The Hotel "La Cloche" is situated right in the town center of Obernai, just across the town hall. The building is from the 14th century and under historical protection today.

You will find the Chateau d'Ortenburg between Dambach and Schwerwiller. The castle was built in 1262 by Rudolf von Habsburg as protection against the bishop of Strasbourg. About 30 years later, in 1293, the castle was destroyed and is just a ruin since then.

There is a nice walk up to the ruin, and you can even rest and have a picnic in the shadow of the castle.

This is the city of Colmar. It also has a historic old town which sports intact buildings that have been well renovated. The small river Lauch winds through the town.

The quarter is called La Krutenau, but everybody calls it just "Petit Venise" (Little Venice).

One final shot of Petit Venise.

This is the beautiful historic town center of Colmar, simply stunning.

Alsace is not only very popular with humans, but also with storks! In former times they could be found everywhere in this region, but today they are quite rare. However, in the small town of Munster, they have occupied many roofs, giving the town a quite unique landmark.

If you are looking for a typical gift from Alsace, we recommend to go for some wine (obviously) - and stuffed storks!