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Alsace Walking Holidays
Difficulty: Terrain mostly flat. About 5 hours gentle walking per day. Tour for everyone!
Situated just to the south of Strasbourg, the Alsace vineyard extends along the slopes of the Vosges “mountains”, between 200 and 400 metres high, and covers more than 14 000 hectares. The vines in Alsace were introduced by the Romans: but it wasn’t until the Middle Ages, that these wines became renowned and amongst the most appreciated in Europe. The affects of the First and Second World Wars wars decimated the vineyards, but these have since been returned to their former grandeur, thanks to strenuous work and strict quality control procedures. During this walk, you will have plenty of oportunities to taste the different wines of this picturesque region. You will also discover medieval cities, flowered streets, Romanesque and Gothic churches, houses and cordial “weinstubs”. A fun hike, full of colours !
DAY ONE: Today you will arrive in the town of Obernai, only about 15 km from Strasbourg. Explore this town. Bed and breakfast in a three-star hotel |
DAY TWO: Today you have a 15km walk (about 5h00) as far as Andlau. You will walk by Bernardswiller, Heiligenstein, Barr, Mittelbergheim.
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DAY THREE: From Andlau your route today will take you through Itterswiller, Blienschwiller, Dambach and Dieffenthal, as far as Scherwiller. (15 km - 5h00 walk)
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DAY FOUR: From Scherwiller you have a 15km walk along the wine trails to Ribeauvillé passing through Chatenois, Orschwiller, St Hippolyte and Rodern.
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DAY FIVE: Today you have a walk of 11km walking from Ribeauvillé through the wonderful villages along the way of Hunawihr, Riquewihr, Kientzheim, and on to Kayserberg. Bed and breakfast in a three-star hotel. |
DAY SIX: Today from Kayserberg you are walking 16km from Kayserberg through to Eguisheim to the south of Colmar. Bed and breakfast in Eguisheim hotel. |
DAY SEVEN: Today you transfer to the very lovely town of Colmar by taxi where you transfer to your three star hotel there. Spend the day exploring this picturesque town. |
DAY EIGHT: Today after breakfast you finish your tour, and continue with your onward travel arrangements |
Tarrifs
Price per person in double room: $NZ2490
Prices valid for two people per tour at least.
Price for people walking alone: please contact us
The price includes:
Bed and breakfast in 2 or 3 star hotels in double bedroom for 7 nights
Two Dinners
Luggage transfers from one hotel to the next
Route Book
Lunches, drinks, and sundries are not included in the price. Insurance for cancellation expenses and first aid/assistance is not included.
Access
By Train: Obernai is on the Strasbourg Molsheim-Selestat line and can be easily reached in the two directions (about fifteen connections per day except on Sundays, 4 connections only). Strasbourg is regularly serviced by trains from Paris.
By Road: Colmar and Selestat are on the Strasbourg-Mulhouse-Bale line
Car Park facilities: Obernai and Colmar are easily accessible from the Strasbourg-Mulhouse motorway
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