The region
Basel
Basel is a cultural centre of Europe and offers about 40 museums – some of it with world-wide reputation, like the Fondation Beyeler or the art museum – the theatre of Basel and other 25 small theatres, a musical stage, countless galleries, and several concert stages of all dimensions. At the ART Basel, the worldwide most important fair for contemporary art, the international art scene meets in Basel.
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Mulhouse
Is a city and commune in eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders.It is the largest city in the Haut-Rhin département, and the second largest in the Alsace region after Strasbourg.
Mulhouse is famous for its museums, especially the Cité de l’Automobile (also known as "Musée national de l’automobile") and the Musée Français du Chemin de Fer (also known as "Cité du train"), respectively the largest automobile and railway museums in France. Mulhouse is also the main seat of the Upper Alsace University, where the secretariat of the European Physical Society can be found.
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Colmar
Is the third-largest commune of the Alsace region in north-eastern France. It is the seat of the prefecture of the Haut-Rhin department and the Arrondissement of Colmar.
The town is situated along the Alsatian Wine Route and considers itself to be the "Capital of Alsatian Wine" (capitale des vins d'Alsace). The city is renowned for its well preserved old town, its numerous architectural landmarks and its museums, among which is the Unterlinden Museum with the Isenheim Altarpiece.
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Breisach
Breisach (formerly Altbreisach) is a town with approximately 16,500 inhabitants, situated along the Rhine in the Rhine Valley, in the district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about halfway between Freiburg and Colmar — 20 kilometres away from each — and about 60 kilometres north of Basel near the Kaiserstuhl. A bridge leads over the Rhine to Neuf-Brisach, Alsace.
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Staufen
From the brim of the southern Black Forest surrounded by vineyards with the beautiful region called the Markgraeflerland to the south, Staufen offers a breathtaking view of the Rhine Valley and the French Vosges mountains to the east. The jewel of the northern Markgraeflerland offers you a spectacular variety of attractions and cultural events.
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Freiburg
One of the famous old German university towns, and archiepiscopal seat, Freiburg was incorporated in the early twelfth century and developed into a major commercial, intellectual, and ecclesiastical center of the upper Rhine region. The city is known for its ancient university and its medieval minster, as well as for its high standard of living and advanced environmental practices. The city is situated in the heart of a major wine-growing region and serves as the primary tourist entry point to the scenic beauty of the Black Forest. According to meteorological statistics, the city is the sunniest and warmest in Germany.
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Obereggener Tal
The Eggenertal is popular for an ideal cherry cultivation area. The climate is perfect for the cherry trees, so it is nice to visit for tourists in the spring time.
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