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Colmar Old Town
A fairy-tale Alsatian town with brilliantly colored half-timbered houses along the canals of its 'Little Venice' quarter.
7 km · about 15 min drive
Grand Est, France · Europe
Fortschwihr works well as a base: 5 minutes from Widensolen, 11km from Route des Vins d'Alsace.
Fortschwihr is a town located in Grand Est, France. With a population of 1,015, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Fortschwihr sits in France, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Paris time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Fortschwihr to your route.
Fortschwihr (French: [fɔʁt͡ʃviʁ] ; German: Fortschweier) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
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Fortschwihr is located in Grand Est, France, Europe. The coordinates are 48.0883 latitude, 7.4505 longitude.
Fortschwihr has a population of approximately 1,015 people, making it a town in France.
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A fairy-tale Alsatian town with brilliantly colored half-timbered houses along the canals of its 'Little Venice' quarter.
7 km · about 15 min drive
famous road
A 170 km wine road threading flower-decked villages and vine-clad hills below the Vosges mountains.
11 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
A concentric wine village of cobbled lanes spiralling around its castle, voted favourite village of France.
12 km · about 20 min drive
cafe
Village bakery in Niedermorschwihr where Christine Ferber, the 'jam fairy' revered by top pastry chefs worldwide, hand-cooks over 200,000 jars a year in copper pots; gourmets detour off the Wine Route for her kougelhopf and mirabelle preserves.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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One of the most beautiful villages in France, a perfectly preserved medieval wine village enclosed within 16th-century ramparts.
14 km · about 25 min drive
famous road
A 170-kilometer scenic wine road winding through vine-covered hills and storybook villages from Marlenheim to Thann.
14 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Half-timbered wine village on the Alsace Wine Route, voted France's favourite village in 2017, with a fortified medieval bridge over the Weiss and a ruined imperial castle above the vines.
15 km · about 30 min drive
castle
A towering medieval fortress restored by Kaiser Wilhelm II, commanding panoramic views over the Alsatian plain from its Vosges mountain perch.
20 km · about 25 min drive
April to October
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