Belfort tourism and travel guide

Visit Belfort: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit Attractions Book a visitFrance This Way comment: The town of Belfort and its citadel are pleasant to exlore when you are in the southern Vosges region
Belfort is situated in the Territoire-de-Belfort department and Burgundy-Franche-Comté region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Belfort. For detailed visitor information see the Belfort travel guide.
Tourist classifications for Belfort include "ville fleurie 4*".
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Belfort in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.
Popular places to visit nearby include Ronchamp chapel at 18 km and Altkirch at 29 km.
Belfort, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Montbeliard
at 15 km (direction south-south-west), in the Doubs departmentIt is the castle in Montbeliard, on a raised rocky platform, that...
See Montbeliard guide

Ronchamp chapel
at 18 km (direction west-north-west), in the Haute-Saone departmentThe Ronchamp Chapel is the best known work by architect Le Corbusier...
See Ronchamp chapel guide

Altkirch
at 29 km (direction east), in the Haut-Rhin departmentIn the oldest part of Altkirch you can still see part of...
See Altkirch guide

Saint-Hippolyte
at 36 km (direction south), in the Doubs departmentSaint-Hippolyte is in a beautiful position on the confluence of the Doubs...
See Saint-Hippolyte guide

Mulhouse
at 39 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haut-Rhin departmentOften ignored as an 'industrial town' Mulhouse actually has an attractive centre...
See Mulhouse guide

Murbach abbey
Abbey at 39 km (direction north-east), in the Haut-Rhin departmentThe remains of the abbey at Murbach, the surrounding gardens and its...
See Murbach abbey guide

Soultz-Haut-Rhin
at 39 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haut-Rhin departmentIn Soultz-Haut-Rhin an unusual characteristic is that many of the old houses...
See Soultz-Haut-Rhin guide

Guebwiller
at 40 km (direction north-east), in the Haut-Rhin departmentIn Guebwilller it is the part of the town along the canal...
See Guebwiller guide

Luxeuil-les-Bains
at 40 km (direction west-north-west), in the Haute-Saone departmentIn Luxeuil-les-Bains, established as a spa town since Roman times, you can...
See Luxeuil-les-Bains guide

Ungersheim
at 43 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haut-Rhin departmentThe Ecomuseum at Ungershim is a fascinating reconstruction of an entire medieval...
See Ungersheim guide

Rouffach
at 49 km (direction north-east), in the Haut-Rhin departmentPerhaps less exceptional than some Alsace towns we still enjoyed exploring the...
See Rouffach guide

Munster
at 49 km (direction north-east), in the Haut-Rhin departmentMunster was very badly damaged during the First World War but careful...
See Munster guide

Ottmarsheim
at 52 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haut-Rhin departmentThe Abbey church of Ottmarsheim is said to be the oldest church...
See Ottmarsheim guide

Eguisheim
Most Beautiful Village at 56 km (direction north-east), in the Haut-Rhin departmentOf the many beautiful traditional villages in Alsace, Eguisheim is one of...
See Eguisheim guide
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Map of places to visit near Belfort
Markets in and near Belfort
Market days in Belfort: weekly market: Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Monday & Friday;
- Belfort: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Monday & Friday (0km)
- Bethoncourt: market Friday (13km)
- Fesches-le-Chatel: market Friday (14km)
- Sochaux: market Thursday (14km)
- Montbeliard: market Tuesday & Saturday (15km)
- Audincourt: market Saturday (18km)
- Masevaux: market Wednesday (18km)
- Valentigney: market Tuesday (20km)
- Melisey: market Wednesday (24km)
- Lure: market Tuesday (27km)
More information about Belfort, Franche-Comte
Tourist attractions near Belfort, France
What to do at Belfort? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Belfort.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Eguisheim (56km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Thann (27km)
- Plombieres-les-Bains (46km)
Remarkable gardens
- Roseraie du Chatelet (9km)
- Parc de Wesserling (29km)
- Parc botanique de Mulhouse (39km)
- Parc Alfred-Wallach (40km)
- Parc de la Marseillaise (40km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Ballon d'Alsace (20km)
- Hohneck (46km)
Towns of Art and history
- Mulhouse (39km)
- Guebwiller (40km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Rougegoutte (10km)
- Montbeliard (15km)
- Masevaux (18km)
- Mandeure (21km)
- Moffans-et-Vacheresse (23km)
- Hirtzbach (28km)
- Sausheim (42km)
- Soultzmatt (46km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique et botanique de Mulhouse (39km)
Geography and distances
Belfort is in the north-east of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Territoire-de-Belfort department (general information: Belfort is 359 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Belfort
Canton: Belfort
Arrondissement: Belfort
Department: Territoire-de-Belfort
Region: Franche-Comte
New region: Burgundy-Franche-Comté
Postcode: 90000
Distance to Belfort
from Belfort (prefecture): 1 km
from Paris: 359 km
from Calais: 516 km
from Nice: 439 km
from Bordeaux: 650 km
from Strasbourg: 124 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Belfort from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chalonvillars, Errevet and Mandrevillars.
This page in French: Visiter Belfort