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Alsace: round trip

Traditions and vineyards

Bike tour
7 Days / 6 Nights
individual tour
easy to moderate
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999.00 €
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Discover on this round trip the wonderful region at the border of Germany. Alsace is famous for its high number of picturesque villages, churches and castles and for the various beauties of Straßburg and Colmar. The gastronomic symbol is undoubtedly Sauerkraut. The word Sauerkraut in Alsatian has the form sûrkrût, same as in other southwestern German dialects, and means "sour cabbage" as its standard german equivalent. Taste as well foie gras made in the region since the 17th century, the good fruit juices and the regional wines.

This trip is perfect for:

  • City lovers: Let yourself be enchanted by the towns along the route and explore the surrounding area!
  • Culture seekers: This trip also caters for your cultural needs!
  • Half-timbered house lovers: You will be captivated by the half-timbered villages and small towns.

Highlights

Cathedral Notre Dame Strasbourg
Strasbourg's well-preserved historic city center Grande Île, declared a world cultural heritage site in 1988, is surrounded by the River Ill, a tributary of the Rhine. The city's landmark is the Romanesque and Gothic Strasbourg Cathedral, built between 1176 and 1439.

European Parliament Strasbourg
A visit to the parliamentary debating chamber is an unrivalled opportunity to soak up the unique atmosphere of the world’s largest transnational parliament.

Colmar
Colmar is located on the Alsace Wine Route and likes to call itself the capital of Alsatian wines. The city is famous for its well-preserved architectural heritage spanning six centuries and for its museums, including the Musée d'Unterlinden with the Isenheim Altarpiece.

Abbey Church Ottmarsheim
The Abbey Church Ottmarsheim is a church building in the Alsatian small town of Ottmarsheim. The former monastery church of Ottmarsheim Abbey (Benedictine nuns), most of which dates from the first half of the 11th century, is one of the most important Romanesque architectural monuments.

Riquewihr
Riquewihr is one of the most beautiful villages in France due to an intact townscape from the 16th century. For centuries, this beautiful city has known how to combine the value of its architecture with the quality of its world-famous wines, hence its name ‘Pearl of the Alsace Wine Region’.

Alsace: round trip
easy to moderate
Bike tour
7 Days / 6 Nights
individual tour
from
999.00 €
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Tour

Come to Strasbourg in time today! Many sights are waiting to be discovered. From the hotel in the city center you can walk to all the sights, an unforgettable experience. Climb the 332 steps to the south tower of the Strasbourg Cathedral and enjoy a magnificent view. The whole city centre of Strasbourg, which is also named „Grande Ile“ (Big Island) has been declared world cultural heritage by the UNESCO in 1988 because of its interesting architecture.

You leave Strasbourg on the cycle path along the Rhine-Rhone Canal heading south and arrive in Osthouse, Saint-Hippolyte or Sélestat in the heart of the Alsatian Ried moorland. Overnight stay in the Sélestat area.

You cycle through the Rieddörfer to the cultural city of Colmar. Look forward to the beautiful old town with its famous Little Venice district. Marvel at the brightly painted and admirably well-preserved half-timbered houses, the many small squares and corners and enjoy a nice evening in a special atmosphere.

Today we finally go to the wine region! Behind Colmar you slowly but surely leave the flat Rhine Valley and lovely vineyards will be your companions. You roll gracefully and beautifully through this wonderful wine landscape to Guebwiller without major inclines. Visit the Romanesque abbey church of Murbach and pay a visit to the pretty sandstone church in Guebwiller.

You will cycle the first light waves of this holiday today. On the Alsatian Wine Route you can reach the most beautiful and best-known wine villages of Alsace on wonderful bike paths: Eguisheim, Turckheim, Kaysersberg and Riquewihr offer all the delicacies of the region in winding streets and interesting half-timbered houses.

Once again you follow the wine route through beautiful villages to the Romanesque Abbey of Andlau and reach the small wine-growing town of Obernai. With its storks, half-timbered houses and flower-filled streets, Obernai looks like a miniature version of Alsace. Take a wonderful walk under linden and chestnut trees along the city wall, marvel at the colorful houses decorated with flowers and the former grain hall, which is now an attractive restaurant.

Today there are still 40 km on your program. In Rosheim, admire the 12th century Peter and Paul Church, a jewel of the Alsatian Romanesque. Along the Bruch Canal you will reach Strasbourg. Your beautiful bike tour ends here in the afternoon at the hotel, where you return the rental bikes. You are welcome to book an extension.

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Prices / Dates

Prices per person in EUR

Services / Info

  • Accommodation incl. breakfast
    Category A: 3- and 4-start hotels
    Category B: 3-star hotels
  • Room with shower/bath/WC
  • Luggage transport
  • Digital route guidance via smartphone app
  • Tips for tour preparation
  • Touristic information
  • 7 days hotline service
Worth knowing about the Alsace roud trip

Below you will find specific information about the Alsace round trip. If you have further questions about this trip, you simply call us: Phone: 0049 - (0)6421 - 886890.

Arrival by train
Strasbourg is easily accessible from all major cities in Germany by train. We recommend to take a taxi from the station to get to our partner hotels. Current schedule information and price information can be found at: www.bahn.de. You can get to your hotel on foot, by tram or by taxi.

Parking
If you arrive by car, you can park your vehicle in a nearby secure, covered car park (Parking Indigo Strasbourg Hôpital Hautepierre) for the duration of your cycling trip (approx. € 50.00 per week per car).
Reservations are not possible or necessary.

Condition of cycle paths
The route is from Strasbourg in the direction of Colmar on flat stretches, slightly hilly in the vineyards. Most of the time you cycle on traffic-free, paved, signposted cycle paths. Smaller sections of the cycle path are unpaved and on back roads with little traffic. The stages on days 5 and 6 are slightly hilly.

Available rental bikes
You can choose from bicycles for ladies or men with 21-speed derailleur gears and free-wheeling, as well as electric bikes. 

Extra costs which are not included in the price
Any tourist tax and charging fees for bicycle batteries are not included in the tour price and must therefore be paid at the hotel.

7 day hotline service
Just in case the bike chain breaks, flooding makes it impossible to continue your tour or any other nasty surprise: You can reach us seven days a week and we will do anything to help you as fast as possible.

Passport and visa requirements
For EU citizens, there are no special passport or visa requirements and no health formalities to be considered for this trip.

Travel insurance
The tour price already includes the statutory insolvency insurance. In addition, we recommend that you take out travel cancellation insurance upon receipt of your travel confirmation in order to protect yourself against financial disadvantages in the event of travel cancellation, interruption of travel, illness or accident.

For this trip, we recommend using digital travel documents in the spirit of sustainability. However, you can still select printed travel documents with a cycling map during the booking process if you wish.
Please note that prices may vary depending on your selection.

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Frank Geißler

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