Roundtrip Schwalbach Alsace Saarlouis
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Last edit: 05-04-2021
Route Summary
Beautiful tour on the border of France and Germany on winding roads along streams and rivers. The route takes you through the north of the Vosges (Alsace) and then via Sarreguemines back to Saarlouis. A route through an area where many remains of the First and Second World War can be found and where the French and German influences have become mixed due to changes in the border. The roads are generally of good quality. The start and finish are at the Hotel Mühlenthal in Schwalbach near Saarlouis. This is a pleasant family hotel on a quiet street with a nice view, horse stables and a beautiful garden. In the immediate vicinity of the hotel you will find a few bakeries and a pizzeria. The hotel itself has a restaurant. I myself drove this route in 2017.
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Duration
5h 10m
Mode of travel
Car or motorcycle
Distance
238.40 km
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Een typisch stukje weg in het Saarland
RouteXpert Review
The route is on good roads and through very different types of nature. Sometimes beautiful green, sometimes agricultural, many rolling hills, no steep mountain roads. A very varied route. If you like cities, you can combine a visit to Saarbrücken. If you like the war past, you can combine a visit to the Ligne Maginot. The best thing is to continue after Bitche to fort de Schoenenbourg. This is not part of the route. The first kilometers of the route you pass successively:
- Ehrenfriedhof Elm Sprengen (RP2), this is a cemetery in honor of fallen soldiers in the Second World War
- A clock museum (RP3)
- the Hindenburgturm: a tower in honor of the fallen from the First World War (RP4) and
- Waldfriedhof Riegelsberg: a cemetery with the graves of forced laborers who died in camp Neuhaus near Saarbrücken in the Second World War. (RP5)
Then a beautiful green part begins, followed by the Sepulkral Museum (RP6), this is a Museum about death, being buried and mourning in the town of Dudweiler. Then back into the greenery until the next museum emerges: the Museum für dörfliche Alltagskunde und Museum des Saarländischen Aberglaubens, a nice museum about witches, superstitions and everyday life in Saarland (RP8).
You continue your way through another beautiful green area with a lot to see, because scattered throughout the area are cazemats and other remnants of the First and Second World War.
At (RP11), you could stop for a moment to capture one of the casemates in the photo. A part of the route, at Frohmuhl on the D35 towards Bitche lies Simserhof, part of the Ligne Maginot. It is best to pick up the route again at Frohmuhl. Shortly afterwards, Bitche appears, a beautiful town to eat and / or drink and to visit the citadel.
After the stop in Bitche, a section follows through the woods and then a viewpoint over the reservoir at Mouterhouse (RP16). You should definitely make a stop at Chateau de Lichtenberg (RP18): a beautiful place with an enormous view. The castle is now a theater and there are regular activities. In the village you can have lunch, for example at Au Soleil or have something in the cafeteria at the castle (RP19). If you like jewelry, glassware and sculptures, stop by Musee Lalique (RP20). In Sarreguemines, you can refuel cheaply (you will have driven about 190 kilometers) and visit the old town. Sarreguemines is a nice old town full of history to walk through. Churches, parks, the old city wall and the castle. Also walk along the Saar: very beautiful. There is also a small lock. You can also refuel in Saarlouis, just before you return to the hotel.
After Sarreguemines you drive through Alsace. A beautiful area with many castles and rivers. Unfortunately, many castles are dilapidated or privately owned and many other sights are not here. Especially enjoy the beautiful winding roads.
A route full of sights and stops. It is best to make a choice whether you visit a museum or continue driving and only stop in the cities of Bitche and Sarreguemines. What you should definitely do is eat the famous Flammeküche (Flammkuchen).
This route gets 4 stars from me, because of the varied character, the beautiful surroundings and the good roads.
Veel mooie doorkijkjes en oude gebouwen
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Grand Est (French: [ɡʁɑ̃t‿ɛst] (listen); Alsatian: Grossa Oschta; Moselle Franconian/Luxembourgish: Grouss Osten;
Rhine Franconian: Groß Oschte; German: Großer Osten [ˈɡʁoːsɐ ˈʔɔstn̩]; English: "Greater East") is an administrative region in Northeastern France. It superseded three former administrative regions, Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine, on 1 January 2016 under the provisional name of Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine (pronounced [alzas ʃɑ̃paɲ aʁdɛn lɔʁɛn]; ACAL or, less commonly, ALCA), as a result of territorial reform which had been passed by the French Parliament in 2014.The region sits astride three water basins (Seine, Meuse and Rhine), spanning an area of 57,433 km2 (22,175 sq mi), the fifth largest in France; it includes two mountain ranges (Vosges and Ardennes). It shares borders with Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and Switzerland. As of 2017, it had a population of 5,549,586 inhabitants. The prefecture and largest city, by far, is Strasbourg.
The East of France has a rich and diverse culture, being situated at a crossroads between the Latin and Germanic worlds. This history is reflected in the variety of languages spoken there (Alsatian, Champenois, and Lorraine Franconian). Most of today's Grand Est region was considered "Eastern" as early as the 8th century, when it constituted the southern part of the Francian territory of Austrasia. The city of Reims (in Champagne), where Frankish king Clovis I had been baptized in 496 AD, would later play a prominent ceremonial role in French monarchical history as the traditional site of the coronation of the kings of France. The Champagne fairs played a significant role in the economy of medieval Europe as well. Alsace and Lorraine thrived in the sphere of influence of the Holy Roman Empire for most of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and subject to competing claims by France and German over the centuries.
The region has distinctive traditions such as the celebration of Saint Nicholas Day, Christmas markets, or traditions involving the Easter hare in Alsace and Lorraine. Alsace-Moselle are furthermore subject to local law for historical reasons. With a long industrial history and strong agriculture and tourism (arts, gastronomy, sightseeing), the East of France is one of the top economic producing regions in the country.
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Rhine Franconian: Groß Oschte; German: Großer Osten [ˈɡʁoːsɐ ˈʔɔstn̩]; English: "Greater East") is an administrative region in Northeastern France. It superseded three former administrative regions, Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine, on 1 January 2016 under the provisional name of Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine (pronounced [alzas ʃɑ̃paɲ aʁdɛn lɔʁɛn]; ACAL or, less commonly, ALCA), as a result of territorial reform which had been passed by the French Parliament in 2014.The region sits astride three water basins (Seine, Meuse and Rhine), spanning an area of 57,433 km2 (22,175 sq mi), the fifth largest in France; it includes two mountain ranges (Vosges and Ardennes). It shares borders with Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and Switzerland. As of 2017, it had a population of 5,549,586 inhabitants. The prefecture and largest city, by far, is Strasbourg.
The East of France has a rich and diverse culture, being situated at a crossroads between the Latin and Germanic worlds. This history is reflected in the variety of languages spoken there (Alsatian, Champenois, and Lorraine Franconian). Most of today's Grand Est region was considered "Eastern" as early as the 8th century, when it constituted the southern part of the Francian territory of Austrasia. The city of Reims (in Champagne), where Frankish king Clovis I had been baptized in 496 AD, would later play a prominent ceremonial role in French monarchical history as the traditional site of the coronation of the kings of France. The Champagne fairs played a significant role in the economy of medieval Europe as well. Alsace and Lorraine thrived in the sphere of influence of the Holy Roman Empire for most of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and subject to competing claims by France and German over the centuries.
The region has distinctive traditions such as the celebration of Saint Nicholas Day, Christmas markets, or traditions involving the Easter hare in Alsace and Lorraine. Alsace-Moselle are furthermore subject to local law for historical reasons. With a long industrial history and strong agriculture and tourism (arts, gastronomy, sightseeing), the East of France is one of the top economic producing regions in the country.
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