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Strasbourg & the Alsace Wine Villages: Route Guide

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Colmar's Little Venice — half-timbered houses reflected in the Lauch
Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Five days by car follow Alsace's canals, half-timbered towns and vineyard villages, from Strasbourg through Sélestat, Ribeauvillé, Riquewihr and Colmar to Eguisheim. Walk the historic streets and enjoy the vineyard setting; cellar visits, tastings and building interiors are optional.

Strasbourg & the Alsace Wine Villages is a 120 km one-way journey (self-drive). It works best as a 5-day trip; the plan below is the 5-day version for September, built from 113 verified places, with planned transit times, opening hours and daylight checked.

5
days
120km
distance
5
Stops
113
curated stops

View ready-made plans 5-day plan · best time to go

The route

Strasbourg→ 45 kmSélestat→ 30 kmRibeauvillé & Riquewihr→ 20 kmColmar→ 10 kmEguisheim

What you'll see

Strasbourg public canals-and-Grande-Île circuit
Use a lawful park-and-ride or city car park, then follow a bounded public circuit through the Grande-Île, canals and Petite France setting. Cathedral or museum interiors, boats, performances, markets and guided visits remain separate.
Strasbourg
Sélestat public old-town circuit
Use lawful town parking for a bounded public old-town circuit through Sélestat’s heritage streets. The Humanist Library, churches, castles, bird park, long walks and guided visits remain separate.
Sélestat
Ribeauvillé-and-Riquewihr public village circuit
Use lawful village parking for a bounded public circuit through Ribeauvillé and Riquewihr’s streets and vineyard setting. Castle walks, cellars, tastings, festivals and guided visits remain separate.
Ribeauvillé & Riquewihr
Colmar public old-town-and-Little-Venice circuit
Use a lawful Colmar car park for a bounded public old-town, market-setting and Little Venice circuit. Museums, churches, boats, tastings, Christmas markets and guided visits remain separate.
Colmar
Eguisheim public ramparts-and-lanes circuit
Use lawful village parking for Eguisheim’s bounded public concentric-lanes, fountains and ramparts-setting circuit. Church interiors, wine visits, seasonal events and guided vineyard walks remain separate.
Eguisheim

Choose your length

5-day plan9 stops · 3.5 h transit1.8 stops/day · 0.7 h transit/daySee the full plan →

When to go

Best months: July, August, September, October, November

Harvest: presses running, new-wine festivals village after village — the route at its ripest.

See the month-by-month breakdown →

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