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.
17 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.
21 km · about 25 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.
33 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Hartmannswillerkopf
A WWI mountain battlefield of trenches and a vast crypt overlooking the Alsace plain.
38 km · about 45 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.
46 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Eguisheim
A concentric wine village of cobbled lanes spiralling around its castle, voted favourite village of France.
50 km · about 55 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.
50 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Kaysersberg
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.
51 km · about 60 min drive