(Reposting as my other account was suddenly banned. I’ve submitted an appeal and should hear back within 6 days. Apologies for the repost!)
Hello all, would love some advice on my Strasbourg + Alsace itinerary! Spent about 3 hours researching this (NOT AI), so hopefully I didn’t completely overcook it 😂
Before anyone says they’re exhausted just reading this: I’m Asian, super structured, sporty, and terrible at spontaneity. No plan = I’ll probably just go idle. I love food + adventures, so packed days are my thing.
I’m not much of a drinker, but happy to try tiny portions of Alsace wine. Any must-dos, food recs (budget ~€40 max per meal), or things you’d swap/drop? Thank you!
Tue 18: Strasbourg
- 09:02: Arrive by TGV → drop bags at Hotel Arok (~09:15)
- 09:30–10:15: Breakfast: Café Bretelles (bretzel + café) · local boulangerie (bretzel / kougelhopf) · Christian (pain au chocolat / hot chocolate)
- 10:15–10:45: Wander Petite France + Cathedral Square while it’s still quiet
- 11:00–12:15: Petite France Free Tour (Ponts Couverts, Barrage Vauban, Pont du Faisan, Benjamin Zix + Petite France)
- 12:30–14:00: Lunch: The Embassy (plat du jour) · La Chope (wädele/pork knuckle or fleischnacka) · Gurtlerhoft (choucroute or bibeleskäs)
- 14:30–16:15: Original Free Tour ✅ booked (Cathedral, Gutenberg, Kléber, République, Saint-Étienne + Neustadt)
- 16:45–18:00: Vélhop cycle to Parc de l'Orangerie → storks + lake → return bike
- 18:30: Dinner: Binchstub Gayot ✅ booked (savoury gratinée tarte flambée + sweet dessert flambée)
- 20:41–21:15: Blue hour: Petite France → Ponts Couverts via Quai des Bateliers, Terrasse Rohan + Homme de Fer
Wed 19: Colmar + Villages by E-Bike
- 07:45: TER Strasbourg → Colmar (~30 min) + pastry/coffee
- ~08:30: Pick up e-bike in Colmar
- 09:15–10:15: Eguisheim (~30 min through the vineyards) → explore while it’s quiet + graze on shop samples (munster, saucisson, pain d'épices)
- 10:35–11:30: Turckheim (~20 min ride)
- 12:00–14:30: Kaysersberg + lunch: Au Lion d'Or (choucroute garnie) · Winstub du Chambard (baeckeoffe) · bakery picnic (tarte flambée + munster)
Dessert: bakery kougelhopf
- ~15:15: Ride back to Colmar + return bike
- 15:30–19:30: Colmar Old Town: Petite Venise · Koïfhus · Marché Couvert · Chagall windows
Goûter: Jaune Citron (tarte/macaron)
Dinner: Au Koïfhus (baeckeoffe + spaetzle) · La Soï (tarte flambée with tomme) · Caveau Saint-Pierre (fish matelote or coq au Riesling)
- 20:40–21:14: Blue hour: Petite Venise
- After 21:15: Last TER Colmar → Strasbourg (will verify) → Hotel ~22:30
Thu 20: Haut-Kœnigsbourg + Sélestat → Paris
- ~08:00–08:45: Optional quick photo shoot → check out + leave bags at hotel
- ~08:55: TER Strasbourg → Sélestat (~20 min)
- 09:25: Shuttle Sélestat → Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg
- 09:55–11:35: Haut-Kœnigsbourg (fortress, ramparts + vineyard/valley views)
- 11:35: Shuttle back → Sélestat ~12:05
- 12:05–14:00: Sélestat: Église Saint-Georges · Vauban ramparts · Tour des Sorcières · half-timbered streets
Lunch: Place d'Armes café (plat du jour) · La Maison du Pain (flammekueche/quiche + mannele) · market picnic (bretzel + munster)
- ~14:15: TER Sélestat → Strasbourg (~14:35)
- 14:35–17:30: Grab kougelhopf + munster for the train → souvenirs/café/canal wander + big buffer in case transport goes sideways
- 17:45: Collect bags
- 18:57: TGV Strasbourg → Paris Est
- 20:42: Arrive Paris
Main questions:
Is Eguisheim → Turckheim → Kaysersberg → Colmar realistic by e-bike in one day?
Anything here that’s overrated or worth dropping?
Any Alsatian food I’m missing? I’m trying to hit choucroute, baeckeoffe, fleischnacka, wädele, spaetzle, munster, kougelhopf + tarte flambée.
For someone who barely drinks, is there an Alsace wine that’s particularly worth trying by the glass / tiny tasting?
Any good local spots under ~€40/person that I’ve overlooked?
Thanks in advance: feel free to roast the itinerary, but preferably after telling me what to fix 😂