Urbes tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Murbach abbey at 16 km from Urbes
Visit Urbes: highlights and tourist information
Urbes is situated in the Haut-Rhin 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 Urbes in Grand-Est.
Popular places to visit nearby include Murbach abbey at 16 km and Guebwiller at 19 km.
Urbes, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Murbach abbey
Abbey at 16 km (direction east-north-east)The remains of the abbey at Murbach, the surrounding gardens and its position in...
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Guebwiller
at 19 km (direction east)In Guebwilller it is the part of the town along the canal and also...
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Soultz-Haut-Rhin
at 21 km (direction east)In Soultz-Haut-Rhin an unusual characteristic is that many of the old houses are in...
See Soultz-Haut-Rhin guide
Munster
at 22 km (direction north-east)Munster was very badly damaged during the First World War but careful renovation means...
See Munster guide
Ungersheim
at 26 km (direction east)The Ecomuseum at Ungershim is a fascinating reconstruction of an entire medieval Alsace village...
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Rouffach
at 27 km (direction east-north-east)Perhaps less exceptional than some Alsace towns we still enjoyed exploring the centre of...
See Rouffach guide
Belfort
at 28 km (direction south-south-west), in the Territoire-de-Belfort departmentThe town of Belfort and its citadel are pleasant to exlore when you are...
See Belfort guide
Ronchamp chapel
at 32 km (direction west-south-west), in the Haute-Saone departmentThe Ronchamp Chapel is the best known work by architect Le Corbusier to be...
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Eguisheim
Most Beautiful Village at 32 km (direction east-north-east)Of the many beautiful traditional villages in Alsace, Eguisheim is one of our favourites...
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Mulhouse
at 32 km (direction east-south-east)Often ignored as an 'industrial town' Mulhouse actually has an attractive centre around the...
See Mulhouse guide
Turckheim
at 33 km (direction east-north-east)There is lots of interest to see here in Turckheim, one of the prettiest...
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Altkirch
at 36 km (direction south-east)In the oldest part of Altkirch you can still see part of the defensive...
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Kaysersberg
at 37 km (direction north-east)The historic centre of Kaysersberg is very attractive, and the half-timbered houses along the...
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Colmar
at 37 km (direction east-north-east)The medieval centre of Colmar, with brightly painted half-timbered houses along the canalside, is...
See Colmar guide
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Reserve excursions near Urbes
Map of places to visit near Urbes
Markets in and near Urbes
- Masevaux: market Wednesday (13km)
- La Bresse: market Sunday (15km)
- Thann: market Saturday (15km)
- Cernay: market Tuesday & Friday (18km)
- Guebwiller: market Tuesday & Friday (20km)
- Soultz-Haut-Rhin: market Wednesday & Wednesday & (21km)
- Gerardmer: market Thursday & Saturday (22km)
- Munster: market Saturday (22km)
- Wittelsheim: market Thursday (23km)
- Belfort: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Monday & Friday (28km)
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Tourist attractions near Urbes, France
What to do at Urbes? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Urbes.
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Thann (14km)
- Plombieres-les-Bains (38km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc de Wesserling (3km)
- Jardin d'altitude du Haut-Chitelet (19km)
- Parc de la Marseillaise (20km)
- Roseraie du Chatelet (20km)
- Parc botanique de Mulhouse (34km)
- Parc Alfred-Wallach (34km)
- Parc du domaine de Schoppenwihr (40km)
- Parc du château de Kintzheim (53km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Colmar (37km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Ballon d'Alsace (10km)
- Hohneck (18km)
- Cascade de la Pissoire (24km)
Towns of Art and history
- Guebwiller (19km)
- Mulhouse (32km)
- Epinal (50km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Masevaux (13km)
- Rougegoutte (18km)
- Soultzmatt (23km)
- Belfort (28km)
- Sausheim (33km)
- Hirtzbach (38km)
- Moffans-et-Vacheresse (42km)
- Montbeliard (43km)
- Ribeauville (44km)
- Bergheim (47km)
- Marckolsheim (54km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique et botanique de Mulhouse (34km)
- Cigoland (54km)
Geography and distances
Urbes is in the north-east of France at 37 kilometres from Colmar, the department capital (general information: Urbes is 357 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Urbes
from Colmar (prefecture): 37 km
from Paris: 357 km
from Calais: 502 km
from Nice: 465 km
from Bordeaux: 669 km
from Strasbourg: 98 km
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 Urbes from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Fellering, Husseren-Wesserling, Kruth, Mitzach, Mollau, Oderen, Ranspach and Storckensohn.
This page in French: Visiter Urbes