The notebook of Mulhouse and southern Alsace
Watch the world from the next ridge.
Major technical museums, industrial heritage, nearby vineyards, Sundgau and access to the Vosges.
At your own pace
Identity summary
2 to 4 days
Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Possible without car depending on area
City · Heritage · Countryside · Mountain
Good accessibility
Sweet rhythm
General presentation
Mulhouse and southern Alsace
Major technical museums, industrial heritage, nearby vineyards, Sundgau and access to the Vosges.
To understand what Mulhouse and southern Alsace are, you must look to the Cité de l'Automobile, Cité du Train and Sud Alsace. These places give us a view of a territory marked by urban life, heritage, countryside and mountain reliefs and allow us to move from emblematic sites to more intimate stages.
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For a stay of 2 to 4 days, a quiet rhythm works well. Also to be expected: city less postcard than Colmar. The trip can be organised without a car if the drop point and local connections are selected in advance. The main sites are generally easy to access.
Strengths and constraints
Strengths
- City of the Automobile
- City of Train
- Sud Alsace
Before you choose
- City less postcard than Colmar
- Car useful for radiating
Places worth visiting
A selection to start dreaming and organizing the stay — not an exhaustive list of everything there is to see.
Museum
City of the Automobile
The Cité de l'Automobile attracts by an accumulation of metal lines, technical volumes and industrial design details, organized to be read in a continuous flow. The experience gains to start with the traffic spaces before entering the most emblematic rooms, to feel the contrasts of materials and scale.
Museum
City of Train
The City of the Train of Mulhouse gathers locomotives, old cars, reconstituted docks and large machines that tell the rail through the real scale of objects. The museum speaks to technical enthusiasts as much as to families, because it is physically felt the weight, the noise imagined and the decor of the travels of the past.
Museum
Écomusée d'Alsace
The Ecomusée d'Alsace lives as a cross-country journey of worlds: architecture, collections, life stories, objects anchored in the region. By alternating rooms and exteriors, one discovers a continuum between local traditions and recent life forms. It's a powerful landmark when you're looking for a more contemplative stopping time.
Practical tips
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