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The Alsatian Vineyard Route is a mostly rural route in Alsace, France. The route stretches from Wissembourg in the north (near) Karlsruhe to Thann in the south east to Mulhouse. The route goes along medieval wine producing villages situated on the slope of the Massif des Vosges.

[edit] Regions

The route is officially divided into four regions: going from the South to the North, Thann-Colmar, Colmar-Ribeauville (Rappoltsweilen), Ribeauville-Obernai, Obernai-Wissembourg.

[edit] Cities

The Alsatian Vineyard Route includes 67 towns and villages. For a complete list, see: [1]

[edit] Other destinations

Nearby destinations are Strasbourg, Basel (Basle), Baden-Baden and the Black Forest. Do not miss Hochkoenigsburg, a reconstructed medieval castle on the top of the mountains.

[edit] Talk

As Alsace use to be entirely German speaking until WW II Alsatian German is still common. The stocks of German tourists in the area also contribute to the fact that you can get along everywhere with German. French is the only official language and is spoken by everyone, apart from elderly people who still prefer to avoid it. English is usually only basically understood.

[edit] Get in

As the Alsatian Vineyard Route is a rural area accessibility with public transport is highly limited. If you drive a car you will find the signs very helpful guiding you to the next stop along the route. The roads are small though and not lit, so avoid travelling in the dusk if you can.

[edit] Get around

You can get around on foot everywhere you go.

[edit][add listing] See

All wine villages along the route are medieval and were almost perfectly preserved. They are normally tiny, which allows you to go through such a village in about half an hour. Bigger villages are Ribeauvillé, Kaysersberg, Thann, Molsheim, Obernai, Barr and Guebwiller. Colmar is a city and requires an entire day.

[edit] Itineraries

You can tour the route for several days depending on how much of it you want to see. For one of the four regions specified above a day should normally suffice.

[edit][add listing] Do

[edit][add listing] Eat

Alsatian food: Sour Cabbage, quiche Lorraine, tarte flambee, Kugelhopf, Black Forest cake and macarons.

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Local Alsatian wine, which is excellent! Unusually for France the wine labels prominently feature the grape variety. Riesling ages well and takes on a minerally, almost petrol flavour over time. Gewurztraminer is a wine you will love or hate, floral, spicy, perfumed it is an ideal wine for spicy food such as curries. Pinot Gris is the French name for the now unbiquitous Pinot Grigio of Italy. Pinot Noir is the only red wine widely produced in Alsace.

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[edit] Get out

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