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Eguisheim (68 Haut-Rhin, Alsace) celebrates its 48th Winegrowers’ festival in August 2008. Set in the heart of the Alsace vineyards you’ll find opend doots to local wine cellars, plenty of opportunities to taste (including some of the Grand Cru wines), folk dancing and music As well as the Alsace Wine Route which [...] Colmar (68 Haut-Rhin, Alsace) is one of the prettiest Alsatian towns in the heart of the vineyards, half-timbered buildings also known as a “little Venice” – and is an ideal setting for a Christmas market. It has one of the largest pedestrian-only areas and the whole area is bedecked with Christmas lights, decorated shop windows, [...] It all started in Paris with the Velib’ Scheme – an amalgam of Velo (cycle) and Liberte (free), which has been a tremendous success. The latest we’ve come across is the Velomagg in Montepellier (34 Herault, Languedoc-Roussillon). Vélib’ is a Self Service “bike hire” system available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Multi pick up [...] A Christmas Market with a difference in Mulhouse (68 Haut-Rhin, Alsace) with the venue being the the Museum of Printed Textiles (Musée de l’Impression sur Etoffes), where a stunning array of scarves, shawls, hanging fabrics – with the addition of a mountain theme with farmers and craftsmen from the nearby Vosges mountains. The museum looks [...] 2007 sees the 60th Annual Alsace Wine Fair (Foire aux Vins d’Alsace) in the picturesque town of Colmar(68 Haut Rhin, Alsace) For more info see http://www.foire-colmar.com/ Alsace (France) has a rich wine heritage, and throughout the summer and autumn celebrates the fruit of the vine with various Festivals, markets and other jollities where you can meet with winemakes, taste and buy their wines – or just enjoy the music and atmosphere. For more info see www.vinsalsace.com July 7th Nuit du [...] Public Holiday in Alsace (not the rest of France which only treats 25th as a holiday) |
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