Nature
In the immediate vicinity of the hotel, enjoy forest rambles on 10 km of paths impeccably waymarked by the Club Vosgien, walks through Ottrott's vineyards and a host of other curiosities not to be missed…
Le Windeck Park in Ottrott
A 10-hectare park with hundred-year-old sequoias, classed a "Notable garden", also featuring a prehistoric site, "Le Hof", and "La Ruine", the remains of a XIIth century construction remodelled by Léon Renouard de Bussière.
www.parcsetjardins.fr
The Wine Road
The Alsace Wine Road snakes from north to south through the vine-covered hillsides for over 170 km. Situated on the sub-Vosgian hills and covering a surface area of some 15,000 hectares, this delightful itinerary alternates undulating vineyards and flower-filled villages with their narrow lanes and inimitable houses tightly knotted around their bell tower.
www.vinsalsace.com
The Mont Sainte Odile
The spiritual centre of Alsace, the Mont Sainte Odile welcomes you in a monastic setting, where you can enjoy an extraordinary panoramic view, discover an exceptional natural and archaeological environment, waymarked paths for ramblers, and find places for reflection and conviviality.
And do not miss the Pilgrim's path, 1 hr 30 on foot from the hotel or 15 min by car by the road.
www.mont-sainte-odile.com
The Pagans' Wall
The largest megalithic monument in Northern Europe is in the very centre of Alsace. It is said that the ancients went barefoot so that they could recharge their energy thanks to the magnetic waves in the ground in this spot. The wall itself tells us nothing. No-one is able to date it. Archaeologists, dowsers, radiesthetists immersed in this "exceptional vibratory bath" seem to walk on hot coals around the wall. Some have flash visions, seeing the wall being built by Neolithic men. Backed up by these visions, they claim that 5,000 years before our era the mountain was shrouded with monumental blocks of stone weighing 2 tonnes each, held together by wooden dovetails.
http://hebdo.nouvelobs.com/hebdo/parution/p2061/articles/a240618.html
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