Alsace is located in the north-east of France and is divided into two departments - Lower Rhine and Upper Rhine. This is both a region and a historical region of France, which extends from south to north along the left bank of the Rhine.
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How to get to Alsace
Alsace is located almost in the heart of Europe , 456 km east of Paris, halfway between Calais and Prague (about 630 km to each city), near Berlin (801 km) and Marseille (814 km). By car to Alsace, you can reach the A4 motorway from Strasbourg via Metz and Paris, as well as the A36 motorway from Mulhouse via Jura and Dijon.
There are two major airports in the region - Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg and Strasbourg-Entsheim Airport "
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Transportation
Public transport and ordinary motorists use mainly the free A35 motorway, which connects the northern and southern regions: from Lauterburg to Basel. The motorway A4 (towards Paris) with toll traffic (paid 20 km northwest of Strasbourg) and the A36 motorway towards Paris-Lyon (chargeable from Bürne) are quite crowded. These freeways are free to Germany.
There is also a railway in the region. the route TGV-Est from Paris to Strasbourg, the journey takes a little over two hours, and the road from Strasbourg to Stuttgart is less than 1 hour and 20 minutes
Climate
The climate is semi-continental with cold and dry winters and hot summers. Precipitation falls in small numbers, as the Vosges protect the region from cyclones from the west.
Money
Plastic cards are accepted almost everywhere. Banks are usually open from 09:00 to 18:00 from Monday to Friday. Many banks close for lunch from 12:30 to 14:00. ATMs are available around the clock
Cuisine
In Alsace, fish dishes are very popular, because there are a lot of trout in the rivers, and even here a pike is caught! In the Sundgau area, a dish from carp is popular, served with lemon, potatoes and a glass of Riesling
Bread has always been considered the main product of the Alsace diet, which is why the region bakes so many varieties - bread with cumin seeds, walnuts, poppy seeds, sesame, raisins, bacon and even olives.
The main delicatessen in Alsace is the Munster cheese, the recipe of which was invented by the monks of the Benedictine abbey. Munster - soft inside, top covered with a hard crust, and also has a sharp taste. Local specialties are Munster cheese sauce with cumin seeds (served with beer), and hot Munster with young potatoes.
It's worth to try the famous Alsatian Kugelhopf pie, as well as a variety of snacks from chilled meat - Alsatian roll, Alsatian blood sausage and smoked pork Kassler.
And, of course, do not forget about the world famous delicacy - "foie gras" , a dish that is produced in Alsace, dating back to the 17th century. It is worth, for example, to taste a chicken pie with goose liver and truffles; stewed pig with duck liver or hot goose liver with grapes and apples
Alsace is one of the most important wine regions of France. Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Sylvaner, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Muscat d'Elsas and Pinot Gris d'Elsas are grown here
Alsace Castle
- Château du Haut-Kinigsbourg Castle 1147 is located in the Vosges on a hilltop, from which a stunning view of the Alsace plain opens. Now the castle is the main attraction of the wine tour in the Alsace region.
- Château de Ramstein 1293, located in Scherwiller;
- Château du Fleckenstein 1165, built in the shape of a boat with a length of 52 meters, is in Lembach;
- Château Haut-Barr, built in 1100, is a medieval castle towering over the city of Saverne,
- Château du Pflixbourg is listed on the list of historical monuments since 1968
- Château d'Andlau - medieval castle in Andlau ;
- Wasenbourg, the first mention of which dates back to 1273, is located on the north-western slope of Reisberg,
- Chateaux du Hohlan dsbourg, built in 1279
- Château de Lichtenberg in the 13th century in the city of Lichtenberg,
- Château de Saint-Ulrich rises at an altitude of 528 meters in the municipality of Ribeauville,
- The ruins of the Château de l'Ortenbourg castle of the 13th century
- Château de Wangenbourg in Wangenbourg-Engenthal;
- The ruins of Château du Wasigenstein in the commune of Niedersteinbach
- Château du Grand-Geroldseck, located in Haegen, is listed as a historical monument since 1898
Entertainment, excursions and sights of Alsace
Mount Sainte-Odile (literally, the mountain of Saint Odilia) with a height of 764 m, on top of which the former monastery is located, is a place of pilgrimage and a monument of cultural heritage of Alsace. In addition to the monastery on the mountain, you can see a megalithic structure called the "pagan wall" (Le mur païen), built of 300,000 stone blocks.
Many interesting museums are the Alsace Museum: the Unterlinden Museum in Colmar, located in a former Dominican monastery of the 13th century; The Ecomusee d'Alsace, the French National Automobile Museum, the Railway Museum, and the EDF Electropolis Museum in Mulhouse. In the architectural sense, the historical centers of Strasbourg, Colmar, Saverne, Gebwiller, Obern are remarkable.
From the military the fortifications of the Maginot line, built in 1929-1934, have been preserved in Alsace. in Schoenenburg and located on the border with Germany from Belfort to Longyuyona. A reminder of the cruelty prevailing during Nazism is the German concentration camp of Stratzof Natzweiler near the village of Natsweiler, the only concentration camp located on the territory of France
Events
In Jazz d'Or, the Jazz d'Or jazz festival is held every year in Strasbourg, the La Fete du cinéma film festival, as well as the La Fete de la Musique music festival and the night of Le Nuit des Musées museums Photo of Alsace (11)