Franken tourism and travel guide

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Franken is situated in the Haut-Rhin department and Alsace region (now part of the Grand-Est region), in the north-east of France at 54 kilometres from Colmar, the department capital (general information: Franken is 396 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Altkirch at 9 km and Mulhouse at 17 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

You can also Book Altkirch hotels

Franken, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Franken in Grand-Est.

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

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

Map of places to visit near Franken

Markets in and near Franken

• Altkirch: market Thursday (9km)
• Sierentz: market Wednesday (10km)
• Saint-Louis: market Saturday all day (16km)
• Mulhouse: market Tuesday all day & Thursday all day & Saturday & Friday (16km)
• Rixheim: market Thursday (16km)
• Riedisheim: market Wednesday (17km)
• Wittenheim: market Friday (23km)
• Wittelsheim: market Thursday (25km)
• Cernay: market Tuesday & Friday (27km)
• Thann: market Saturday (29km)

More information about Franken, Alsace

Tourist attractions near Franken, France

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

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Thann (30km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc botanique de Mulhouse (15km)
• Parc Alfred-Wallach (15km)
• Roseraie du Chatelet (34km)
• Parc de la Marseillaise (35km)
• Parc de Wesserling (41km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Ballon d'Alsace (45km)

Towns of Art and history

• Mulhouse (17km)
• Guebwiller (36km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Hirtzbach (10km)
• Huningue (17km)
• Sausheim (21km)
• Masevaux (33km)
• Belfort (37km)
• Rougegoutte (41km)
• Soultzmatt (41km)
• Montbeliard (43km)
• Mandeure (44km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique et botanique de Mulhouse (15km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

Franken is in the north-east of France. 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 Franken from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 28 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Berentzwiller, Bettendorf, Emlingen, Grentzingen, Hausgauen, Heiwiller, Helfrantzkirch, Henflingen, Hundsbach, Jettingen, Knoeringue, Koetzingue, Magstatt-le-Bas, Magstatt-le-Haut, Muespach, Oberdorf, Obermorschwiller, Ranspach-le-Haut, Rantzwiller, Schwoben, Steinsoultz, Stetten, Tagsdorf, Wahlbach, Waldighofen, Willer, Wittersdorf and Zaessingue.

This page in French: Visiter Franken