Franken tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Altkirch at 9 km from Franken

Visit Franken: highlights and tourist information

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

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.

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!

Altkirch

at 9 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Altkirch guide

Mulhouse

at 17 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Mulhouse guide

Ottmarsheim

at 24 km (direction north-east)

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

See Ottmarsheim guide

Ungersheim

at 31 km (direction north-east)

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

See Ungersheim guide

Soultz-Haut-Rhin

at 33 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Soultz-Haut-Rhin guide

Guebwiller

at 36 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Guebwiller guide

Belfort

at 37 km (direction west), in the Territoire-de-Belfort department

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

See Belfort guide

Murbach

at 39 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Murbach guide

Rouffach

at 40 km (direction north-north-west)

Perhaps less exceptional than some Alsace towns we still...

See Rouffach guide

Montbeliard

at 43 km (direction west), in the Doubs department

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

See Montbeliard guide

Neuf-Brisach

at 48 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Neuf-Brisach guide

Eguisheim

Most Beautiful Village at 49 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Eguisheim guide

Saint-Hippolyte

at 51 km (direction west-south-west), in the Doubs department

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

See Saint-Hippolyte guide

Munster

at 52 km (direction north-north-west)

Munster was very badly damaged during the First World...

See Munster guide

... 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

Franken is in the north-east of France at 54 kilometres from Colmar, the department capital (general information: Franken is 396 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 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