Mulhouse, another alsace with a rich historic heritage

With a rich historic heritage, a number of sports and leisure facilities and a beautiful surrounding area, mulhouse has a great deal to offer to its inhabitants and visitors.

Visit of the old town of mulhouse  The Place de la Réunion - the heart of Mulhouse. It boasts a number of historic buildings such as:  the Hôtel de Ville  the Church of Saint Etienne  the Maison Mieg  the Pharmacie aux Lys  the medieval fortifications

in search of wall paintings of mulhouse  Mulhouse´s lively, colourful frescoes illustrate scenes from everyday life as well as the town´s history. A number of murals and frescoes can be found all over the town, tucked away in courtyards and down backstreets.

the cité of mulhouse  A visit to Mulhouse would not be complete without wandering through the narrow streets of the district known as the Cité and admiring the picturesque houses and gardens.

National automobile museum of mulhouse:rolls royce,ferrai...  Bugatti, Rolls Royce, Ferrari, Panhard… Car enthusiasts can admire some 400 models made by over one hundred European manufacturers in 17,000 m² of exhibition space. With its fabulous collections and fascinating history, this is one of the finest automobile museums in the world.

Zoological and botanical garden of mulhouse  With some 1200 animals and 190 species, most of which are on the verge of extinction due to hunting or the disappearance of their natural habitat, Mulhouse"s Zoo is not only a great place for a day out but also aims to protect and conserve rare animal and plant species. The Zoo breeds animals and plants and carries out scientific research.  In addition to the varied fauna, there is also an exceptional collection of flora in the botanical gardens.

Wallpaper design museum of mulhouse  Rixheim’s Wallpaper Design Museum illustrates the history of wallpaper with an impressive collection of paper, machines and archive material. The Zuber & Compagnie wallpaper factory has donated some 130,000 documents to the museum showing its production from 1800 to the present day. The museum is also the only one in the world where the finished product is displayed alongside the raw materials used to manufacture it as well as archive documents explaining where the paper is sold. The exceptional collections of elaborately decorated wallpaper include the famous panoramic wallpaper that decorates houses all over the world, including the White House.

Mulhouse surroundings: illzach, kingersheim, lutterbach  Visit of :  The Village of Illzach to discover its 4 millennia of historic heritage  The Village of Kingersheim where a resourceful state of mind, simplicity and creativity reigns  The Town of Lutterbach with its four streams and the nearby Forest of Nonnenbruch