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Alsace Wine Route Itinerary: 3 & 5 Days on France’s Most Scenic Route

Updated on: The Route des Vins d’Alsace — France’s oldest wine route — winds for 100 miles through some of the country’s most photogenic scenery: vine-striped hillsides, colorful medieval villages with half-timbered houses straight out of a storybook, ruined castles on ridgelines, and cellars pouring some of the best whites in France. Whether you have

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Alsace France Travel Guide: Fairytale Towns, Wine & All the Tarte Flambée

Updated on: The Alsace region of France is one of those places that looks like it was pulled straight from a fairytale. In fact, it was even the inspiration for an actual fairytale, Belle’s hometown in Beauty & the Beast. Tucked between the Rhine River and the Vosges Mountains on France’s eastern border with Germany,

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10 Best Restaurants in Colmar, France: Cozy Eats & Storybook Vibes

Updated on: Colmar is mostly known for it storybook views, half-timbered houses, and its premier access to Alsace’s wine region and other nearby fairytale towns, but I also ate at some delicious restaurants on my trip. Colmar is small, everything is so adorable and cozy, and very busy, so I highly recommend planning your restaurant

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Ultimate Guide to Alsace’s Christmas Markets: A Magic Holday in Strasbourg, Colmar & Fairytale Towns

Updated on: The charming Alsace region of France is a dream Christmas Market trip. Home to magnificent Strasbourg, France’s capitol of Christmas, picturesque Colmar, a town staight out of a fairytale, and a series of nearby small towns that are impossibly charming. December is a great time to explore this popular French region, as each

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Ultimate Guide to Colmar’s Christmas Markets 2026: A Fairytale Noel in Alsace

Updated on: Christmas in Colmar is an actual fairytale. The town itself is filled with colorful half-timbered homes and is straight out of a storybook, and when decorated for Christmas the magic increases tenfold. Colmar, and other nearby Alsace towns, are rumored to be the inspiration for Belle’s hometown in Beauty & the Beast! The

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10 Best Christmas Markets in Europe for 2026: From Someone Obsessed with Visiting Every Single One

Updated on: I visited 18 Christmas Markets across Europe over the last 2 years, and can fully attest to the fact that Christmas in Europe is absolutely magical! Even after seeing 18 different markets in 8 different countries, I still have a list of more I need to go back and visit on my next

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