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Eguisheim in France, from Europe region, is best know for Points of Interest & Landmarks. Discover best things to do in Eguisheim with beautiful photos and great reviews from traveller around the world here!
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1. Vieille ville d'Eguisheim
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4.5 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By JMGeneva - Geneva, Switzerland
Visiting this village is like walking in a movie decor, except it’s the reality with real people live there. Everything there is manicured and polished and so tourist oriented that the overall impression might be negative but eventually the whole receipt is working and you can’t avoid finding the experience worth the detour!
2. Old Town
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
Colmar is located near Germany and Switzerland, between the Vosges and the Rhine, Strasbourg and Mulhouse. With its 67,000 inhabitants, it retains a 'country town' atmosphere which contributes so much to its charm. The city offers visitors a fascinating insight into 1,000 years of European history through its exceptional heritage. Wonderfully preserved from the ravages of time, its homogenous historical centre is classed as a 'protected area' and has benefited from careful restoration and ongoing improvements for more than 25 years. Colmar is really a condensed version of the Alsace region. Walking in its streets is like visiting à huge movie set with hundreds of century-old half-timbered houses, lovely canals and flourished pedestrian town center. The city has an impressive selection of quality restaurants and shops selling high-quality local products... Not to miss: the romantic and world famous district of 'the Little Venice'. Colmar is also the capital of Alsace wines and is nestled at the foot of the vineyard next to many idyllic villages. The city hosts the annual Wine Fair of Alsace in august, that has gone through six decades. This event gathers approximately 300 000 people during 15 days of music, party and wine tasting. The city with multicolored houses is also the birthplace of sculptor Bartholdi, father of the famous Statue of Liberty in New York and of Hansi, the well known illustrator of Alsace. The culture vultures will complete their visit by one of its 5 museums. We especially suggest to visit the Unterlinden Museum to discover and admire its wonderful Issenheim Altarpiece or the Toy Museum, if you're looking for something to do with your kids.
Reviewed By sm05060
This beautiful old town is charming & quaint. A place to just wander around & soak up the history. There's museums, beautiful architecture, restaurants, churches, Fountains & buildings that date back to the 14th century, the oldest house dating back to 1350. Stay in an old hotel while you're there. There is so much history that a guided walking tour of the town is well worth doing. Don't forget to visit the Little Venice district while you're there. Whether you visit for a couple of days or just a day trip this charming town is a must see place.
3. Vins d'Alsace Antoine Ehrhart
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5 based on 32 reviews
Reviewed By AntoineG-68Colmar - Colmar, Alsace, France
Je ne suis pas un amateur, ni un connaisseur de vins. Je n'aime que ce qui me plait ; sans tenir compte, ni connaître quoi que ce soit, aux subtilités des vins. Mais les vins d'Alsace Antoine Ehrhart font exception.
En effet c'est, pour le profane que je suis, la certitude de faire plaisir à mes convives et en particulier quand mes invités sont amateurs de bons vins.
Dernier en date d'un vin présenté "Rêve d'été 2013"
Que des louanges et une demande d’acheter 2 cartons, j'en rajouterai 1 pour moi.
Suggestion : A 6 Km du centre de Colmar, et à moins de 15 minutes en voiture, c'est un lieu qui vaut le détour pour ce faire plaisir et surtout faire plaisir. De nombreuses possibilités d'offrir de bons cadeaux sont disponibles au caveau que vous pouvez découvrir sur leur site.
Merci à cet exceptionnel vigneron
4. Vieille Ville de Turckheim
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4.5 based on 213 reviews
Reviewed By GaryW123 - Sheffield
Like many of the towns in the area the old town is very beautiful with many half timbered building in many colours. Unlike some of the other towns there are not so many tourist orientated gift shops. Instead there are good shops selling local produce as well as many eating places and wineries. Well worth a visit, especially if you are there for the excellent market on Friday morning,
5. Castle of Counts Eguisheim
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5 based on 79 reviews
Reviewed By imagine_david1959 - Moret-sur-Loing, France
Eguisheim (the village, not including the castle) is one of the most beautiful villages I have seen anywhere.
I have been twice now and would go back again. A unique design - take a look from Google Earth or similar map program. Old and artful buildings plus the storks nesting on high make this place well worth a visit. In fact this is my preference for a visit above even the well trodden roads of Colmar. Other posts here say so much I cant add much except - don't miss this place if you can spare an hour or two in your travel itinerary.
6. Little Venice
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
The « little Venice » is the name given to the course of the Lauch in Colmar. This name probably came from the original line of the houses on both sides of the river, which serves the southeast of the city. This district starts behind the Koïfhus, goes through the fishmonger's district and to the Bridges Turenne and Saint-Pierre. It is therefore at the beginning of the Krutenau, whose etymology refers to places of market gardening on the outskirts of the towns. Originally inhabited by a rural community of wine-producers, market gardeners and boatmen, the Krutenau stretches out around the Turenne Street that the marshal took in 1674 for his triumphant entry in the city. Boat rides are possible there.
Reviewed By sm05060
The entire old town of Colmar is worth exploring on foot, its a charming village. Little Venice is a great area, with beautiful, colourful buildings & Gardens. Take a short, cheap flat bottomed boat ride down the Lauch river to really experience the true beauty of Colmar/Little Venice. You get views of the village you won't get from land. Then wander through the streets enjoying a drink at a pub, sampling the confectionery in the shops & just soaking it all up. A great place to just wander around.
7. Les Trois-Chateaux du Haut-Eguisheim
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4.5 based on 132 reviews
Reviewed By Michel G - Weesp, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Just a short drive by car from Eguisheim followed by a short (5 minute) hike from the parking lot Les Trois Chateau offer a stunning view of the surrounding area.
The ruins themselves are small but nice to explore, we've seen connections to hiking trails but did not venture any further.
Great to visit on a hike or bike tour, but also well worth a short drive by car.
8. Musee Unterlinden
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4.5 based on 1 reviews
Vast collection of paintings and sculptures features the Retable d'Issenheim (Issenheim Altarpiece,) considered to be the most important piece of art in the museum.
Reviewed By jonathanlynn - Geneva, Switzerland
If you're in Colmar, besides visiting the lovely old town centre, make sure you go to this museum in an old convent to admire the Isenheim altarpiece - an incredible late mediaeval/early Renaissance set of paintings from a nearby church. Entry to the museum includes an audioguide which explains the paintings well
9. Maison Pfister
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4.5 based on 370 reviews
Reviewed By Trainbleu - Brussels
The Pfister House, at the corner of Rue Mercière and Rue des Marchands is a wonderful house that make people want to grab their camera. It has many attractive features such as an arcaded ground floor, a wooden gallery, an oriel window, an octagonal staircase turret and a facade covered in medallions and mural paintings representing historic, biblical and allegorical scenes and figures. The paintings are quite dark and probably a bit faded, so we couldn’t see clearly what they represent from the street. The house takes its name from the family who owned it between 1840 and 1892, but it is much older, as it was built in 1537. The inside cannot be visited, so we didn’t spend much time here.
Next door, at N. 9, we saw another interesting house that wasn’t mentioned in our guide. It bears the inscription ‘Zum Kragen’. Looking up you can see a painted wooden statue of a standing man in Renaissance costume.
10. Domaine Gruss & Fils
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5 based on 66 reviews
Reviewed By NigelP_10 - Guildford, United Kingdom
The Domaine is easy to find close to the centre of this absurdly pretty village, opposite 2 hotels. Very friendly and knowledgeable host who showed us round, spoke good english and gave us an extensive tasting of at least 15 different wines. Very instructive how even wines with very similar labels can taste quite different. Some really good wines at prices that do not break the bank - their Cremant is very good value for money.
Expect to take a good 2 hours and don't plan to drive too far afterwards!
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