The fastest route between Strasbourg and Colmar, 68km (42 miles) south,
is N83. But if you have time, the famous Route du Vin, the oldest “wine road”
in France established in 1950, makes a rewarding experience. It rolls through
60 charming villages and is flanked by the Vosges foothills, with medieval
towers and feudal ruins evoking faded pageantry. The vine-covered slopes
sometimes reach a height of 435m (1,427 ft.), and
