Eguisheim tourism and travel guide

Visit Eguisheim: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: Of the many beautiful traditional villages in Alsace, Eguisheim is one of our favourites

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

Tourist classifications for Eguisheim include "most beautiful village" and "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 Eguisheim in Grand-Est.

Popular places to visit nearby include Turckheim at 5 km and Rouffach at 9 km.

Eguisheim, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Colmar

at 5 km (direction north-east)

The medieval centre of Colmar, with brightly painted half-timbered houses along the...

See Colmar guide

Turckheim

at 5 km (direction north-north-west)

There is lots of interest to see here in Turckheim, one of...

See Turckheim guide

Rouffach

at 9 km (direction south)

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

See Rouffach guide

Kaysersberg

at 11 km (direction north-north-west)

The historic centre of Kaysersberg is very attractive, and the half-timbered houses...

See Kaysersberg guide

Munster

at 13 km (direction west)

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

See Munster guide

Riquewihr

Most Beautiful Village at 14 km (direction west)

Riquewihr is very lovely and has less to undermine its medieval charm...

See Riquewihr guide

Hunawihr

Most Beautiful Village at 15 km (direction west)

In the heart of the Alsace wine region you should visit Hunawihr,...

See Hunawihr guide

Neuf-Brisach

at 16 km (direction east)

Neuf-Brisach is unique in being a town that was entirely designed by...

See Neuf-Brisach guide

Guebwiller

at 17 km (direction south-west)

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

See Guebwiller guide

Ribeauville

at 17 km (direction south-west)

The traditional coloured houses and the castle poised high above the town...

See Ribeauville guide

Murbach abbey

Abbey at 17 km (direction south-west)

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

See Murbach abbey guide

Ungersheim

at 18 km (direction south)

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

See Ungersheim guide

Soultz-Haut-Rhin

at 18 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Soultz-Haut-Rhin guide

Bergheim

at 18 km (direction north-north-east)

The original fortified walls still surround the very picturesque village of Bergheim...

See Bergheim guide

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

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Map of places to visit near Eguisheim

Markets in and near Eguisheim

• Colmar: market Wednesday & Thursday & Saturday (5km)
• Turckheim: market Friday (6km)
• Kaysersberg: market Monday & Friday (11km)
• Munster: market Saturday (13km)
• Riquewihr: market Friday (14km)
• Ribeauville: market Saturday (17km)
• Guebwiller: market Tuesday & Friday (17km)
• Soultz-Haut-Rhin: market Wednesday & Wednesday & (19km)
• Wittenheim: market Friday (26km)
• Selestat: market Tuesday & Saturday (26km)

More information about Eguisheim, Alsace

Tourist attractions near Eguisheim, France

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

Heritage sites

• Neuf-Brisach ville neuve (Vauban fortifications) (16km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Riquewihr (14km)
• Hunawihr (15km)
• Mittelbergheim (40km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Thann (30km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du domaine de Schoppenwihr (11km)
• Parc de la Marseillaise (17km)
• Jardin d'altitude du Haut-Chitelet (22km)
• Parc du château de Kintzheim (24km)
• Parc de Wesserling (29km)
• Parc Alfred-Wallach (34km)
• Parc botanique de Mulhouse (34km)
• Jardins de Callunes (40km)
• Roseraie du Chatelet (47km)
• Jardin botanique de Gondremer (52km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Colmar (5km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Hohneck (22km)
• Champ du Feu (39km)
• Cascade de la Pissoire (42km)
• Ballon d'Alsace (43km)

Towns of Art and history

• Guebwiller (17km)
• Mulhouse (33km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Soultzmatt (11km)
• Ribeauville (17km)
• Bergheim (18km)
• Marckolsheim (22km)
• Sausheim (29km)
• Itterswiller (37km)
• Diebolsheim (38km)
• Masevaux (38km)
• Rougegoutte (49km)
• Belfort (56km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Cigoland (25km)
• Parc zoologique et botanique de Mulhouse (34km)

Geography and distances

Eguisheim is in the north-east of France at 5 kilometres from Colmar, the department capital (general information: Eguisheim is 377 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 Eguisheim from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 11 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Colmar, Gueberschwihr, Hattstatt, Herrlisheim-Pres-Colmar, Husseren-les-Chateaux, Obermorschwihr, Sainte-Croix-en-Plaine, Turckheim, Wettolsheim, Wintzenheim and Zimmerbach.

This page in French: Visiter Eguisheim

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