The Maginot Line Fortifications

With our guide-driver, travel from Strasbourg (around 50 minutes) and visit the preserved Maginot Line forts - part of France’s pre-war defensive system.Tour underground bunkers, artillery posts, and learn how these defenses played into early WWII strategies.

Struthof-Natzweiler Concentration Camp

Visit the only Nazi concentration camp on French soil, this site offers a powerful look at forced labor, resistance, and human suffering under Nazi occupation. On the way to the camp learn about life in Alsace during WWII, including Nazi annexation, repression, and the role of resistance movements.

Alsace-Moselle Memorial in Schirmeck

Explore a unique museum tracing the complex history of Alsace-Moselle, a region that shifted between French and German control, with personal stories and multimedia exhibits.

End the day at Saverne or Mont Sainte-Odile

Reflect at Saverne, a key site in the Allied “Breakthrough of the Vosges” that helped liberate Strasbourg, or take in the peaceful atmosphere and sweeping views at Mont Sainte-Odile, a place of spiritual and symbolic significance.

Return to Strasbourg

Take an evening train to Paris or extend your stay in Alsace.

Optional Themed Tours in Alsace

• WWI Memory Tour: Explore the Linge Memorial and battlefield, Hartmannswillerkopf Memorial, its museum, and panoramic views over the former front lines.
• Wine and tasting Tours. Copy from Alsace Customized tour
• Jewish History Tour: Discover Alsace’s rich Jewish heritage through historic synagogues, Jewish quarters, cemeteries, and centuries-old communities. Pay tribute to the victims of fascism at Natzweiler-Struthof.
• Genealogy Tour: Trace your Alsatian ancestry and visit ancestral towns.
• Christmas Markets Tour: Experience the magic of Alsatian villages and their traditional Christmas markets (seasonal).
• Day Tours to Germany & the Black Forest: Cross the border to discover Heidelberg, Baden-Baden, Freiburg im Breisgau, Basel, or explore natural wonders in the Black Forest.

Additional Experiences

• Participate in a wine pairing or Alsatian beer crafting workshop.
• Join a cooking class to prepare traditional dishes like choucroute garnie, tarte flambée, or baeckeoffe.
• Visit farms in the Vosges and learn how Munster cheese is traditionally made.
• Explore the vineyards along the Alsace Wine Route on an E-bike tour.
• Craft traditional Alsatian ceramics at studios in Soufflenheim or nearby villages.
• Enjoy guided hikes through the Vosges Mountains or the Black Forest.
• Take a guided boat tour through the canals of Colmar or Strasbourg. Go for a hot air balloon ride or try tandem paragliding over picturesque landscapes.
• Combine your Alsace visit with a tour of Paris, Normandy, Burgundy, or other regions of France.

Final tips

• You will be accompanied by a professional guide-driver with expertise in history, art, and local culture.
• Enjoy guided tastings led by professional sommeliers and wine producers.
• We provide assistance with hotel and restaurant reservations, travel and transfers, ticket bookings, and scheduling activities.
• Enjoy 24/7 English-speaking telephone support during your travels.