Altorf travel guide
Visit Altorf: Highlights and Tourist Information
Note: The photo above was taken in Molsheim at 4 km from Altorf
Location: Altorf is situated in the Bas-Rhin department (Alsace region) in the north-east of France at 18 km from Strasbourg, the department capital. (General information: Altorf is 382 km from Paris and 489 km from the port at Calais).
Popular places to visit near Altorf: these include Molsheim at 4 km and Rosheim at 5 km. Jardin du chateau de Kolbsheim is a listed remarkable garden at 6 km and Obernai is a listed recommended detour at 7 km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
Selected places to visit and attractions near Altorf, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Altorf
See France This Way travel guides for Bas-Rhin and Alsace (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Altorf.
Note that all distances from Altorf shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Altorf holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see our hotel search (from a leading hotel agent and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Alsace and Bas-Rhin gites and villas
Markets near Altorf
- Molsheim: market every Monday (3km)
- Obernai: market every Thursday (7km)
- Illkirch-Graffenstaden: market every Saturday (14km)
- Ostwald: market every Friday (14km)
- Wasselonne: market every Monday (14km)
- Barr: market every Saturday (15km)
- Erstein: market every Thursday (15km)
- Benfeld: market every Monday (17km)
- Strasbourg: market every Wednesday all day & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday & Monday all day & Friday all day (18km)
- Schiltigheim: market every Thursday (19km)
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Altorf and wondering what to do next! Positions of each of these attractions is shown on the Altorf map below.
Heritage Site Strasbourg Grand Ile (18km)
Most Beautiful Village Mittelbergheim (15km); Hunawihr (41km); Riquewihr (43km)
Recommended Detour Obernai (7km)
Regional Natural Parc Vosges-du-Nord (41km)
Remarkable Garden Jardin du chateau de Kolbsheim (6km); Domaine du Windeck (10km); Le jardin de Marguerite (16km); Jardin botanique de l'université de Strasbourg (18km); Jardin de l'Escalier (27km); Jardin botanique du col de Saverne (28km); Parc du château de Kintzheim (31km); Jardins de Callunes (43km)
Secteur Sauvegarde Strasbourg (18km)
Town Of Art And History Strasbourg (18km)
Ville Fleurie 4* Itterswiller (19km); Bischheim (20km); Diebolsheim (28km); Bergheim (37km); Ribeauville (39km); Marckolsheim (40km); Drusenheim (41km)
Zoo Or Wildlife Park Cigoland (30km)
Map of places to visit near Altorf & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Altorf
Canton: Molsheim
Arrondissement: Molsheim
Department: Bas-Rhin
Region: Alsace
Postcode: 67120
Distance to Altorf
from Strasbourg (local prefecture): 18 km
from Paris: 382 km
from Calais: 489 km
from Nice: 536 km
from Bordeaux: 741 km
from Strasbourg: 18 km
* distances are direct not by road!
More information
We have 19 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Altorf): Avolsheim, Bischoffsheim, Blaesheim, Dachstein, Dangolsheim, Dorlisheim, Duppigheim, Duttlenheim, Ergersheim, Ernolsheim-Bruche, Griesheim-Pres-Molsheim, Innenheim, Kolbsheim, Krautergersheim, Molsheim, Mutzig, Rosheim, Soultz-les-Bains and Wolxheim.
Getting here
Bas-Rhin is in the north-east of France. Most visitors fly into Paris or drive from one of the channel ports such as Calais or Dunkirk (allow around 6 hours) For driving distances to Altorf from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Altorf