Alsace for children

Alsace, on the eastern border of France and Germany, is a land with towns and villages as if descended from the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm.

There are many interesting places to visit with children. Here are some of them:

- Stork Park. You can watch the life of storks from the inside, walk through the park with a mini-zoo, ride rides.

- Monkey mountain. Monkey Mountain Park is home to about 300 tailless macaques from around the world. Communication with animals, no doubt, will appeal to all visitors who arrived for the first time: you can not be afraid to approach them and feed popcorn seeds stretching to you the feet of animals!

- Eagles' aviary. You will see an unforgettable performance with birds of prey.

The amusement park, the attractions of which are dedicated to the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupery “The Little Prince”. Young guests of the park, as well as their parents, will be able to fly by plane, travel to different countries, get acquainted with live specimens of animals and plants presented in the book of the French pilot and writer. Two balloons will allow visitors to fly above ground and admire the landscapes of Alsace, the Vosges, the Black Forest, the Jura and the Alps. To complete the journey into the world of the Little Prince, you can watch movies in 3D or 4D or visit the maze attraction.

Adventure Park (Parc d’Aventures) Located on 27 hectares, the Adventure Park offers many outdoor activities.

The park offers the opportunity to climb trees, go canoeing, boating and water skiing, play mini golf, jump on a trampoline, hunt for treasures and more. The park is located in a mixed forest on the shore of the lake.

Museum of toys and train models. One of Colmar’s most fun museums is dedicated to toys, dolls and tiny models of trains. On three floors of the building there are more than one and a half thousand exhibits. There are collections of dolls (including the first Barbie dolls), a collection of ancient puppets of the XVIII century, the first automatic and winding toys, models of cars, airplanes and steam engines.

The second floor is dedicated to trains. Here "live" a variety of locomotives, trains and locomotives, made as a hundred years ago and today. In addition, there is a real puppet show for children here. So neither children nor adults will be bored.

- Alsace Ecomuseum under the open sky. Here for a number of years from different parts of the region brought houses, water mills, sheds, barns for livestock, workshops of blacksmiths. As a result, a whole village was formed on a rather impressive square.

In almost every house you can go, consider the situation, communicate with the “owners”, who will talk about their lives, clothes, habits, and, if lucky, will treat a plate of hot village soup. By the way, in the eco-museum you can learn to cook traditional Alsatian dishes or make some crafts made of wood, then take it as a souvenir.

In different parts of the village, all sorts of events also occur during the day. Then piglets are driven out to the square, and while the kids feed on potatoes, the “herder” tells interesting facts about a particular breed of pigs. Then he will knock on some porch a hammer of a shoemaker, which shows visitors how shoes were made in the old days.

Over the village from time to time there is a raging noise: on the roof of almost every house there are storks, which are a symbol of Alsace.

- The Chocolate Museum. Alsace is considered one of the largest exporters of chocolate in France, and therefore the region has a museum that reveals the secrets of creating this delicacy. First, visitors are shown a documentary about how chocolate is made from cocoa, then you can walk through several halls, where a variety of machines and devices are exhibited, a kitchen is equipped.

Participation in the master class here is possible only by prior arrangement. But in the tea room offer to taste goodies and drink a cup of cocoa or triple chocolate.

- And of course Europe Park. Do not think that this is a children's park, adults will also be delighted with extreme slides and carousels. In addition, the park is divided into thematic sectors representing different countries of the world, their culture and traditions. All of Europe in one day, what could be more interesting?