Colmar Archives – Little Holidays

Where to stay in Alsace – best hotels in Colmar, France

If you’re headed to Alsace to tour the historic wine route, there’s no better place to stay than Colmar, the capital of Alsatian wine.

Lying 64 KM southwest of Strasbourg, Colmar is a beautiful, well-preserved town home to many architectural landmarks and museums that give you a glimpse of the traditional Alsatian life. You can also almost always count on good weather – thanks to the Vosges mountains, Colmar enjoys a sunny microclimate and is one of the driest cities in France.

Best things to do in Alsace, France – a real-life storybook destination

Europe, France, Travel Guides

A visit to Alsace is a trip back to your childhood.

You know, those long nights spent under a blanket with only a flashlight to guide you through the crumbling pages of a well-worn, well-loved book, its pages filled with beautiful princesses, dashing men, and eloquent animals.

While the heroes and heroines would eventually find their way to enchanted forests and abandoned castles, their adventures would always begin in a tiny town, with pastel houses and wooden beams, a stork’s nest on a lookout tower, rickety bridges over quiet waterways, and glistening emerald hills in the distance.

That picture right there – the one in your mind right now – that’s precisely what Alsace looks like. Well, sans the magical animals, but it’s pretty close.

If you’ve ever wondered if the places in the storybooks are real, check out these real-life pictures of Alsace, France. [Read more…] about Best things to do in Alsace, France – a real-life storybook destination

Weekend trips in France – fabulous holiday ideas for your next trip

Europe, France, Travel Guides

Head out of the bustling cities and take a weekend trip to one of these beautiful French destinations.

From lush wine regions to laidback beach towns, wealthy historic ports to scenic hilltop villages, there’s a lot to see and discover in France. We can go on road trips around France for months and still have a lot of ground to cover.

But even if you don’t have an entire week to go exploring, you can still pack a lot of punch in one fabulous French weekend. And if it leaves you wanting more, well, there’s always the next weekend.

Here are the best ideas and itineraries for a weekend trip in France. [Read more…] about Weekend trips in France – fabulous holiday ideas for your next trip

Best things to do in Colmar, France – itinerary and travel guide

Europe, France, Travel Guides

Storybook houses lined up throughout the city in various blues and yellows, lush greenery as far as your eye can see, and jubilant locals clinking their glasses of Riesling together while watching people pass by.

Driving in Alsace – a road trip in the gorgeous French wine region

Europe, France, Travel Guides

When it comes to relaxing holidays, there’s no town like a wine town.

One: you have the perfect weather that helps create the perfect grapes. Two: these grapes produce amazing wine that inspires delicious food. And three: this makes everyone giddy happy and friendly!

But too much of a good thing can be oh-so-wonderful, so we add one more ingredient to this perfect holiday recipe: the open road. And that’s exactly how we spent our holiday in Alsace, France’s northeastern wine-growing region: a road trip through beautiful towns, lush vineyards, and breathtaking mountain roads, all while filling up on good food, great wine, and amazing sights.