Altenach tourism and travel guide

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Visit Altenach: highlights and tourist information

Altenach is situated in the Haut-Rhin department and Grand-Est region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Altenach in Grand-Est.

Popular places to visit nearby include Altkirch at 10 km and Belfort at 19 km.

Altenach, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Altkirch

at 10 km (direction east)

In the oldest part of Altkirch you can still see part of the defensive...

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Belfort

at 19 km (direction west), in the Territoire-de-Belfort department

The town of Belfort and its citadel are pleasant to exlore when you are...

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Mulhouse

at 23 km (direction east-north-east)

Often ignored as an 'industrial town' Mulhouse actually has an attractive centre around the...

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Montbeliard

at 26 km (direction west-south-west), in the Doubs department

It is the castle in Montbeliard, on a raised rocky platform, that dominates the...

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Soultz-Haut-Rhin

at 32 km (direction north-north-east)

In Soultz-Haut-Rhin an unusual characteristic is that many of the old houses are in...

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Ungersheim

at 33 km (direction north-east)

The Ecomuseum at Ungershim is a fascinating reconstruction of an entire medieval Alsace village...

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Guebwiller

at 34 km (direction north-north-east)

In Guebwilller it is the part of the town along the canal and also...

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Murbach abbey

Abbey at 35 km (direction north-north-east)

The remains of the abbey at Murbach, the surrounding gardens and its position in...

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Ottmarsheim

at 36 km (direction east-north-east)

The Abbey church of Ottmarsheim is said to be the oldest church in Alsace,...

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Ronchamp chapel

at 38 km (direction west-north-west), in the Haute-Saone department

The Ronchamp Chapel is the best known work by architect Le Corbusier to be...

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Saint-Hippolyte

at 39 km (direction south-west), in the Doubs department

Saint-Hippolyte is in a beautiful position on the confluence of the Doubs and Dessoubre...

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Rouffach

at 41 km (direction north-north-east)

Perhaps less exceptional than some Alsace towns we still enjoyed exploring the centre of...

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Munster

at 48 km (direction north-north-east)

Munster was very badly damaged during the First World War but careful renovation means...

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Eguisheim

Most Beautiful Village at 50 km (direction north-north-east)

Of the many beautiful traditional villages in Alsace, Eguisheim is one of our favourites...

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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Haut-Rhin

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Reserve excursions near Altenach

Map of places to visit near Altenach

Markets in and near Altenach

• Altkirch: market Thursday (10km)
• Fesches-le-Chatel: market Friday (18km)
• Belfort: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Monday & Friday (20km)
• Masevaux: market Wednesday (20km)
• Thann: market Saturday (22km)
• Cernay: market Tuesday & Friday (23km)
• Sochaux: market Thursday (24km)
• Mulhouse: market Tuesday all day & Thursday all day & Saturday & Friday (24km)
• Wittelsheim: market Thursday (24km)
• Riedisheim: market Wednesday (25km)

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Tourist attractions near Altenach, France

What to do at Altenach? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Altenach.

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Thann (22km)

Remarkable gardens

• Roseraie du Chatelet (17km)
• Parc botanique de Mulhouse (22km)
• Parc Alfred-Wallach (23km)
• Parc de Wesserling (32km)
• Parc de la Marseillaise (34km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Ballon d'Alsace (31km)

Towns of Art and history

• Mulhouse (23km)
• Guebwiller (34km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Hirtzbach (8km)
• Belfort (19km)
• Masevaux (20km)
• Rougegoutte (24km)
• Montbeliard (26km)
• Sausheim (28km)
• Mandeure (29km)
• Huningue (35km)
• Soultzmatt (40km)
• Moffans-et-Vacheresse (42km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique et botanique de Mulhouse (22km)

Geography and distances

Altenach is in the north-east of France at 56 kilometres from Colmar, the department capital (general information: Altenach is 379 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into Paris or drive from one of the channel port - Calais and Dunkirk are around 6 hours distance. For driving distances to Altenach from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 21 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ballersdorf, Buethwiller, Dannemarie, Elbach, Friesen, Fulleren, Gommersdorf, Hagenbach, Hindlingen, Largitzen, Magny, Manspach, Mertzen, Montreux-Jeune, Retzwiller, Romagny, Saint-Ulrich, Strueth, Traubach-le-Bas, Valdieu-Lutran and Wolfersdorf.

This page in French: Visiter Altenach