Balschwiller tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Altkirch at 7 km from Balschwiller

Visit Balschwiller: highlights and tourist information

Balschwiller 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 Balschwiller in Grand-Est.

Popular places to visit nearby include Altkirch at 7 km and Mulhouse at 16 km.

Balschwiller, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Altkirch

at 7 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Altkirch guide

Mulhouse

at 16 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Mulhouse guide

Belfort

at 23 km (direction west), in the Territoire-de-Belfort department

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

See Belfort guide

Soultz-Haut-Rhin

at 25 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Soultz-Haut-Rhin guide

Ungersheim

at 26 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Ungersheim guide

Guebwiller

at 27 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Guebwiller guide

Murbach

at 29 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Murbach guide

Ottmarsheim

at 29 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Ottmarsheim guide

Montbeliard

at 33 km (direction west-south-west), in the Doubs department

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

See Montbeliard guide

Rouffach

at 34 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Rouffach guide

Ronchamp chapel

at 41 km (direction west), in the Haute-Saone department

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

See Ronchamp chapel guide

Munster

at 42 km (direction west)

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

See Munster guide

Eguisheim

Most Beautiful Village at 43 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Eguisheim guide

Saint-Hippolyte

at 47 km (direction south-west), in the Doubs department

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

See Saint-Hippolyte guide

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Map of places to visit near Balschwiller

Markets in and near Balschwiller

• Altkirch: market Thursday (7km)
• Cernay: market Tuesday & Friday (16km)
• Thann: market Saturday (16km)
• Wittelsheim: market Thursday (17km)
• Mulhouse: market Tuesday all day & Thursday all day & Saturday & Friday (17km)
• Masevaux: market Wednesday (18km)
• Riedisheim: market Wednesday (18km)
• Rixheim: market Thursday (19km)
• Wittenheim: market Friday (20km)
• Sierentz: market Wednesday (22km)

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Tourist attractions near Balschwiller, France

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

Heritage sites

• Neuf-Brisach ville neuve (Vauban fortifications) (47km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Eguisheim (43km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Thann (16km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc botanique de Mulhouse (15km)
• Parc Alfred-Wallach (16km)
• Roseraie du Chatelet (18km)
• Parc de la Marseillaise (27km)
• Parc de Wesserling (27km)
• Jardin d'altitude du Haut-Chitelet (44km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Ballon d'Alsace (30km)
• Hohneck (43km)
• Cascade de la Pissoire (53km)

Towns of Art and history

• Mulhouse (16km)
• Guebwiller (27km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Hirtzbach (9km)
• Masevaux (18km)
• Sausheim (20km)
• Belfort (23km)
• Rougegoutte (25km)
• Huningue (32km)
• Montbeliard (33km)
• Soultzmatt (33km)
• Mandeure (36km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique et botanique de Mulhouse (15km)

Geography and distances

Balschwiller is in the north-east of France at 48 kilometres from Colmar, the department capital (general information: Balschwiller is 380 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 Balschwiller from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 27 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Altkirch, Ammerzwiller, Aspach, Ballersdorf, Bernwiller, Buethwiller, Burnhaupt-le-Bas, Dannemarie, Diefmatten, Eglingen, Falkwiller, Galfingue, Gildwiller, Gommersdorf, Hagenbach, Hecken, Heidwiller, Manspach, Retzwiller, Saint-Bernard, Soppe-le-Bas, Spechbach-le-Bas, Spechbach-le-Haut, Sternenberg, Traubach-le-Bas, Traubach-le-Haut and Wolfersdorf.

This page in French: Visiter Balschwiller

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