France’s Alsace is like something from a fairy-tale
<p>There are countless reasons to visit France, but when push comes to shove few people venture outside the major sights. But if you’re willing to venture a little further out than Paris and Versailles, you have the chance to discover something truly beautiful.</p>
<p>Alsace, a fairy tale-like region sitting on the border of Germany and Switzerland might not as get as much attention from the guidebooks, but as you can probably imagine when scrolling through evocative photos in the gallery above, it’s well worth a visit.</p>
<p>These photographs were taken by Sandra Rugina, who visited the beautiful region last summer as part of an extensive road trip through the French countryside.</p>
<p>Rugina told <a href="http://www.boredpanda.com/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bored Panda</span></strong></a> while she expected the area to be beautiful, “I was not expecting what I found… the little villages with medieval houses, wine chateau’s (sic) everywhere, flowers all over the streets and walls and very good food.”</p>
<p>“Some of them [towns] are already famous, like Colmar, also known as little Venice because of the water canals crossing the old town. But personally, it was Riquewihr that stole my heart.”</p>
<p>To see some of the beautiful imagery, scroll through the gallery above.</p>
<p>Have you ever been to France? What was your favourite part?</p>
<p>Let us know in the comments, we’d love to hear from you!</p>
<p><em>Image credit: Bored Panda / Sandra Rugina</em></p>
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