We are travelling in early December to Strasbourg. We are planning to take a day trip to Colmar and thought it would be nice to experience the wine culture of the area. It sounds like a morning to stroll through Colmar will be enough. I read in another post that it is more common to visit a wine cooperative than wineries and are considering adding Cave de Turckheim which seems to showcase the area wines. An alternative is the half-day on the wine route with L'Alsaciette also recommended here from Colmar. We like the option of seeing other villages. Would love some input about either experience.
Another day, we would like to see Natzweiler-Struthof Concentration Camp Memorial. There are tours but they stop in other places. A half-day visit would be enough for us. We read that we could take a train to Schirmeck-La Broque and then taxi to the site. Has anyone done this? We have not rented cars internationally and would prefer not to unless 100% necessary. A guide just to drive us seems unnecessary, although we are open to options. We want the afternoon/evening back in Strasbourg.
We don't mind using the trains, taxis, Uber (not buses) but don't want it to be a difficult journey.