France · Europe
Alsace
Photo: Jorge Franganillo from Barcelona, Spain · CC BY 2.0
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Half-timbered villages that look like they were built for a storybook, a wine route through vineyards below the Vosges hills, and Christmas markets that basically invented the genre.
The best time to visit Alsace is May, or Dec for the markets, when typical daytime highs reach about 16°C (60°F).
Best time to go
May, or Dec for the markets
Budget on the ground
$$ · mid-range
Nearest airport
SXB
Good for
eating extremely well
old stones and real towns
an unhurried pace
landscape doing the heavy lifting
In season
Typical daytime highs
Mar–May16°C60°F
Jun–Aug26°C79°F
Sep–Nov16°C62°F
Dec–Feb7°C45°F
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