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  The Most Beautiful Villages in Alsace - The Complete Guide

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  Between golden vineyards, cobbled lanes and colourful half-timbered houses, Alsace is home to some of the most beautiful villages in France - and Europe. Three Alsatian villages have been voted "Favourite Village of the French". Our selection of unmissable stops, from north to south.

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  What to Do in Obernai in a Day? The Complete Guide

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  The second most visited destination in Bas-Rhin after Strasbourg, Obernai packs everything Alsace has to offer into a few cobbled streets : half-timbered houses, a medieval square, belfry, ramparts, vineyards and a sacred mountain. The complete guide to a perfect day in Obernai.

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  The Alsace Wine Route - The Complete Guide

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  170 kilometres, over 70 communes, 7 emblematic grape varieties, 51 Grands Crus and hundreds of half-timbered villages - inaugurated in 1953, the Alsace Wine Route is the oldest wine trail in France. From Marlenheim to Thann, at the foot of the Vosges, it crosses some of Europe's most beautiful landscapes and villages. The complete guide.

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  The Kappelturm of Obernai - History of the Belfry and the Market Square

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  For more than seven centuries, the Kappelturm has dominated Obernai's Market Square with its 60 metres of Vosges sandstone. Former bell tower of the Chapel of the Virgin, civic belfry, watchtower, guardian of medieval bells - this monument is the beating heart of one of Alsace's most beautiful squares. A journey through history and architecture.

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  The Pagan Wall of Mont Sainte-Odile - What Is It Really?

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  11 kilometres long, 5 to 6 metres high, 2 metres thick, 300,000 cyclopean sandstone blocks linked by unique dovetail wooden tenons - the Pagan Wall surrounding Mont Sainte-Odile is one of Alsace's most impressive and mysterious archaeological structures. Who built it? When? Why? Historians are still debating.

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  The History of Alsatian Half-Timbered Houses - Why These Colourful Homes?

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  With their exposed beams, colourful facades and flat-tiled roofs, half-timbered houses are Alsace's most recognisable architectural symbol. But why the exposed wood? Why the vivid colours? And what did they really mean? A journey into the fascinating history of a living heritage.

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  Saint Odile, Patron Saint of Alsace - Who Was She Really?

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  Born blind around 660, probably in Obernai, rejected by her father the Duke of Alsace Etichon-Adalric, miraculously healed at her baptism, founder of the abbey of Hohenbourg on the mountain that bears her name, canonised in 1049 and proclaimed patron saint of Alsace in 1946 - Saint Odile is one of the most fascinating spiritual figures of the Middle Ages.

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  The Stork in Alsace - History, Legends and Remarkable Return

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  With its white plumage, black wingtips and long red bill, the white stork is Alsace's most iconic bird. But this symbol came close to vanishing forever : by the 1970s, only a handful of breeding pairs remained in the region. The story of a fascinating bird, caught between medieval legends, ecological crisis and a remarkable comeback.

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  Soufflenheim vs Betschdorf Pottery - What's the Difference?

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  Soufflenheim and Betschdorf are Alsace's two great pottery villages, just a few kilometres apart - yet completely different. Colourful glazed earthenware on one side, grey and cobalt-blue salt-glazed stoneware on the other. Two traditions, two histories, two aesthetics. A complete guide to understanding both and choosing the right one.

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  Obernai Wine Festival 2026 - 56th Edition | August 11-16

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  From August 11 to 16, 2026, Obernai's Market Square hosts the 56th Wine Festival, organised by the Corporation des Vignerons d'Obernai. Six days of free wine tastings, the famous crémant-based vigneron cocktail, a folklore evening and a winegrowers' ball - free admission, daily from 10 am to 8 pm.

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  Les Estivales d'Obernai 2026 - Free Open-Air Concerts

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  Every Saturday from July 4 to August 1, 2026, the Market Square in Obernai becomes an open-air stage hosting 5 free concerts and shows for all audiences. Food stalls and entertainment from 7 pm, concerts starting at 9 pm. A highlight of the Alsatian summer, organised by the Obernai Festival Committee.

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  Personalised Alsatian Gift Baskets to Build Yourself

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  At Déco Alsace, giving an Alsatian gift means more than picking from a ready-made selection. We offer fully customisable gift baskets - Father's Day, Mother's Day, Gingerbread, Alsace Wine - so that every gift is truly unique. Choose one item per category and build a basket that genuinely reflects the person receiving it.

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