Leisure...

The village of Husseren les Châteaux counts a little more than 400 inhabitants of which more than twenty families are wine-growers. The small streets, the church (its statue of Saint Pancrace XIV and its Rinkenback org from 1890) and the typical half-timbered houses constitute a nice little walk ending in the vineyards or the forest, it all offering a splendid panoramic view on the Alsatian vineyard, open country and the Black Forest.

Eguisheim : "The streets, wrapped snail-like around its church, form twin concentric circles of ramparts, lined with colourful timber-framed houses whose roofs rise and fall like an accordion."

La Route des Vins d'Alsace
offers many possibilities of visits with the calm ancestral Abbaye de Marbach founded in the 11th century (1 km from the hotel) and its garden with plants and medicinal herbs from the medieval era; or also the picturesque wine village of Gueberschwihr, five minutes away by car (or a magnificent walk between vineyard and forest) south of the hotel, its numerous yards decorated with flowers, its church and the chapel of Notre Dame de Schauenberg, overlooking the idyllic setting. The villages of Riquewihr, Kaysersberg and many others are amongst the most beautiful Alsatian sites…

The city of Colmar:

Ten minutes from the hotel (by car), Colmar, the city of Bartholdi, offers a wide range of attractions from the museums (musée Unterlinden) to the quarter of La Petite Venise…

The Castles:

At twenty minutes walk from the Hotel,
discover the ruins of the Trois Châteaux (or three castles)
and the exceptionnal view from the ridge of the Schlossberg.

The Route des 5 Châteaux also proposes the restored Chateau Hohlandbourg
only five minutes from the hotel by car and the ruin of the Pflixbourg castle.
Its is a most beautiful trip in the forest with views on the
Munster valley and the open country of Alsace.
For those curious about history,
more than 200 other ruins of castles are to be discovered in Alsace,
notably the Trois Châteaux de Ribeauvillé and
its Way of the Cross up to the Saint Ulrich castle…

Walking-tours (or biking-tours):

The Hotel has at your disposal various brochures and tourist carts and also sells road maps and professional hiking maps (Michelin and club Vosgien) and advices you on how best to discover the richness of Alsace. We have ideas for biking tours or walking tours, but You can also have a look at Le Club Vosgien
Picnics with drinks can be prepared and packed for your trips if you like...
Other ideas for walks around Alsace on Charlotte de Jong's pages here.

Near the Hotel:

The Villages:

The city of Colmar:

The Castles:

Walking-tours (or biking-tours):