Orschwihr tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Guebwiller at 3 km from Orschwihr

Visit Orschwihr: highlights and tourist information

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

Popular places to visit nearby include Guebwiller at 3 km and Soultz-Haut-Rhin at 5 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Orschwihr, 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 Orschwihr in Grand-Est.

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

Guebwiller

at 3 km (direction south-west)

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

See Guebwiller guide

Soultz-Haut-Rhin

at 5 km (direction south)

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

See Soultz-Haut-Rhin guide

Murbach

at 6 km (direction west)

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

See Murbach guide

Rouffach

at 6 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Rouffach guide

Ungersheim

at 8 km (direction south-east)

The Ecomuseum at Ungershim is a fascinating reconstruction of...

See Ungersheim guide

Eguisheim

Most Beautiful Village at 13 km (direction north-east)

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

See Eguisheim guide

Munster

at 14 km (direction north-west)

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

See Munster guide

Turckheim

at 18 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Turckheim guide

Colmar

at 19 km (direction north-east)

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

See Colmar guide

Mulhouse

at 22 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Mulhouse guide

Kaysersberg

at 23 km (direction south-south-east)

The historic centre of Kaysersberg is very attractive, and the...

See Kaysersberg guide

Neuf-Brisach

at 24 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Neuf-Brisach guide

Ottmarsheim

at 26 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Ottmarsheim guide

Riquewihr

Most Beautiful Village at 26 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Riquewihr guide

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

Map of places to visit near Orschwihr

Markets in and near Orschwihr

• Guebwiller: market Tuesday & Friday (4km)
• Soultz-Haut-Rhin: market Wednesday & Wednesday & (5km)
• Wittelsheim: market Thursday (14km)
• Munster: market Saturday (14km)
• Cernay: market Tuesday & Friday (14km)
• Wittenheim: market Friday (16km)
• Thann: market Saturday (17km)
• Turckheim: market Friday (17km)
• Colmar: market Wednesday & Thursday & Saturday (19km)
• Riedisheim: market Wednesday (23km)

More information about Orschwihr, Alsace

Tourist attractions near Orschwihr, France

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

Heritage sites

• Neuf-Brisach ville neuve (Vauban fortifications) (24km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Eguisheim (13km)
• Riquewihr (26km)
• Hunawihr (28km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Thann (17km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc de la Marseillaise (3km)
• Parc de Wesserling (18km)
• Jardin d'altitude du Haut-Chitelet (21km)
• Parc botanique de Mulhouse (24km)
• Parc Alfred-Wallach (24km)
• Parc du domaine de Schoppenwihr (25km)
• Roseraie du Chatelet (34km)
• Parc du château de Kintzheim (38km)
• Jardin botanique de Gondremer (55km)
• Jardins de l’Abbaye Notre-Dame (57km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Colmar (19km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Hohneck (20km)
• Ballon d'Alsace (31km)
• Cascade de la Pissoire (39km)

Towns of Art and history

• Guebwiller (3km)
• Mulhouse (22km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Soultzmatt (3km)
• Sausheim (19km)
• Masevaux (25km)
• Ribeauville (30km)
• Bergheim (32km)
• Marckolsheim (35km)
• Rougegoutte (36km)
• Hirtzbach (38km)
• Belfort (43km)
• Huningue (46km)
• Diebolsheim (51km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique et botanique de Mulhouse (24km)
• Cigoland (39km)

Geography and distances

Orschwihr is in the north-east of France at 19 kilometres from Colmar, the department capital (general information: Orschwihr is 375 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 Orschwihr from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 19 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bergholtz, Buhl, Guebwiller, Gundolsheim, Issenheim, Jungholtz, Lautenbach, Lautenbachzell, Merxheim, Murbach, Osenbach, Pfaffenheim, Raedersheim, Rimbach-Pres-Guebwiller, Rimbachzell, Rouffach, Soultz-Haut-Rhin, Soultzmatt and Westhalten.

This page in French: Visiter Orschwihr