Alsace,
capital Strasbourg, is the most easterly region of France, bordering on
Germany and Switzerland. It is one of the more prosperous regions of
France. Formerly German-speaking, this part of France is very different
from any other region, and has its own distinct culture.
Lorraine,
capital Metz, lies south of Luxembourg, and
between Alsace and Champagne. It has great cities and large rural
areas. Once one of France's major industrial areas, it today benefits
from its position bordering three other countries.
Franche
Comté, capital Besançon, lies to the south of Lorraine,
stretching along the Swiss border between Alsace and Burgundy. It is
mostly rural, famous for its cheese, smoked sausages and precision industries including watch making, and
includes most of the Jura mountains.
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►3. Regions in the East of
France
Alsace
Strasbourg (67 - Bas
Rhin) - centre Hotel
Régent Petite France
**** - Fabulous hotel in old buildings on an island
in the River Ill, in the Petite France area close to the centre. For a
hotel of its quality, prices are good, and there are sometimes
last-minute bargains to be had.
Strasbourg
(67 - Bas Rhin) -centre
Hotel
Hannong *** -
Three-star hotel in a neoclassical building
in old Strasbourg, a short distance from the Place Kleber and the Petite France quarter.
Strasbourg
(67 - Bas Rhin) - centre Hotel la Cruche d'Or**
- Small hotel in a pedestrian area of the centre of old Strasbourg,
close to the cathedral. The rooms are quite small but not expensive.
Excellent location, plenty of
restaurants nearby.
Eguisheim,
near Colmar (68
- Haut Rhin) -centre Hostellerie
des Comtes **
- Comfortable and friendly two star inn in traditional style,
in
the small, quiet and very picturesque village of Eguisheim amid the
Alsace vineyards just south of Colmar. Excellent restaurant with local
specialities.
Lorraine
Nancy (54 - Meurthe
et Moselle) - centre Hotel
des Prélats
*** - The building is a 400 year-old former bishop's
palace, and it's
been a hotel for 100 years - though modernised since then, and is
comfortable and quiet! Very well located in the historic centre of
Nancy, close to the Place Stanislas. Generally good reviews, though
parking in the area is metered.
Flirey (54 Meurthe & Moselle - in the Lorraine regional park) €Auberge de Flirey
- small hotel with seven rooms, located in the village of Flirey in the
heart of the Lorraine regional park, 30 km northwest of Nancy. Bicycles
for hire. A little clean and comfortable hotel, with a restaurant and
friendly staff. Lots of good reviews.
Besançon, (25 - Doubs) . Hotel Charles Quint
The
Hotel
Charles
Quint
is a small *** boutique hotel in old building in a
quiet street
between the Cathedral, the Roman triumphal arch and the
Citadelle, a UNESCO world heritage site.. Though in short walking
distance from the Grande rue - the high street - you feel in the
country or in a
village.
Besançon, (25 - Doubs) . Hotel Granvelle
The **
Hotel Granvelle is located back from the street in a mainly residential
part of the historic centre of Besançon. It is in easy walking distance
of shops, cafés and restaurants, and a hundred metres from footpaths to
the Citadel (a good climb!) and along the riverbank. Parking onsite and
close by. Easy car access.
Luisans (25 -Haut-Doubs area, Jura mountains) The Auberge du Tuyé,
***, 9 rooms, occupies a former and traditional Jura farmhouse in the
village of Luisans near Morteau, between Besançon and Neuchâtel.
Friendly staff, comfortable rooms, restaurant with local specialities.
Sauna, hammam, ski-storage area. 10 miles from the Swiss border. A
"tuyé"
is the vast chimney characterising old Jura farms, still used to this
day for smoking hams and sausages.
Arbois (39 Jura) Hotel
Sequoia *** Three
star hotel attached to a rural château six kilometres outside the
picturesque town of Arbois, the centre of the Jura wine growing area.
The hotel is a modern building, built in the traditional
mountain
chalet style, with lots of wood. A good location for exploring the Jura
vineyards and the beautiful countryside all around.
Passenans (39 Jura - Jura vineyards area) Domaine
du Revermont ***
three star hotel located in the heart of the Jura vineyards, just north
of Lons le Saunier and Chateau-Chalon. Comfortable, spacious and modern
rooms, friendly staff, and a good restaurant.
Lamoura (39 Jura - Haut-Jura regional park) The** logis La Spatule
lies in the small village and ski resort of Lamoura, in the Haut-Jura
regional park, among meadows and spruce forests. Open summer and
winter, the chalet-style hotel is well located for discovering the high
Jura. The hotel has a restaurant, bar and bicycle hire, and is just an
hour's drive from Geneva airport.
Near Gray (70 Haute Saône - Saône river valley) Just six rooms available at the Domaine des Papillons,
an old Franche Comté manor house less than a mile from the banks of the
Saône. A crossover between hotel and bed and breakfast, this friendly
establishment comes with a tennis court, barbecue facilities, and cycle
hire.. Restaurant
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