Things to see and do Lorraine

The Petit Train de Ribeauvillé takes you through the vineyards to the village of Hunawihr, famous for its 15th century fortified church and its Sainte-Hune fountain. All along the way, through the picturesque lanes of the old town of Ribeauvillé, comments resonate in your ears via individual headphones. On the way back, a superb panorama of the Three Castles of Ribeauvillé is revealed to you . Departures take place every hour on the Place du Général de Gaulle, with night flights on Tuesdays and Thursdays in July and August.

In Wesserling textile is a tradition and the ideal place for Bleu des Vosges, a shop dedicated to dressmakers and fans of creative hobbies. 500^{m2 of} fabrics, yarns and materials for all seams. A colourful universe with a vast choice: clothing fabrics, furnishing fabrics, wool, haberdashery and even luggage, interior decoration and sewing machines. With a special mention for excellent quality household linen! Here, the advice is sharp and adapted to the requests, there is even a blog to share tips and ideas.

This city museum, with its admirable exterior, was founded at the end of the nineteenth century on the city walls. It contains 25,000 objects relating to three specific areas: archeology, ornithology and art melting. It presents, among other things, the beautiful Merovingian tombs that have been discovered in the region, completely reconstituted, and artifacts of all kinds, from the Iron Age to Antiquity. See also: Gallo-Roman glassworks, the magnificent collection of some 150 birds, the fossilized skeleton of France's greatest iguanogift or the enchanting iron statue Néréid of the Lescuyer collection. Each will be able to evolve according to the enriched rooms of the latest acquisitions and restored works. Once again, you can admire Hector Guimard's achievements and learn more about this haute marnese art. On the façade, Jacques Perreaut's Fortifications sculpture represents the old strong square of the sixteenth century. Unfortunately, it is regrettable that timetables are increasingly restricted.

Instead of the old bookstore Chapter, just opposite the famous house of the Heads, this museum dedicated to Hansi was inaugurated at the end of November 2015. For memory, Hansi (alias Jean-Jacques Waltz) is a famous illustrator and caricaturist colmarien. The museum is designed like an authentic Alsatian village, with cobbled streets, arched porch and main square. Surmounted of a large stained glass reproducing a drawing of Hansi, a wide staircase out of wooden gives access to space muséal located on the first floor. The scenography of the places makes discover multiple original works of Hansi to the access of a ludic course which reveals drawings of childhood, watercolours and advertising posters, but also of the Alsatian tableware and stamped derived products of time. At the end of your visit, you will be able to make some shopping in the shop of the museum located at the ground floor. It abounds in regional produce: fine wines, artisanal preserves and foie gras, gingerbread in multiple forms, without forgetting a very interesting choice of works on Hansi and Alsace! To also note: the Hansi museum can be privatized in the setting of business events.