8 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Ballon d'Alsace Summit
Grassy 1,247 m summit at the meeting point of Alsace, Lorraine and Franche-Comte, reached by a classic hairpinned climb first raced in the 1905 Tour de France; views stretch to Mont Blanc on clear days.
10 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Lac de Gérardmer
The largest natural lake of the Vosges, ringed by forest and a lively resort town for boating and beaches.
19 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Grand Ballon
The highest summit of the Vosges at 1424 m, crowning the Route des Crêtes with all-round Alsace views.
24 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Hartmannswillerkopf
A WWI mountain battlefield of trenches and a vast crypt overlooking the Alsace plain.
29 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Eguisheim
A concentric wine village of cobbled lanes spiralling around its castle, voted favourite village of France.
42 km · about 50 min drive
museum
Musée de l'Aventure Peugeot
Peugeot's corporate museum tracing the brand's journey from pepper mills and bicycles to modern automobiles.
43 km · about 50 min drive
cafe
Maison Ferber
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.
43 km · about 50 min drive
museum
Cité de l'Automobile - Musée National (Collection Schlumpf)
The former Schlumpf brothers' secret collection in Mulhouse, the largest car museum in the world, with over 100 Bugattis including two Royales, hidden from the public until a factory occupation revealed it in 1977.
44 km · about 50 min drive