Trip to Mulhouse, Eguisheim, Colmar and Strasbourg in FRANCE

MULHOUSE, FRANCE 

Mulhouse (German: Mülhausen; meaning mill house) is a city of the Haut-Rhin department, in the Grand Est region, Eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders. It is the largest city in Haut-Rhin and second largest in Alsace after Strasbourg. 

Cathedral in Mulhouse

Mulhouse is famous for its museums, especially the Cité de l'Automobile (also known as the Musée national de l'automobile, 'National Museum of the Automobile') and the Cité du Train (also known as Musée Français du Chemin de Fer, 'French Museum of the Railway'), respectively the largest automobile and railway museums in the world. An industrial town nicknamed "the French Manchester"

Tram in Mulhouse

EGUISHEIM, FRANCE

Eguisheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It lies in the historical region of Alsace. The village lies on the edge of the Ballons des Vosges Nature Park, where the Vosges meet the Upper Rhine Plain.

Eguisheim is about 7 kilometres from Colmar.

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By walk, you can see the entire eguisheim within 30 minutes to 45 minutes

But if you want to see the vineyard you can take the small train which costs 7.5 Euros per person and covers both eguisheim and vineyard in 45 minutes.

petit train

The vineyards around Eguisheim produce Alsace wine of high quality.

view of eguisheim from vineyard

Don't forget to visit the famous Biscuit shop - Maison Alsacienne de Biscuiterie

COLMAR, FRANCE

Colmar is the third-largest commune in Alsace (after Strasbourg and Mulhouse).

The city is renowned for its well-preserved old town, its numerous architectural landmarks, and its museums.

Colmar is situated on the Alsatian Wine Route and considers itself to be the "capital of Alsatian wine" (capitale des vins d'Alsace)

Colmar is 64 kilometres south-southwest of Strasbourg on the Lauch River.

We had a nice french breakfast in a place called MOKKA

STRASBOURG, FRANCE

Strasbourg is the largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the European Parliament. Located at the border with Germany in the historic region of Alsace.

Strasbourg is one of the de facto four main capitals of the European Union (alongside Brussels, Luxembourg and Frankfurt), as it is the seat of several European institutions, such as the European Parliament, the Eurocorps and the European Ombudsman of the European Union. 

It is the second city in France in terms of international congress and symposia, after Paris. Strasbourg is immersed in Franco-German culture and although violently disputed throughout history, has been a cultural bridge between France and Germany for centuries, especially through the University of Strasbourg, currently the second-largest in France, and the coexistence of Catholic and Protestant culture. It is also home to the largest Islamic place of worship in France, the Strasbourg Grand Mosque.

Economically, Strasbourg is an important centre of manufacturing and engineering, as well as a hub of road, rail, and river transportation. The port of Strasbourg is the second-largest on the Rhine after Duisburg in Germany, and the second-largest river port in France after Paris.

Strasbourg Cathedral

Strasbourg Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg  also known as Strasbourg Minster, is a Catholic cathedral in Strasbourg, Alsace, France. 

At 142 metres (466 feet), Strasbourg Cathedral was the world's tallest building from 1647 to 1874 (227 years), when it was surpassed by St. Nikolai's Church, Hamburg. Today it is the sixth-tallest church in the world.