waterfall
Cascade du Nideck
A double waterfall plunging through a forested gorge below a ruined castle in the northern Vosges.
7 km · about 15 min drive
Grand Est, France · Europe
Schirmeck is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Wisches, 36km from Alsace Wine Route.
Schirmeck is a town located in Grand Est, France. With a population of 2,334, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Schirmeck 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 Schirmeck to your route.
Schirmeck (French pronunciation: [ʃiʁmɛk] ) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is the location of the Alsace-Moselle Memorial museum. The name of the town means "protected place". In Lorraine dialect it is called "Chermec". The inhabitants are known as "Schirmeckois".
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Schirmeck is located in Grand Est, France, Europe. The coordinates are 48.4831 latitude, 7.2200 longitude.
Schirmeck has a population of approximately 2,334 people, making it a town in France.
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waterfall
A double waterfall plunging through a forested gorge below a ruined castle in the northern Vosges.
7 km · about 15 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Clifftop abbey at 764 m on a Vosges spur, Alsace's holiest site, with terrace views across the Rhine plain and the mysterious 10-km 'Pagan Wall' megalithic enclosure in the woods below.
15 km · about 25 min drive
castle
A towering medieval fortress restored by Kaiser Wilhelm II, commanding panoramic views over the Alsatian plain from its Vosges mountain perch.
28 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
One of the most beautiful villages in France, a perfectly preserved medieval wine village enclosed within 16th-century ramparts.
36 km · about 40 min drive
famous road
A 170-kilometer scenic wine road winding through vine-covered hills and storybook villages from Marlenheim to Thann.
36 km · about 40 min drive
famous road
A 170 km wine road threading flower-decked villages and vine-clad hills below the Vosges mountains.
37 km · about 45 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.
38 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
A canal-laced quarter of half-timbered tanners' houses, the storybook heart of UNESCO-listed Strasbourg.
40 km · about 45 min drive
April to October
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