Marlenheim (Le Cerf) ★ 4.4
Marlenheim, where the Alsace Wine Route begins west of Strasbourg, is known for Le Cerf, a one-Michelin-star restaurant of refined Alsatian country cooking.
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Colmar ★ 4.5
Colmar, 30 minutes south by train, is the Wine Route capital, with canal-side winstubs in Petite Venise pouring choucroute and tarte flambee.
Obernai ★ 4.2
Obernai, half an hour south by train, is a walled Wine Route town where winstubs fire wood-oven tarte flambee and the December market is a foodie favourite.
Riquewihr ★ 4.3
Riquewihr, a preserved fortified village on the Wine Route, is built for tasting: Riesling and Gewurztraminer cellars and winstubs below the vines.
Eguisheim ★ 4.2
Eguisheim, ringed by concentric medieval lanes near Colmar, is one of the Wine Route's prettiest stops, with grower cellars pouring Pinot Gris.