landmark
Colmar Old Town
A fairy-tale Alsatian town with brilliantly colored half-timbered houses along the canals of its 'Little Venice' quarter.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Breisach am Rhein
Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · Europe
About Breisach am Rhein
Breisach am Rhein works well as a base: 10 minutes from Neuf-Brisach, 22km from Route des Vins d'Alsace.
Breisach am Rhein is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, with about 14,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Neuf-Brisach, about 4 km away.
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What is there to see near Breisach am Rhein?
Within an hour or so of Breisach am Rhein: Colmar Old Town (18 km), Freiburg im Breisgau (20 km), Freiburg Minster (20 km), Eguisheim (21 km).
Are there any good drives near Breisach am Rhein?
The nearest famous roads are Route des Vins d'Alsace, Alsace Wine Route and Route des Crêtes (Vosges).
Where is Breisach am Rhein?
Breisach am Rhein is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, about 4 km from Neuf-Brisach.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 14,367
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Baden-Wurttemberg
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 48.0328, 7.5829
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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Worth the detour from Breisach am Rhein
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Freiburg im Breisgau
The sunny gateway to the Black Forest, with a Gothic minster, Bächle waterways in the old town, and a vibrant university atmosphere.
20 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
Freiburg Minster
A red-sandstone Gothic masterpiece whose lacy openwork spire towers over a market square at the edge of the Black Forest.
20 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Eguisheim
A concentric wine village of cobbled lanes spiralling around its castle, voted favourite village of France.
21 km · about 25 min drive
famous road
Route des Vins d'Alsace
A 170 km wine road threading flower-decked villages and vine-clad hills below the Vosges mountains.
22 km · about 25 min drive
cafe
Maison Ferber
Village bakery in Niedermorschwihr where Christine Ferber, the 'jam fairy' revered by top pastry chefs worldwide, hand-cooks over 200,000 jars a year in copper pots; gourmets detour off the Wine Route for her kougelhopf and mirabelle preserves.
24 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Riquewihr
One of the most beautiful villages in France, a perfectly preserved medieval wine village enclosed within 16th-century ramparts.
26 km · about 30 min drive
famous road
Alsace Wine Route
A 170-kilometer scenic wine road winding through vine-covered hills and storybook villages from Marlenheim to Thann.
26 km · about 30 min drive
Driving roads near Breisach am Rhein
- 22 kmRoute des Vins d'AlsaceA 170 km wine road threading flower-decked villages and vine-clad hills below the Vosges mountains.
- 26 kmAlsace Wine RouteA 170-kilometer scenic wine road winding through vine-covered hills and storybook villages from Marlenheim to Thann.
- 36 kmFeldbergThe Black Forest's highest summit at 1,493 m offers Alps-to-Vosges panoramas and a chairlift up to the windswept ridge.
- 39 kmGrand BallonThe highest summit of the Vosges at 1424 m, crowning the Route des Crêtes with all-round Alsace views.
- 43 kmRoute des Crêtes (Vosges)A ridge road built for military supply in the First World War, running the length of the Vosges summits with views to the Black Forest and, on clear days, the Alps.
- 47 kmMont Sainte-OdileClifftop abbey at 764 m on a Vosges spur, Alsace's holiest site, with terrace views across the Rhine plain and the mysterious 10-km 'Pagan Wall' megalithic enclosure in the woods below.
Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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