About 400 km from Paris, Alsace is the smallest of all the French regions. It is divided into 2 administrative departments, the Bas-Rhin (Lower Rhine) the capital of which is Strasbourg, and the Haut-Rhin (Upper Rhine) the capital of which is Colmar.
Covering an area of 8,280 km2, Alsace spreads out between the shores of the Rhine River and the Vosges Mountains.
It has a diverse and rich landscape divided among its prairies, valleys, plains, mountaintops and vineyards.
Summers are warm and there are mild autumns due to the protection of the Vosges Mountains and the Black Forest.
