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EPFIG, a pleasant village to live in

  • HERITAGE
    • The Sainte-Marguerite chapel – Roman style and dating from the 11th century has a unique
      porch gallery and an ossuary.
    • The Château des Rohans and gardens
    • The episcopal house and well
    • The Saint-Georges church and 1815 organ by Michel Stiehr
    • The resting stone benches – today there are only about 200 remaining of the original 1450 in
      Alsace. 5 of which are in Epfig
    • The town hall, built in 1749 by the architect Antoine Ringeisen
  • WALKS
    • Follow the ‘Sentier viticole’ signs to discover the village by foot.
  • DINING
    • KIRMANN Excellent tartes flambées in their magnificent dining room.
    • A TABLE
    • AUX 3 ROSES
  • AMENITIES
    • Supermarket et service station – Carrefour contact
    • Bakery – Aux Délices d’Epfig (next to the Carrefour)
    • Regional produce – Foie gras du Vignoble
    • Pottery – Céramique Coup d’coeur
    • Haberdashery – Doudou Le Mouton
    • Beautician – Institut San Bao
    • Hairdresser – Le Salon d’Audrey
    • Florist – L’atelier du Fleuriste
    • Chocolate factory – Confiserie Rohan
    • Bank – Credit Mutuel
    • Post office
    • Chemist
    • Veterinary

VISITING ALSACE

  • What to do in the region
    • STRASBOURG – a must during your stay. Petite France and the famous cathedral
    • COLMAR – the most typical of the Alsace towns
    • SELESTAT – Humanitarian library, Alsatian bread museum
    • FOUR CHATEAUX – Haut-Andlau, Spesbourg, Landsberg and Bernstein
    • ANDLAU – the cultural centre La Seigneurie and the impressive Sainte-Richarde abbey
    • GERTWILLER – Lips and Fortwenger have been making gingerbread there since 1806
    • MITTELBERGHEIM – listed as one of the prettiest French villages
    • THE WINE ROUTE – meander for 170 km through the most beautiful villages
    • SAINT-PIERRE – visit the brewery and shop
    • LE HOHWALD – waterfall
    • BARR – town hall and the museum La Folie Marco
    • OBERNAI – a condensed version of Alsace
    • CHAMP DU FEU – mountain biking, walks, and horse rides en the summer, skiing and cross
      country skiing in the winter.
    • ROUTE DES CRÊTES – mythical mountain road from Cernay to Saint-Marie-aux-Mines with
      stunning views.
    • ARTZWILLER – atypical boat lift
  • WHERE TO TASTE WINE
    • Epfig
      • Domaine AMBERG (juste en face😉 )
      • Domaine Raphaël MEYER, 60 Rue St Marguerite 06 11 34 21 77
      • Domaine METZ GEIGER 9 Rue Fronholtz 03 88 85 54 94
    • Mittelbergheim – Domaine GILG, 2 Rue Rotland 03 88 08 92 76
    • Eichhoffen – Domaine Albert MAURER, 11 rue du Vignoble 03 88 08 96 75
    • Barr – Domaine STOEFFLER, 1 rue des Lièvres 03 88 08 52 50
  • WHERE TO DINE
    • Tarte flambée Epfig – Restaurant Kirmann 03 88 85 51 17
    • Régional Itterswiller – WINSTUB ARNOLD 03 88 85 50 58
    • Traditionnel Nothalten – Restaurant WAEGELL 03 88 92 40 96
  • WHERE TO EXERCISE
    • GOLF – les 3 clubs les plus proches sont : AMMERSCHWIHR, KEMPFERHOF (Plobsheim), LA WANTZENAU
    • PISCINE – Obernai, Erstein, Ribeauvillé
    • LAC AMÉNAGÉ – Benfeld, Illkirch-Graffenstaden
    • PARCOURS DANS LES ARBRES – Col de Kreuzweg
  • LEISURE PARKS AND ZOOS
    • CIGOLAND, Kintzheim
    • NATUROPARC, Hunawihr
    • LA VOLERIE DES AIGLES, Kintzheim
    • LA MONTAGNE DES SINGES, Kintzheim
    • PARC MINIER TELLURE, Sainte-Marie aux Mines
    • EUROPA-PARK, Rust
    • PARC DU PETIT PRINCE, Ungersheim
    • ECOMUSÉE, Ungersheim
    • PARC ZOOLOGIQUE ET BOTANIQUE, Mulhouse
    • PARC ANIMALIER DE SAINTE-CROIX, Rhodes
  • WHERE TO HIRE A BIKE
    • SPOT 4 BIKES, Barr
    • RIED-BIKES, Sélestat