Plainfaing tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Munster at 17 km from Plainfaing
Visit Plainfaing: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitPlainfaing is situated in the Vosges 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 Plainfaing in Grand-Est.
Popular places to visit nearby include Munster at 17 km and Kaysersberg at 19 km.
Plainfaing, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Munster
at 17 km (direction south-east), in the Haut-Rhin departmentMunster was very badly damaged during the First World War but careful...
See Munster guide

Kaysersberg
at 19 km (direction east), in the Haut-Rhin departmentThe historic centre of Kaysersberg is very attractive, and the half-timbered houses...
See Kaysersberg guide

Riquewihr
Most Beautiful Village at 21 km (direction east), in the Haut-Rhin departmentRiquewihr is very lovely and has less to undermine its medieval charm...
See Riquewihr guide

Turckheim
at 22 km (direction east-south-east), in the Haut-Rhin departmentThere is lots of interest to see here in Turckheim, one of...
See Turckheim guide

Hunawihr
Most Beautiful Village at 22 km (direction east), in the Haut-Rhin departmentIn the heart of the Alsace wine region you should visit Hunawihr,...
See Hunawihr guide

Ribeauville
at 23 km (direction east), in the Haut-Rhin departmentThe traditional coloured houses and the castle poised high above the town...
See Ribeauville guide

Chateau du Haut-Koenigsbourg
Castle at 26 km (direction east-north-east), in the Bas-Rhin departmentThe substantial Chateau du Haut-Koenigsbourg is one of the most visited and...
See Chateau du Haut-Koenigsbourg guide

Bergheim
at 26 km (direction east), in the Haut-Rhin departmentThe original fortified walls still surround the very picturesque village of Bergheim...
See Bergheim guide

Eguisheim
Most Beautiful Village at 26 km (direction east-south-east), in the Haut-Rhin departmentOf the many beautiful traditional villages in Alsace, Eguisheim is one of...
See Eguisheim guide

Colmar
at 27 km (direction east-south-east), in the Haut-Rhin departmentThe medieval centre of Colmar, with brightly painted half-timbered houses along the...
See Colmar guide

Murbach abbey
Abbey at 30 km (direction south-south-east), in the Haut-Rhin departmentThe remains of the abbey at Murbach, the surrounding gardens and its...
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Kientzheim
at 30 km (direction east-north-east), in the Bas-Rhin departmentAs well as the village itself there are several popular attractions close...
See Kientzheim guide

Rouffach
at 32 km (direction south-east), in the Haut-Rhin departmentPerhaps less exceptional than some Alsace towns we still enjoyed exploring the...
See Rouffach guide

Guebwiller
at 33 km (direction south-east), in the Haut-Rhin departmentIn Guebwilller it is the part of the town along the canal...
See Guebwiller guide
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Map of places to visit near Plainfaing
Markets in and near Plainfaing
- Fraize: market Friday (2km)
- Gerardmer: market Thursday & Saturday (15km)
- Granges-sur-Vologne: market Tuesday (16km)
- Munster: market Saturday (17km)
- Kaysersberg: market Monday & Friday (19km)
- Riquewihr: market Friday (22km)
- Turckheim: market Friday (22km)
- Bruyeres: market Wednesday (22km)
- La Bresse: market Sunday (22km)
- Ribeauville: market Saturday (23km)
More information about Plainfaing, Lorraine
Tourist attractions near Plainfaing, France
What to do at Plainfaing? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Plainfaing.
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Riquewihr (21km)
- Hunawihr (22km)
- Eguisheim (26km)
- Mittelbergheim (40km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Thann (41km)
- Plombieres-les-Bains (47km)
- Obernai (47km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin d'altitude du Haut-Chitelet (14km)
- Jardins de Callunes (19km)
- Parc du domaine de Schoppenwihr (23km)
- Jardin botanique de Gondremer (25km)
- Jardins de l’Abbaye Notre-Dame (28km)
- Parc du château de Kintzheim (29km)
- Parc de Wesserling (32km)
- Parc de la Marseillaise (34km)
- Domaine du Windeck (44km)
- Parc romantique et Art Nouveau du château (52km)
- Jardin du chateau de Kolbsheim (61km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Colmar (27km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Hohneck (15km)
- Cascade de la Pissoire (24km)
- Champ du Feu (31km)
- Ballon d'Alsace (41km)
- Château de Moyen (47km)
Towns of Art and history
- Guebwiller (33km)
- Epinal (42km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Ribeauville (23km)
- Bergheim (26km)
- Soultzmatt (29km)
- Itterswiller (38km)
- Marckolsheim (39km)
- Masevaux (45km)
- Sausheim (50km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Cigoland (32km)
Geography and distances
Plainfaing is in the north-east of France at 42 kilometres from Epinal, the department capital (general information: Plainfaing is 352 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Plainfaing
Canton: Fraize
Arrondissement: Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Department: Vosges
Region: Lorraine
New region: Grand-Est
Postcode: 88230
Distance to Plainfaing
from Epinal (prefecture): 42 km
from Paris: 352 km
from Calais: 483 km
from Nice: 497 km
from Bordeaux: 689 km
from Strasbourg: 71 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Plainfaing from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Anould, Ban-sur-Meurthe-Clefcy, Fraize, La Croix-Aux-Mines, Mandray and Saint-Leonard.
This page in French: Visiter Plainfaing