Around Alsace

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  Across the border: Consider Strasbourg in the morning, then on to Freiburg

  If you’re in the upper Rhine region this season, you can make your market experience multicultural by visiting excellent markets in both France and Germany.

  14:08 June 25, 2010
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  Dambach-la-Ville: Alsatian region laced with worthwhile hikes, views

  It is easy to skip Dambach-la-Ville, France, on your way to visit its better- known Alsatian neighbors.

  14:20 August 11, 2010
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  France's Alsatian towns offer traditional pottery

  In the little, rustic village of Sessenheim, France, the history is easy to miss. Sessenheim, population 1,500, is a rather plain-looking town with a couple of old churches and not much else at first glimpse. But it was here where the granddaddy of German literature — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — became enthralled with the local pastor’s daughter. And just up the road from Sessenheim sits Soufflenheim, a village renowned for the production of traditional Alsace pottery.

  18:12 August 10, 2010
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  Colmar: Christmas is perfect time to visit

  There are lots of reasons to go to Colmar. There’s the well-preserved old town, a boat ride through Petite Venise, a visit to the studio of the sculptor who designed the Statue of Liberty, and the chance to eat Alsatian specialties and drink its wine. But the best reason to go to Colmar is its Christmas market.

  17:12 September 14, 2010
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  France: Lorraine cemetery largest WWII American gravesite in Europe

  In the rolling hills of eastern France lie the remains of 10,489 Americans who gave their lives for their country.

  02:05 May 19, 2013
• Thann: Pilgrimage site became ground for town's splendid church
• Mulhouse: Fine museums, big meals: Go inside to find town's best features
• Northern Alsace: French region boasts castle ruins, gentle hills and vineyards
• Sélestat: Alsatian town is said to have been the first to decorate Christmas trees
• Sélestat: French city celebrates the Christmas tree
• Strasbourg: Medieval times, modernity happily co-exist in French city