum - Merkwiller Pechelbronn

31 Shelter museum - Hatten

32 Schoenenbourg fort - Hunspach

33 Four-à-Chaux fortress - Lembach

34 ‘Casemate Rieffel’ - Oberroedern

35 ‘Casemate d’infanterie Esch’ - Hatten

Nature36 Northern Vosges regional nature park

37 Sauer delta nature reserve - Munchhausen

38 Forest of Offendorf nature reserve - Offendorf

39 Lake nature reserve - Reichshoffen

40 Sauer delta ecological centre - Munchhausen

41 Fish ladder visitor centre - Gambsheim

42 Fish ladder - Lauterbourg

43 Grand Wintersberg - Niederbronn-les-Bains

44 Great Oak - Haguenau

45 Garden: l’Escalier - Brumath

46 Gardens: la Ferme Bleue - Uttenhoffen

47 Discovery footpath - Brumath

Leisure48 Tourist bike circuit - Wissembourg

49 ‘Le P’tit Fleck’ - Lembach

50 The castle of challenges - Lembach

51 ‘Didi’land’ - Morsbronn-les-Bains

52 Mini golf - 18 holes - Niederbronn-les-Bains

53 Casino Barrière - Niederbronn-les-Bains

54 Soufflenheim - Baden-Baden international golf - Soufflenheim

55 Horse racing - Hoerdt / Strasbourg

56 Horse racing - Wissembourg

57 Mulitplex cinema and bowling - Pathé Brumath

58 Cinema complex and bowling - Mégarex Haguenau

59 World of Living - Rheinau-Linx (Germany)

60 Roppenheim The Style Outlets - Roppenheim

61 Hot air ballooning ‘Libres Ballons de l’Outre-Forêt’ - Schoenenbourg

62 Hot air ballooning ‘Ballons-Club de Seebach’ - Seebach

63 Adventure paramoteur Alsace - Brumath

64 Bowl d’Hag - Haguenau

65 ‘Total Jump’ - Brumath

66 Brumath adventure park - Brumath

67 Lauterbourg boating centre - Lauterbourg

68 Bischwiller boating centre - Bischwiller

69 H2O Passion - Drusenheim

70 Nautiland acquatic leisure centre - Haguenau

71 ‘Les Aqualies’ summer/winter swimming pool - Niederbronn-les-Bains

72 ‘Nautiland’ wellness centre - Haguenau

73 Hôtel Restaurant Spa Cheval Blanc - Lembach

74 La Source des Sens - Morsbronn-les-Bains

75 Hôtel Muller - Niederbronn-les-Bains

76 Spa - Morsbronn-les-Bains

77 Spa - Niederbronn-les-Bains

Wellness

Parking and service areas for campers

Starred restaurant

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