Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover travel, culture, design and hotels worldwide. The Alsace village of Hunspach has been one of the official Most Beautiful ...

ALSACE, France -- This time would be different. We'd do it ourselves, enjoy it more - and pay less. Not that we didn't enjoy the "luxury group bicycle tours in Europe. Over the years, we have taken ...

Visiting Alsace is a special experience for foodies as it is a mix of French and German cuisine. You are just as likely to have great wine as you are to have saurkraut. Here we go through a number of ...

Celebrate the holiday season in Riquewihr, one of the most charming villages in Alsace, located just 15 km from Colmar and 10 km from Kaysersberg. This medieval gem, famous for its half-timbered ...

The French province of Alsace stands like a flower-child referee between Germany and France. Bounded by the Rhine River on the east and the Vosges Mountains on the west, this is a green region of ...

France's Alsace region is a quiet beauty located in the northeastern corner of the country, and it might just have it all. It’s a region densely populated with small family-run wineries, miles of ...

Storybook architecture, local wine, and a direct train from Paris make this lesser-known Alsatian city the perfect weekend getaway. La Petite Venise is the name given to Colmar's medieval old town. It ...

Biking down a newly paved but skinny one-lane service road through lush vineyards, I notice how the hills seem to be blanketed in green corduroy. My Alsatian friend hollers at me, “Germany believes ...

The French province of Alsace stands like a flower-child referee between Germany and France. Bounded by the Rhine River on the east and the Vosges Mountains on the west, this is a green region of ...