Alsace scenic drive
 

Planning to drive with family late september. Except all the beautiful villages could you recommend me a route to drive photogenic views while driving, rolling hills and next to vineyards all around. Some ping not on busy road that everyone in hurry.

Waze will just give me the fasteset, non photogenic routes between villages.

Another question - any nice illuminations during evenings in any specific villages during late september?

Check la Route des Cretes, from which you can drive down to all scenic villages you like to.

You can change the settings in WAZE to avoid highways and toll roads.

A glance at a Michelin paper map will show you immediately the roads you should take. People have lost so much by relying on GPS.

As Kerouac says, Michelin maps show scenic routes in green. If you don't have a paper map, you can go to the Viamichelin website and look up the green roads in the area where you want to go. We do that and note down the names of villages along the route and plug those into Google Maps to get directions. We don't use Waze.

Michelin does not show every scenic route, so if you see something else that looks appealing, go for it.

Look up the route du vin between Strasbourg and Colmar. Then get a map or two as advised above to find the most scenic roads to use. It's also fun to get a little lost here as the back roads are not busy and the farm villages are cute. You should be aware that this is a popular area and some of the roads are quite busy. On top of that the favorite tourist villages mentioned in the guide books can be really busy, with tour buses stopping there. So manage your expectations.

On line Via Michelin has a "discovery" option.
There is also an app aimed at motorbikes but will also give you some excellent ideas for scenic routes.Android app is not available just yet.

https://scenic.app/

La route de crêtes for most scenic viewsNext to vineyards. Nope, don't take the route du vinBest done on foot or by cycle

Ain't no rolling hills in Alsace

When I saw your post I too was going to recommend the Via Michelin website, as you can search for scenic routes. Try it out!

Lavandula

To celebrate my dad's life, we did a "day of remembrance" Sunday drive (he loved to drive), visiting the Alsatian towns where our family gathered, over 500 years, before migrating just north of Strasbourg and then fleeing war, disease, politics and religion to come to the U.S. Where we've since found war, disease, politics and religion. Ha! Joke's on us.

Anyhow, ***in my personal opinion,***, northern Alsace is the most scenic. It really depends on what you consider "scenic." Half-timbered houses? Cobblestone streets? Fountains? Hand-crafted blacksmithery? Country? Village? City?

That will help a lot. :)

What I consider scenic, for example, might not appeal to you at all.

Haut Alsace is pretty and the better wine. Bas Alsace is dullish or even a bit Disneyfied amongst the vines, though the mountain tops are still great.

The best view is from the ballon d'Alsace south of the Alps which is in the Haut region.

Scenic drive
 

Thanks a lot!
I do not mean villages and fountains that ofcourse I will visit. I mean driving with vineyards in each direction with houses here and there to feel like driving in a postcard. Maybe roads without too much cars so could drive slower and admire the view.
We will stay in Eguisheim and will visit other places from there.
is there specific road section, somerhing I can loacate on map or just takevthe green route in viamichlein?

Ah, that makes more sense - thank you. I'll acquiesce to others here who know more, because Eguisheim is south of the area where I've been.

Word to the wise - we noticed that, by our standards at least, there were few road signs and we often weren't sure exactly which road we were on. This was even truer in the countryside.

You'rll be close to Colmar and not so far from Switzerland, either, so rest assured that where you go will be scenic and you'll have a marvelous time. <3

Eguisheim is my favorite place to stay. Great walking into the hills and around town. If your car is electric you can charge up in the car park pretty cheaply, parking during the day is a bit tricky but at night the town is a picture. Are you staying in town or in the burbs? Do you have a special vintner you want to visit? It is worth checking the town website to see what fun is on, the walk in the hills with the vitners is great fun and at times in English. https://www.tourisme-eguisheim-rouffach.com/en/