Inspiration, tips and ideas to enhance your romantic stay in Alsace.
Alsace is home to more than 80 castles, around fifty of them romantic ruins perched on the Vosges foothills. Here are our five favourites for a getaway for two — from the imposing Haut-Kœnigsbourg to the quiet Fleckenstein.
170 km, 60 villages, 1,000 years of winemaking history, and probably the most beautiful gastronomic route in France. Here is how to drive it for two in 3 days, off-season — without crowds and without a single ruined lunch.
European capital, thousand-year-old cathedral, Petite France, covered markets, Alsatian wines: Strasbourg packs into 48 hours everything we love about the region. Here is our itinerary — a local's itinerary — to live the city as a couple, not endure it as tourists.
A birthday, a proposal, a tenth or twentieth wedding anniversary: Alsace boasts one of the highest concentrations of Michelin stars in France. Here are our favourite addresses for celebrating a great moment — and the art of composing the perfect evening around it.
Strasbourg, Colmar, Kaysersberg, Riquewihr… For six weeks, Alsace lights up. Here is how to turn a Christmas-market weekend into a truly romantic getaway — without the crowds, with the right addresses, and an evening that ends in a private suite for just the two of you.
More than one in three of our guests comes from the other side of the Rhine. Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, Saarbrücken, Pirmasens, Mannheim. Here is what we hear from them most often — and what international visitors can learn from it.
For three weeks a year, Alsace transforms. The villages buzz, the cellars open, the vines empty out. It is the liveliest time of year — and probably the most beautiful for a couples' getaway. Here is how to experience the harvest while staying out of the crowds, and where to retreat for a peaceful end to the day.
Hot tub under the stars, hammam for two, duo massage, Finnish sauna with a view over the vines: Alsace has become a spa destination in its own right. Here are the 6 addresses we recommend to our guests, plus the option of a private spa right inside the suite.
Living in the Saarland or Moselle? Just 1h15 from Saarbrücken, beyond Bitche and Wissembourg, northern Alsace hides private suites in a class of their own. A secret still very much under the radar.
1 year, 5 years, 10 years, 25 years, 50 years — every wedding anniversary deserves a gesture that looks like your story. Here are 5 ideas we orchestrate regularly, from a discreet one-night escape to a weekend with witnesses.
Baden-Baden has everything for a romantic weekend: thermal baths, casino, opera, old-world charm. But after two or three visits, you know it well. The opposite bank — Alsace, just 20 minutes away — offers something different: a fully private, immersive suite of your own.
Karlsruhe has many qualities. A reputation as a romantic capital isn't quite one of them. Luckily, 30 minutes off the A8, seven Alsatian suites offer the escape no German hotel provides.
You want to propose and Alsace is calling — vineyards, castles, fairy-tale villages, discreet suites. Here is our local's guide: the 5 spots that work every time, the right time of year, and the staging that brings tears (of joy).
Living in Baden-Württemberg, Saarland or the Palatinate and looking for a discreet, sensual escape for two? Alsace — 20 to 45 minutes across the border — is the best-kept secret of cross-border couples.
14 February deserves more than a restaurant dinner and a last-minute bouquet. In Alsace, we are lucky to live in a region where romance is second nature — here are 7 tested ideas to turn the date into a real memory.
