Photo: Pexels Several operators offer hot-air balloon flights over the vineyards and the Alsace plain, with the Vosges as a backdrop. The Obernai area, at the foot of Mont Sainte-Odile, offers views over villages and vines.
Flights take place early in the morning or late in the day, when the air is calmest. The pilot chooses the take-off site according to the wind; allow half a day including preparation and the return trip.
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Flights depend entirely on the weather, so book with a flexible date and dress in layers, as it is chilly aloft at dawn.
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🏘️ Villages & built heritageThe town of Obernai📍 Obernai · Bas-Rhin (67) · 0 km awayAt the foot of Mont Sainte-Odile, Obernai combines ramparts, half-timbered houses and a large market square.Discover →⛪ Churches & abbeysMont Sainte-Odile📍 Ottrott · Bas-Rhin (67) · 6 km awayAlsace’s great place of pilgrimage, set at 764 m on a Vosges spur, with a panoramic terrace.Discover →![]()
ⓘ🏘️ Villages & built heritageThe village of Mittelbergheim📍 Mittelbergheim · Bas-Rhin (67) · 8 km awayTucked into the vineyards below Mont Sainte-Odile, Mittelbergheim is one of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France.Discover →🏰 Medieval castlesHaut-Andlau Castle📍 Andlau · Bas-Rhin (67) · 8 km awayRomantic ruins with twin round towers above the Andlau vineyards, cared for by a volunteer association.Discover →🖼️ MuseumsFort de Mutzig – Feste Kaiser Wilhelm II📍 Mutzig · Bas-Rhin (67) · 10 km awayA vast German fort built from 1893, a witness to annexed Alsace and to the birth of modern fortification.Discover →👟 Family walksWalk to the Nideck waterfall📍 Oberhaslach · Bas-Rhin (67) · 14 km awayIn a beech forest, the Nideck waterfall drops some twenty metres below the ruins of Nideck castle.Discover →