Grand Est
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What to do ?
When to go?
The best time to visit this saion is spring, but you can easily enjoy it during the summer. The area has a very continental climate, cold and dry in winter and very hot in summer.
If you want to discover the flamboyant colors of the vines, autumn is the ideal season.
The Grand Est is a French region situated in the east of the territory. It gathers 3 former regions which are : the Champagne-Ardenne, the Lorraine and the Alsace. Land of traditions, know-how and gastronomy located in the heart of Europe, the Grand Est is a region full of attractions that will undoubtedly appreciate lovers of discovery and authenticity. If the region is particularly famous for its champagnes, white wines of Alsace, flammekueches, sauerkraut, baeckeoffes, mirabelles and Christmas fairy markets, it is also famous for its cities of Art and History its charming, half-timbered villages, medieval castles, Gothic cathedrals, fortified or timber-framed churches, renowned museums, and renowned crystal and earthenware factories.
L’écomusée d’Alsace
The Ecomuseum of Alsace, largest living open-air museum of France, is organized as an Alsatian village of the beginning of the XXth century. He makes live the rural heritage and presents you Arts and Popular Traditions of Alsace: buildings and collector's items, craftsmen in the work, the exhibitions, the daily animations and the big events ...
Circuit of the battlefield of Verdun (14-18)
Panoramic guided tour with your autobus of the Monument Maginot, Monument du Lion, destroyed village of Fleury in front of Douaumont, cloître and the chapelle de l'Ossuaire de Douaumont, the Nécropole nationale and of the Tranchée des Baïonnettes.
Visit of the Mercier cellars on a small train and tasting of champagne
Enjoy this 1-hour tour to explore the cellars of the prestigious Champagne Mercier House! On board a small train visit its cellars and discover the impressive underground galleries, 18km long !
The inevitable
Old Town of Eguisheim
Where to eat ?
This establishment invites you for a meal to travel in the heart of Alsace thanks to its various rooms which are full of paintings, pottery, antique books and knick-knacks. This exceptional place has kept the authenticity of the famous Alsatian winstubs.
Discover a cooking for gourmand and gourmet, but also pizzas and tartes flambées with wood fire. In fine weather, you can enjoy your meals on the shaded terrace.
Where to sleep ?
The valleys of Champagne-Ardenne are offered to you during an unusual and authentic stay. At the Manoir des Jardiniers Gourmands, you will enjoy traditional or atypical accommodations. This pied-à-terre proposes a space of well-being, for your comfort, as well as a delicious table of hosts
At the heart of Vosges, overhanging the Vallée de l’Ourche, la Clairière de Verbamont proposes its atypical huts for a stay in contact with the nature.
La Caravelle, dating from the fifties flagship of the French aeronautics, landed in the Vosges. Dismantled and then raised piece by piece on a vast plateau overlooking the village of Moyenpal, it offers you today the exceptional opportunity to sleep in lofts for up to 4 people.
