Cernay tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Soultz-Haut-Rhin at 10 km from Cernay
Visit Cernay: highlights and tourist information
Cernay 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 Cernay in Grand-Est.
Popular places to visit nearby include Soultz-Haut-Rhin at 10 km and Guebwiller at 11 km.
Cernay, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Soultz-Haut-Rhin
at 10 km (direction north-east)In Soultz-Haut-Rhin an unusual characteristic is that many of the old houses are in...
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Guebwiller
at 11 km (direction north-north-east)In Guebwilller it is the part of the town along the canal and also...
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Ungersheim
at 12 km (direction east-north-east)The Ecomuseum at Ungershim is a fascinating reconstruction of an entire medieval Alsace village...
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Murbach abbey
Abbey at 13 km (direction east-north-east)The remains of the abbey at Murbach, the surrounding gardens and its position in...
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Mulhouse
at 14 km (direction east-south-east)Often ignored as an 'industrial town' Mulhouse actually has an attractive centre around the...
See Mulhouse guide
Rouffach
at 19 km (direction north-east)Perhaps less exceptional than some Alsace towns we still enjoyed exploring the centre of...
See Rouffach guide
Altkirch
at 21 km (direction south-south-east)In the oldest part of Altkirch you can still see part of the defensive...
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Ottmarsheim
at 25 km (direction east)The Abbey church of Ottmarsheim is said to be the oldest church in Alsace,...
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Munster
at 26 km (direction east)Munster was very badly damaged during the First World War but careful renovation means...
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Eguisheim
Most Beautiful Village at 28 km (direction north-north-east)Of the many beautiful traditional villages in Alsace, Eguisheim is one of our favourites...
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Belfort
at 30 km (direction west-south-west), in the Territoire-de-Belfort departmentThe town of Belfort and its citadel are pleasant to exlore when you are...
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Turckheim
at 32 km (direction north-north-east)There is lots of interest to see here in Turckheim, one of the prettiest...
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Colmar
at 33 km (direction north-north-east)The medieval centre of Colmar, with brightly painted half-timbered houses along the canalside, is...
See Colmar guide
Neuf-Brisach
at 35 km (direction east-north-east)Neuf-Brisach is unique in being a town that was entirely designed by Vauban, an...
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Map of places to visit near Cernay
Markets in and near Cernay
Market days in Cernay: weekly market: Tuesday & Friday;
- Cernay: market Tuesday & Friday (0km)
- Thann: market Saturday (5km)
- Wittelsheim: market Thursday (5km)
- Soultz-Haut-Rhin: market Wednesday & Wednesday & (9km)
- Guebwiller: market Tuesday & Friday (11km)
- Wittenheim: market Friday (12km)
- Masevaux: market Wednesday (14km)
- Mulhouse: market Tuesday all day & Thursday all day & Saturday & Friday (16km)
- Riedisheim: market Wednesday (16km)
- Rixheim: market Thursday (18km)
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Tourist attractions near Cernay, France
What to do at Cernay? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Cernay.
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Thann (5km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc de la Marseillaise (11km)
- Parc de Wesserling (15km)
- Parc botanique de Mulhouse (15km)
- Parc Alfred-Wallach (16km)
- Roseraie du Chatelet (22km)
- Jardin d'altitude du Haut-Chitelet (29km)
- Parc du domaine de Schoppenwihr (39km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Colmar (33km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Ballon d'Alsace (25km)
- Hohneck (28km)
- Cascade de la Pissoire (42km)
Towns of Art and history
- Guebwiller (11km)
- Mulhouse (14km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Masevaux (14km)
- Sausheim (15km)
- Soultzmatt (18km)
- Hirtzbach (24km)
- Rougegoutte (26km)
- Belfort (30km)
- Huningue (39km)
- Montbeliard (44km)
- Ribeauville (44km)
- Bergheim (46km)
- Marckolsheim (48km)
- Mandeure (48km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique et botanique de Mulhouse (15km)
Geography and distances
Cernay is in the north-east of France at 33 kilometres from Colmar, the department capital (general information: Cernay is 375 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Cernay
from Colmar (prefecture): 33 km
from Paris: 375 km
from Calais: 520 km
from Nice: 457 km
from Bordeaux: 680 km
from Strasbourg: 96 km
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 Cernay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 12 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aspach-le-Bas, Aspach-le-Haut, Berrwiller, Hartmannswiller, Leimbach, Michelbach, Steinbach, Thann, Uffholtz, Vieux-Thann, Wattwiller and Wittelsheim.
This page in French: Visiter Cernay