Romance of the Alsace, Strasbourg and Wine Villages

7 Day Itinerary

• Day 1:

  Local departure by coach or Home Connect service, then to our overnight hotel in northern France.

• Day 2: Metz

  We head to Metz with its wonderful Old Town and Gothic Saint Etienne cathedral, said to be one of the highest Gothic structures in Europe. Continue to Klingenthal for four nights.

  Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner

  Metz

  

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  • Metz

• Day 3: Strasbourg

  We include a full-day excursion to Strasbourg, a charming city situated in the Alsace region. The city of Strasbourg is chiefly known for its sandstone Gothic Cathedral, with its famous astronomical clock, and for its medieval cityscape of Rhineland black and white timber-framed buildings. Wander the little streets of ‘Petit France’ – the former tanners quarter lined with charming inns and flower-bedecked timbered houses, and see the contemporary European district, or Imperial District with its German influences. </p>Join our optional guided tour of Strasbourg by boat cruise and to admire this beautiful city from the water. A truly beautiful city!

  Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner

  Strasbourg

  

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  • Strasbourg

  Optional Excursions

  Our optional excursions are a great addition to enhance your holiday experience and are highly recommended.

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  Strasbourg Boat Cruise	TBC	TBC

  The optional excursions will be available to book during your tour.

  Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in cash in Euros (for tours to Europe) or Sterling (for UK tours).

• Day 4: Alsace and Wine Route

  We take an optional excursion along the Alsace wine route today. Sit back and relax as we travel through stunning scenery, with famous vineyards on all sides. Calling at picturesque Riquewihr, in France's lovely Alsace region, famous for the Riesling and other great wines produced here. This romantic village medieval village looks today exactly as it did in the 16th century and enjoys a scenic location, among the Vosges Mountains.

  Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner

  Alsace Wine Route

  

  Optional Excursions

  Our optional excursions are a great addition to enhance your holiday experience and are highly recommended.

  	2022	2023
  Alsace and Wine Route	TBC	TBC

  The optional excursions will be available to book during your tour.

  Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in cash in Euros (for tours to Europe) or Sterling (for UK tours).

• Day 5: Colmar

  We enjoy an included excursion to Colmar, the regional capital, and ‘Capital of Alsatian Wine’. Colmar retains a ‘country town’ atmosphere and has been wonderfully preserved, with its pretty streets, charming squares and canals lined with half-timbered houses. Colmar is often regarded as the quintessential Alsace town. </p>This afternoon we enjoy an included visit to a wine cellar, plus tasting of local wines, before we return to our hotel.

  Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner

  Colmar

  

  Included Highlights

  • Colmar and Wine Tasting

• Day 6: Obernai

  We leave Klingenthal and head to Obernai, an attractive town on the Alsace wine Route. Encircled by ramparts, the old town has a beautiful architectural heritage with its central market square surrounded by period buildings, such as the 13th-century belfry and the town hall, and also with the Renaissance well and the Saints-Pierre-et-Paul church of neo-Gothic architecture. </p>We continue to our overnight hotel in northern France.

  Included meals: Breakfast

  Obernai

  

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  • Obernai

• Day 7:

  Return home.

  Included meals: Breakfast

Single Room Supplement from £169.00 (7 days).