Belfort is one of those French towns that never felt like a distant place on the map to me, but rather like part of my familiar landscape. For ... Read more!
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Louis XIV and Mazarin: How France Quietly Gained Alsace
Let's imagine Louis XIV and Mazarin meeting in October 1648, when Europe awoke from a thirty-year nightmare. In Münster and Osnabrück, pens finally replaced cannons: the Peace of ... Read more!
The Peace of Westphalia and Alsace : from Habsburg to France
This research on the Peace of Westphalia and Alsace tells how a peace treaty signed in 1648 not only ended the Thirty Years’ War, but also changed the fate ... Read more!
The Peace of Westphalia: The 1648 Treaties That Redrew Europe
The Peace of Westphalia: The End of an Endless War By the mid-seventeenth century, Europe was exhausted. For thirty years, the continent had been ravaged by a conflict of ... Read more!
In the Footsteps of the Habsburgs in Alsace: A Captivating Odyssey
This article takes you on a historical treasure hunt, following the footsteps of the Habsburgs in Alsace and unveiling a tale neglected by history textbooks. Our first stop? ... Read more!
Winter and Snow in Southern Alsace
Winter is here at last! For a few days, we are visiting Alsace, and against all expectations, snow fell yesterday morning. We quickly drove across the Sundgau region to the South ... Read more!
Discover Ferrette in the Spring
On our last day in Alsace, we drove South of the region to the picturesque site of Ferrette in the spring. This area is known as the Sundgau and ... Read more!
The first soldiers who fell during the First World War
With a bit of research we found out the names of the first soldiers who fell during the First World War. When World War I started exactly 100 ... Read more!
Hirtzbach, Alsace
Last Sunday we visited the little flower-decked village of Hirtzbach, secretly situated to the South of Alsace in a region called Sundgau. Here is a selection of photos ... Read more!
Discover the Foret Enchantee of Altkirch, Alsace
For the Christmas season, the little town of Altkirch in the Sundgau radically departs from the Alsatian tradition of hosting a Christmas market. The fir trees of the ... Read more!
50 Most Beautiful Photos of Autumn in France
Prepare to be captivated by the exquisite beauty of the changing seasons! In this article, we’ve curated a captivating collection of the 50 most beautiful photos of autumn, ... Read more!
Sundgau History: Echoes of Austria in a Quiet Corner of France
The Sundgau History explains much of the region’s touristic appeal, as this southern corner of Alsace was once a strategic land owned by the Habsburg Dynasty and coveted ... Read more!
Discover the Sundgau in Alsace
Located between the Plain of Alsace, the Rhine River, the Vosges and the Jura mountains, the Sundgau region has its own distinctive geographic character. The hilly region is ... Read more!
Discover the Medieval Alsace Castles
Much like Périgord, Alsace is one of France’s regions with the most medieval castles. More than 500 are counted here, mainly distributed from north to south, at the ... Read more!
