Les Trexons is located at an altitude of 675 meters just outside the village of Gerbépal at the beginning of the High Vosges. The immediate vicinity of the campsite consists of forests, streams, fields and is mountainous. From your tent you walk straight into the woods. There are some (organic) farms in the area. In the village at 2 kilometers there are two bakeries, one of which also offers a terrace and dining facilities. If you want to go to the city, Gerardmer is with 8 kilometers the closest,

formerly known as a bathplace with its large lake. Increasingly, the Vosges are also being discovered and appreciated as a holiday destination, with its clean air, fairy-tale forests, streams and beautiful lakes. The Vosges borders the Alsace. Both areas have a rich history.

There is so much to discover, see, taste and experience. We wish you a good time here!

Koeningsbourgh Frankrijk Les Trexons

Into nature

De vogezen

For nature lovers, the Vosges is a great place to explore. It has a rich flora and fauna, partly due to the varied landscape and thus the wealth of different habitats. You can meet deer, boars and foxes here, perhaps hear a lynx and owls calling in the evening and see the chamois playing on the Hohneck. There is a lot of water in this area in many forms.
For example, the Moselle rises at an altitude of 735 meters at Col de Bussang
and at La Bresse you will find the last floating peat,
where sundew and dwarf water lilies grow.
Come and marvel at the stone river Champs des Roches or watch a fantastically colored setting sun from the mountains.

Waterval De Vogezen Frankrijk

Action!

There are an incredible number of varied hiking and mountain bike trails to be found in the immediate vicinity of the campsite and beyond. But there is also plenty to experience for adventurers who like to go up high, from climbing parks to paragliding, from climbing walls to parachute jumping.
You can go horseback riding through the beautiful nature, fish on one of the lakes (permit required everywhere, available on site).

You can make beautiful walking tours from the camping site, but there are also beautiful and varied routes in the vicinity.
Hiking maps are for sale at the reception. In general, routes are well marked.
Good walking shoes are recommended. Most forest paths are stony and uneven and there is continuous climbing and descending.
Do you want to walk with a child in the pram? Get advice from reception.

De vogezen

Bicycles can be rented at the campsite, also with a child seat. A helmet is mandatory here. This is therefore included in the rental of the bicycles. MTB routes can be found on the staff map, in various flyers and route booklets (available at the reception). Cyclists like to go up (and down!) The Col de la Schlucht. There are beautiful routes on paved roads. Motorists generally take cyclists into account. Suggestions for (quieter) routes can be obtained at the reception.

There are several climbing walls or bouldering possibilities in the region. Many climbers use the climbing route book L’est-callade. The Martinswand, Saint-Amé, Tour des Roches and Arete des Spitzkopf are some more famous climbing sites.

Adventure parks can be found near Gerardmer and La Bresse, where you can climb, scramble and zip between trees and rocks. The routes you can take depend on your height. Minimum age of 4 years. Nice to mention is the “barefoot path” at the adventure park near Gerardmer (they are also available in other places), for all ages!
Paragliding is also one of the adventurous options.

It is possible to canoe or stand up paddleboarding on several lakes. Swimming is fine in, for example, Longemer.

Horse riding and sport fishing. In winter, this is also a small ski area, where you can go cross-country skiing, hike with raquets, sledge and even climb in frozen water. The snow can remain on the Hohneck until well into May.

Hiking

You can make beautiful walking tours from the camping site, but there are also beautiful and varied routes in the vicinity.
Hiking maps are for sale at the reception. In general, routes are well marked.
Good walking shoes are recommended. Most forest paths are stony and uneven and there is continuous climbing and descending.
Do you want to walk with a child in the pram? Get advice from reception.

De vogezen
Cycling

Bicycles can be rented at the campsite, also with a child seat. A helmet is mandatory here. This is therefore included in the rental of the bicycles. MTB routes can be found on the staff map, in various flyers and route booklets (available at the reception). Cyclists like to go up (and down!) The Col de la Schlucht. There are beautiful routes on paved roads. Motorists generally take cyclists into account. Suggestions for (quieter) routes can be obtained at the reception.

Climbing and adventureparcs

There are several climbing walls or bouldering possibilities in the region. Many climbers use the climbing route book L’est-callade. The Martinswand, Saint-Amé, Tour des Roches and Arete des Spitzkopf are some more famous climbing sites.

Adventure parks can be found near Gerardmer and La Bresse, where you can climb, scramble and zip between trees and rocks. The routes you can take depend on your height. Minimum age of 4 years. Nice to mention is the “barefoot path” at the adventure park near Gerardmer (they are also available in other places), for all ages!
Paragliding is also one of the adventurous options.

Other sports

It is possible to canoe or stand up paddleboarding on several lakes. Swimming is fine in, for example, Longemer.

Horse riding and sport fishing. In winter, this is also a small ski area, where you can go cross-country skiing, hike with raquets, sledge and even climb in frozen water. The snow can remain on the Hohneck until well into May.

Experience culture

Although you sometimes have to drive for it, the Vosges has a rich culture. There are several museums to visit and historical places (such as the Celtic settlement at Saint-Die-des-Vosges).

We even have gardens, classial and botanic. And for warm summer evenigs you can visit the nightmarkets on the lakes boulevards.

There are beautiful gardens to visit in the area, which look very different at every time of the year. A favorite: the Berchigrange Gardens: https://www.berchigranges.com/
Higher located at the foot of the Hohneck is Jardin d’altitude du haut Chitelet at an altitude of 1228 meters: http: / /www.jardinbotaniquedenancy.eu/accueil/ This is open all year round, except when there is snow or it is too slippery. Keep in mind that it can still be snowy up there if our campsite is already open.
We also liked the gardens of Abbey D’Autrey very much. Spring is celebrated on the third weekend in May, with the church open to the public and a large plant and flower market in the courtyard. Recommended! The rose festival is there at the beginning of June.

In the Vosges and Alsace you can still find many memorial sites and monuments that refer to the First World War, when there was much fighting here. Before that, from 1871 onwards, these areas were the battleground for the Franco-Prussian war from July 1870 to May 1871. From 1871 to 1918 the area belonged to the German Reich. In the Second World War, the area was again occupied by the Germans. Although Alsace is now part of France, and like the Vosges is part of Lorraine, it still feels “German”.
Various memorial sites can be found at: http://www.tourisme.vosges.fr/nl/ remembrance tourism/
War Museum and former battlefield: http://www.linge1915.com/
Former Natzweiler camp and memorial: www.struthof.fr
Schirmeck Memorial Site and Museum (Alsace): www.memorial-alsace-moselle.com

In various places you can form a picture of what life used to be like here. A visit to Champs des Roches (stone river near Arrentes) and various éboulies (batches of loose granite blocks on mountain walls) give an idea of ​​the movements in the Ice Age. Haut Koeningsbourgh Castle , is very impressive and really worth a visit!
Do you want to know how wood was processed on a large scale before electricity even existed? Then take a look at Scierie (sawmill) du Lançoir at Le Valtin or visit the Ecomusée in Alsace (everyday life through the ages).
Near Saint-Dié-des-Vosges is the Celtic Camp La Bure . From the 1 th century BC to AD 352, the Celts inhabited this area. A beautiful and educational walk leads to it. In museum Pierre Noël , in Saint-Dié you can visit excavations from this camp. You also get an impression of how people used to live in this region.
Espace museum in Val d’Argent : the history of the textile industry, mining and mineral extraction.

Every odd year, the Daffodil Festival takes place on the first weekend of April: “Fête de Jonquilles” . Gerardmer is the center of this festival, but the surrounding villages also contribute. In the weeks before the party, wild daffodils are picked by school children and other volunteers. Artists or passionate villagers make structures from mesh, wood, moss and wild daffodils. On Sundays you can admire the floats in Gerardmer in yellow and green. A lust for the eye!

At the end of June is the village festival of Gerbépal , around the church. For children there are games to play and small prizes to be won. You can dance, eat and drink.

July 14 ( July 14 ) is a national holiday in France. This day commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison, which marked the beginning of the French Revolution in 1790. It was not until 1880 that this became a national holiday. On this day the unity of France is celebrated. In the evening (or the night before) large fireworks are set off in many cities. July 14th there is always a vide grenier in the village of Gerbépal (attic sales or flea market), where, of course, you can eat and drink something.

In surrounding villages you can visit the daily market once or twice a week. Delicious for groceries or to taste local products. You can also buy clothes or a live chicken, but you don’t have to.
In Gerardmer, on the water of Longemer and in other places in the area, night markets are organized during the high season where local artists and caterers offer their products.
In high season there is a weekly organic market in Xonrupt-Longemer.
During the summer months, “ vide greniers” (attic sales or flea market) are held in several villages. These are announced in the local newspaper and on road signs. We try to list them and can be found in the reception.
In the village of Le Tholy, for example, there are permanent flea markets or antique dealers. Always nice to have a look around and find what you didn’t know you needed!

Various animal parks can be visited in the region. From the butterfly garden in Ribauville to the Monkey Mountain, from llama park to interactive goat farm. A personal favorite of ours is the small zoo NaturoParc, where you can discover the fauna of the Vosges in a very carefully and playfully landscaped park, once established as a place where people wanted to restore the stork population. And for bird of prey lovers: several shows are organized daily in the ruins of Hohlandsbourg.

Modern art: Mudaac (ancient and contemporary art) in Epinal: www.museedepartemental.vosges.fr
Classical art: Musee Charles de Bruyères and Musee Charles Friry : www.remiremont.fr/musees/
Peugeot museum : www.museepeugeot.com
Historical museum: Pierre Noël in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Textiles / mines and minerals : Espace Musée in Val d’Argent www.muees-valdargent.fr
Fauna Museum in Xonrupt (10 minutes drive): http://www.museefaunelorraine.com/

Several mines can be visited in the region. In this region, silver (d’Argent, also the word for “money”) and copper (cuivre) were mined. Go underground, on your own or with a guide (walking shoes recommended). www.tellure.fr or www.hautesmynes.com < / a>
At the Center de Geologie Terrae Genesis you will learn about more than 1,500 minerals, and an impression of a Vogesian dinosaur and other fossils: www.terraegenesis.org

The small towns near the campsite do not necessarily have to rely on their extraordinary and / or old architecture. The wars have destroyed the old street scene.
Fortunately, special buildings and places have been preserved. There are some beautiful abbeys nearby, including in Senones, Aultrey, St. Dié-des-Vosges and the Abbey d’Etival Clairfontaine, some with particularly beautiful gardens.
On the west side of the Vosges, in the small town of Grand , are the remains of a Roman settlement including a large amphitheate r. It is a 2-hour drive from the campsite.
Near Remiremont lies Plombières-les-Bain s, a seaside resort with thermal springs and beautiful buildings.

Gardens

There are beautiful gardens to visit in the area, which look very different at every time of the year. A favorite: the Berchigrange Gardens: https://www.berchigranges.com/
Higher located at the foot of the Hohneck is Jardin d’altitude du haut Chitelet at an altitude of 1228 meters: http: / /www.jardinbotaniquedenancy.eu/accueil/ This is open all year round, except when there is snow or it is too slippery. Keep in mind that it can still be snowy up there if our campsite is already open.
We also liked the gardens of Abbey D’Autrey very much. Spring is celebrated on the third weekend in May, with the church open to the public and a large plant and flower market in the courtyard. Recommended! The rose festival is there at the beginning of June.

War memorials

In the Vosges and Alsace you can still find many memorial sites and monuments that refer to the First World War, when there was much fighting here. Before that, from 1871 onwards, these areas were the battleground for the Franco-Prussian war from July 1870 to May 1871. From 1871 to 1918 the area belonged to the German Reich. In the Second World War, the area was again occupied by the Germans. Although Alsace is now part of France, and like the Vosges is part of Lorraine, it still feels “German”.
Various memorial sites can be found at: http://www.tourisme.vosges.fr/nl/ remembrance tourism/
War Museum and former battlefield: http://www.linge1915.com/
Former Natzweiler camp and memorial: www.struthof.fr
Schirmeck Memorial Site and Museum (Alsace): www.memorial-alsace-moselle.com

History

In various places you can form a picture of what life used to be like here. A visit to Champs des Roches (stone river near Arrentes) and various éboulies (batches of loose granite blocks on mountain walls) give an idea of ​​the movements in the Ice Age. Haut Koeningsbourgh Castle , is very impressive and really worth a visit!
Do you want to know how wood was processed on a large scale before electricity even existed? Then take a look at Scierie (sawmill) du Lançoir at Le Valtin or visit the Ecomusée in Alsace (everyday life through the ages).
Near Saint-Dié-des-Vosges is the Celtic Camp La Bure . From the 1 th century BC to AD 352, the Celts inhabited this area. A beautiful and educational walk leads to it. In museum Pierre Noël , in Saint-Dié you can visit excavations from this camp. You also get an impression of how people used to live in this region.
Espace museum in Val d’Argent : the history of the textile industry, mining and mineral extraction.

Celebrations

Every odd year, the Daffodil Festival takes place on the first weekend of April: “Fête de Jonquilles” . Gerardmer is the center of this festival, but the surrounding villages also contribute. In the weeks before the party, wild daffodils are picked by school children and other volunteers. Artists or passionate villagers make structures from mesh, wood, moss and wild daffodils. On Sundays you can admire the floats in Gerardmer in yellow and green. A lust for the eye!

At the end of June is the village festival of Gerbépal , around the church. For children there are games to play and small prizes to be won. You can dance, eat and drink.

July 14 ( July 14 ) is a national holiday in France. This day commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison, which marked the beginning of the French Revolution in 1790. It was not until 1880 that this became a national holiday. On this day the unity of France is celebrated. In the evening (or the night before) large fireworks are set off in many cities. July 14th there is always a vide grenier in the village of Gerbépal (attic sales or flea market), where, of course, you can eat and drink something.

Markets

In surrounding villages you can visit the daily market once or twice a week. Delicious for groceries or to taste local products. You can also buy clothes or a live chicken, but you don’t have to.
In Gerardmer, on the water of Longemer and in other places in the area, night markets are organized during the high season where local artists and caterers offer their products.
In high season there is a weekly organic market in Xonrupt-Longemer.
During the summer months, “ vide greniers” (attic sales or flea market) are held in several villages. These are announced in the local newspaper and on road signs. We try to list them and can be found in the reception.
In the village of Le Tholy, for example, there are permanent flea markets or antique dealers. Always nice to have a look around and find what you didn’t know you needed!

Animalparcs

Various animal parks can be visited in the region. From the butterfly garden in Ribauville to the Monkey Mountain, from llama park to interactive goat farm. A personal favorite of ours is the small zoo NaturoParc, where you can discover the fauna of the Vosges in a very carefully and playfully landscaped park, once established as a place where people wanted to restore the stork population. And for bird of prey lovers: several shows are organized daily in the ruins of Hohlandsbourg.

Musea

Modern art: Mudaac (ancient and contemporary art) in Epinal: www.museedepartemental.vosges.fr
Classical art: Musee Charles de Bruyères and Musee Charles Friry : www.remiremont.fr/musees/
Peugeot museum : www.museepeugeot.com
Historical museum: Pierre Noël in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Textiles / mines and minerals : Espace Musée in Val d’Argent www.muees-valdargent.fr
Fauna Museum in Xonrupt (10 minutes drive): http://www.museefaunelorraine.com/

Mines and minerals

Several mines can be visited in the region. In this region, silver (d’Argent, also the word for “money”) and copper (cuivre) were mined. Go underground, on your own or with a guide (walking shoes recommended). www.tellure.fr or www.hautesmynes.com < / a>
At the Center de Geologie Terrae Genesis you will learn about more than 1,500 minerals, and an impression of a Vogesian dinosaur and other fossils: www.terraegenesis.org

Architecture

The small towns near the campsite do not necessarily have to rely on their extraordinary and / or old architecture. The wars have destroyed the old street scene.
Fortunately, special buildings and places have been preserved. There are some beautiful abbeys nearby, including in Senones, Aultrey, St. Dié-des-Vosges and the Abbey d’Etival Clairfontaine, some with particularly beautiful gardens.
On the west side of the Vosges, in the small town of Grand , are the remains of a Roman settlement including a large amphitheate r. It is a 2-hour drive from the campsite.
Near Remiremont lies Plombières-les-Bain s, a seaside resort with thermal springs and beautiful buildings.

On the menu

The Vosges is not really known for its fine cuisine. In winter, people love to eat choucroute (sauerkraut, flanked by sausage and ham), fatty cheeses are never shunned and flow
the wine generously. But when it comes to bread and pie, you can lick your fingers! Cheese fondue, crêpes (pancakes), flammküchen, lots of meat and cold cuts are available in many restaurants. There are many restaurants that work with local products, organic food is increasingly appreciated here and most restaurants also have a number of vegetarian dishes on the menu (note: vegetarian food is not as common here as in many other European countries, but you can make something according to your wishes on request).
Bordering the Alsace wine region par excellence, good wine is always close by. But there are also more and more local and small-scale beer brewers. The fridge at Les Trexons has already cooled something for you. In the high season Ruhlmann will arrange a wine tasting.

  • At the campsite
    • Bread service (daily, exept mondays) between 8 and 9.30 take away (You can order until 5 pm the day before.
    • Monday Pizza day: two pizza bakers come to bake pizzas with their wood oven in their van for the guests of Les Trexons. Price € 9, – Wide choice. Children’s pizzas are also possible.
    • Thursdays, every other week, crepes are baked on the campsite (large but thin pancakes). Vouchers for this can be bought at the reception until 4 p.m. You can sit at the large tables (we provide sweet fillings), or take it with you to your own tent. Collection is possible between 5 pm and 7 pm.
    • Sunday fries day! Order at the reception until 3 pm. Pick up at the indicated time between 6:00 pm and 7:30 pm.

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  • Restaurants in the area

Some suggestions (but there is much more to discover, of course, for tips we remain recommended). Many French go out for dinner at lunchtime.

    • La cuisine Des Arrentes: Local cuisine, local products. Small but varied menu, friendly service, low-priced: https://www.lacuisinedesarrentes.com/
    • Hors du Temps: more chic (and also a bit more pricey), beautifully decorated plates, beautiful garden where you can sit, friendly service.
    • San Remo: Italian in Gerardmer. Very popular restaurant, reservation not possible, open at 7 pm. Delicious pizzas, but also a choice of other dishes and the most fantastic desserts (don’t forget to look in the display case). Child friendly.
    • Le Geromoise: originally a beer brewery, but with an excellent (simple) kitchen. You look out on the large beer kettles where delicious beer still comes out! Nice location right on Lake Gerardmer.
    • Auberges: in the area, especially along the route de Crête, there are several Auberges to visit. They usually serve hearty dishes (aimed at sporty visitors). You sit there simple but cozy.

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  • Takeout
    • At the bakery in the village of Au four du moulin you can eat on Friday and Saturday (take away). Steak with fries, pizza. There is a small terrace where you can of course also eat your sandwich while enjoying a cup of coffee.
    • Fast food restaurants are less present here. A Mc Donald is not close. Gerardmer does have an O’Malo, comparable (but you cannot call it “fast”).
    • Chez Mario is a takeaway just before you leave the village (towards Anould). You can order chips and pizza there, or eat them there.
    • If you are swimming at Longemer, you can get small snacks or sandwiches there.

France is known for its wines, but here too there is more and more attention for beer.

  • At the campsite
    • We sell Ruhlmann wines from Alsace. Once a week in high season, he organizes a tasting and tells passionately about his profession and the individual wines.
    • We also explore the local market for beer. L’O percule beers are for sale at the bar, instead of organic beers with honey. Sugar. In addition to a fixed arsenal, these brewers experiment every year with one or two special beers that are only brewed for that year. We also have a blond and amber beer in the fridge of La Moussière, a brewer from the neighborhood, who passionately brews his beers in his barn. From Belgian soil, in addition to the well-known beers, we also sell ZevenZonden, four strong beers that live up to their name.

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  • The wine route: from north to south (or in the opposite direction) through Alsace, the wine route winds through cozy (sometimes cistern-like) villages and vineyards. Both by car and by bicycle suitable to cover (part of) and to stop here and there to taste something.
  • Guided tours of Geromoise Brewery (Gerardmer) and other breweries
  • When it gets colder, mulled wine is a popular drink here. For those who do not drink alcohol, there is a warm apple juice or chocolate milk.

Vegetarian food is not (yet) widely supported here, although it is increasingly possible to eat vegetarian in restaurants. People are generally very willing to take your dietary needs into account, so don’t hesitate to ask.
Organic food, on the other hand, is widely supported here. De Vosges attaches great importance to local products, he is proud of what comes to the table from his environment. In general, cultivation is on a smaller scale and the organic assortment in supermarkets is also of considerable size.

    • Biomonde: organic supermarket in Gerardmer
    • Organic farm Ferme du Hazard: organic farm next to Les Trexons, own products (vegetables, fruit, ice cream, meat, eggs) for sale.
    • Organic farm Ferme bio de Bonnefontain in Le Tholy (near the waterfalls of Tholy), with cheese dairy
  • At the campsite: every Thursday in high season, around 5.30 pm, our regular wine supplier Ruhlmann from Alsace comes to talk passionately about his wines . Raise a glass with us!
  • Cheese tasting : at the Col du Brabant goat farm. When the children crawl into the cages to cuddle the goats, you can taste various cheeses. Open from 3 p.m.
  • Sweets from the Vosges! Recommended during a rainy week: CDHV candy factory in Plaingfaing shows how they make their typical Vogesian sweets, of course they taste it. Keep in mind that it can be busy on rainy days.
  • Coffee: There is a coffee brewer in Granges sur Vologne. Well worth a visit if you are a coffee lover.
Food
  • At the campsite
    • Bread service (daily, exept mondays) between 8 and 9.30 take away (You can order until 5 pm the day before.
    • Monday Pizza day: two pizza bakers come to bake pizzas with their wood oven in their van for the guests of Les Trexons. Price € 9, – Wide choice. Children’s pizzas are also possible.
    • Thursdays, every other week, crepes are baked on the campsite (large but thin pancakes). Vouchers for this can be bought at the reception until 4 p.m. You can sit at the large tables (we provide sweet fillings), or take it with you to your own tent. Collection is possible between 5 pm and 7 pm.
    • Sunday fries day! Order at the reception until 3 pm. Pick up at the indicated time between 6:00 pm and 7:30 pm.

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  • Restaurants in the area

Some suggestions (but there is much more to discover, of course, for tips we remain recommended). Many French go out for dinner at lunchtime.

    • La cuisine Des Arrentes: Local cuisine, local products. Small but varied menu, friendly service, low-priced: https://www.lacuisinedesarrentes.com/
    • Hors du Temps: more chic (and also a bit more pricey), beautifully decorated plates, beautiful garden where you can sit, friendly service.
    • San Remo: Italian in Gerardmer. Very popular restaurant, reservation not possible, open at 7 pm. Delicious pizzas, but also a choice of other dishes and the most fantastic desserts (don’t forget to look in the display case). Child friendly.
    • Le Geromoise: originally a beer brewery, but with an excellent (simple) kitchen. You look out on the large beer kettles where delicious beer still comes out! Nice location right on Lake Gerardmer.
    • Auberges: in the area, especially along the route de Crête, there are several Auberges to visit. They usually serve hearty dishes (aimed at sporty visitors). You sit there simple but cozy.

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  • Takeout
    • At the bakery in the village of Au four du moulin you can eat on Friday and Saturday (take away). Steak with fries, pizza. There is a small terrace where you can of course also eat your sandwich while enjoying a cup of coffee.
    • Fast food restaurants are less present here. A Mc Donald is not close. Gerardmer does have an O’Malo, comparable (but you cannot call it “fast”).
    • Chez Mario is a takeaway just before you leave the village (towards Anould). You can order chips and pizza there, or eat them there.
    • If you are swimming at Longemer, you can get small snacks or sandwiches there.
Drinks

France is known for its wines, but here too there is more and more attention for beer.

  • At the campsite
    • We sell Ruhlmann wines from Alsace. Once a week in high season, he organizes a tasting and tells passionately about his profession and the individual wines.
    • We also explore the local market for beer. L’O percule beers are for sale at the bar, instead of organic beers with honey. Sugar. In addition to a fixed arsenal, these brewers experiment every year with one or two special beers that are only brewed for that year. We also have a blond and amber beer in the fridge of La Moussière, a brewer from the neighborhood, who passionately brews his beers in his barn. From Belgian soil, in addition to the well-known beers, we also sell ZevenZonden, four strong beers that live up to their name.

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  • The wine route: from north to south (or in the opposite direction) through Alsace, the wine route winds through cozy (sometimes cistern-like) villages and vineyards. Both by car and by bicycle suitable to cover (part of) and to stop here and there to taste something.
  • Guided tours of Geromoise Brewery (Gerardmer) and other breweries
  • When it gets colder, mulled wine is a popular drink here. For those who do not drink alcohol, there is a warm apple juice or chocolate milk.
Vegetarian and Bio

Vegetarian food is not (yet) widely supported here, although it is increasingly possible to eat vegetarian in restaurants. People are generally very willing to take your dietary needs into account, so don’t hesitate to ask.
Organic food, on the other hand, is widely supported here. De Vosges attaches great importance to local products, he is proud of what comes to the table from his environment. In general, cultivation is on a smaller scale and the organic assortment in supermarkets is also of considerable size.

    • Biomonde: organic supermarket in Gerardmer
    • Organic farm Ferme du Hazard: organic farm next to Les Trexons, own products (vegetables, fruit, ice cream, meat, eggs) for sale.
    • Organic farm Ferme bio de Bonnefontain in Le Tholy (near the waterfalls of Tholy), with cheese dairy
Tastings
  • At the campsite: every Thursday in high season, around 5.30 pm, our regular wine supplier Ruhlmann from Alsace comes to talk passionately about his wines . Raise a glass with us!
  • Cheese tasting : at the Col du Brabant goat farm. When the children crawl into the cages to cuddle the goats, you can taste various cheeses. Open from 3 p.m.
  • Sweets from the Vosges! Recommended during a rainy week: CDHV candy factory in Plaingfaing shows how they make their typical Vogesian sweets, of course they taste it. Keep in mind that it can be busy on rainy days.
  • Coffee: There is a coffee brewer in Granges sur Vologne. Well worth a visit if you are a coffee lover.