Walbach tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Turckheim at 5 km from Walbach

Visit Walbach: highlights and tourist information

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

Popular places to visit nearby include Turckheim at 5 km and Eguisheim at 7 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Walbach, 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 Walbach in Grand-Est.

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

Turckheim

at 5 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Turckheim guide

Eguisheim

Most Beautiful Village at 7 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Eguisheim guide

Munster

at 7 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Munster guide

Kaysersberg

at 9 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Kaysersberg guide

Colmar

at 10 km (direction east)

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

See Colmar guide

Rouffach

at 13 km (direction south-east)

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

See Rouffach guide

Riquewihr

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

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

See Riquewihr guide

Hunawihr

Most Beautiful Village at 15 km (direction north-east)

In the heart of the Alsace wine region you should...

See Hunawihr guide

Murbach

at 16 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Murbach guide

Ribeauville

at 17 km (direction north-east)

The traditional coloured houses and the castle poised high above...

See Ribeauville guide

Guebwiller

at 17 km (direction south)

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

See Guebwiller guide

Bergheim

at 19 km (direction north-east)

The original fortified walls still surround the very picturesque village of...

See Bergheim guide

Soultz-Haut-Rhin

at 19 km (direction south)

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

See Soultz-Haut-Rhin guide

Ungersheim

at 21 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Ungersheim guide

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

Map of places to visit near Walbach

Markets in and near Walbach

• Turckheim: market Friday (5km)
• Munster: market Saturday (7km)
• Kaysersberg: market Monday & Friday (9km)
• Colmar: market Wednesday & Thursday & Saturday (10km)
• Riquewihr: market Friday (13km)
• Ribeauville: market Saturday (16km)
• Guebwiller: market Tuesday & Friday (18km)
• Soultz-Haut-Rhin: market Wednesday & Wednesday & (20km)
• Fraize: market Friday (22km)
• Gerardmer: market Thursday & Saturday (26km)

Hotels near Walbach

More information about Walbach, Alsace

Tourist attractions near Walbach, France

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

Heritage sites

• Neuf-Brisach ville neuve (Vauban fortifications) (23km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Eguisheim (7km)
• Riquewihr (13km)
• Hunawihr (15km)
• Mittelbergheim (41km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Thann (30km)
• Obernai (49km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du domaine de Schoppenwihr (12km)
• Jardin d'altitude du Haut-Chitelet (16km)
• Parc de la Marseillaise (17km)
• Parc du château de Kintzheim (25km)
• Parc de Wesserling (26km)
• Jardins de Callunes (35km)
• Parc Alfred-Wallach (37km)
• Parc botanique de Mulhouse (38km)
• Jardin botanique de Gondremer (45km)
• Roseraie du Chatelet (45km)
• Domaine du Windeck (47km)
• Jardins de l’Abbaye Notre-Dame (47km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Colmar (10km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Hohneck (15km)
• Cascade de la Pissoire (35km)
• Champ du Feu (37km)
• Ballon d'Alsace (39km)

Towns of Art and history

• Guebwiller (17km)
• Mulhouse (36km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Soultzmatt (11km)
• Ribeauville (16km)
• Bergheim (19km)
• Marckolsheim (27km)
• Sausheim (32km)
• Masevaux (36km)
• Itterswiller (37km)
• Diebolsheim (41km)
• Rougegoutte (46km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Cigoland (26km)
• Parc zoologique et botanique de Mulhouse (38km)

Geography and distances

Walbach is in the north-east of France at 10 kilometres from Colmar, the department capital (general information: Walbach is 370 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 Walbach from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Eschbach-Au-Val, Griesbach-Au-Val, Gunsbach, Hattstatt, Husseren-les-Chateaux, Ingersheim, Katzenthal, Labaroche, Niedermorschwihr, Soultzbach-les-Bains, Turckheim, Wihr-Au-Val and Zimmerbach.

This page in French: Visiter Walbach