The Mountain Hiker, large 5* cottage for 2-3 people. Terrace & garden corner, gazebo, Quiet & Nature with a view.
Holiday apartment in La Vancelle in Alsace, a quiet garden village on the southern side of the Vosges mountain. View of Haut-Koenigsbourg Castle. Small terrace in the garden with gazebo. Exceptional environment.
Our small church in La Vancelle in Alsace, in its green setting and mountain forests.
A rare natural environment
La Vancelle is a small Alsatian middle mountain village nestled on the southern side of an arc-shaped massif that culminates at some 855 metres. Only a wise eye can guess it from the valley.
Hidden in a setting of magnificent forests, it is a haven of peace and nature. And yet, it is easy to access and ideally located, far from the crowd but only a few minutes from the wine route, wine villages and major tourist attractions such as the Aigles fly, the Monkey Mountain and the Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg.
La Vancelle, an oasis on the mountainside, in the middle of magnificent forests. The village is easily accessible, yet it is invisible from the roads of the valley. You have to climb the slopes of the Haut-Koenigsbourg to see La Vancelle, halfway up the slope, under the highest point of the Rocher du Coucou.
A spacious holiday apartment with a view
The Mountain Hiker is a large apartment with a lot of charm and romance. It occupies the entire first floor of our main residence, a large architect’s house from 1929, completely restored and hidden in a large garden.
It is a very comfortable cottage for 2/3 people furnished with ecological and natural materials. It is on the first floor, facing south with a view of the Château du Haut Koenigsbourg. Charm, elegance and calm in any season.
The Mountain Hiker***** holiday apartment in La Vancelle in Alsace
A small private terrace in the garden with an arbor…
Our cottage du Randonneur favours the nature side. In the garden, a small terrace with a gazette is reserved for the occupants of the cottage.
Exterior view of the house from the old orchard. Martine, the hostess greets you from the old wooden veranda. On the first floor, the illuminated windows are those of the kitchen and bedroom of the cottage Le Randonneur.
A spectacular panorama under the windows…
Under the windows of the living room and dining room, a spectacular panorama changes with the seasons. Sometimes sparkling in winter, soft green in spring, covered with gilding in autumn. Nature lovers will be in the first row.
Winter view from the living room of our Le Randonneur cottage in La Vancelle. The frost lights up at dawn on the forest. On the mountain, on the other side of the valley, the famous Haut-Koenigsbourg castle sets its silhouette.
Keep an eye out! The birds in the garden are numerous and the squirrel makes cabrioles there…
Our garden and its old orchard are part of a preserved natural space. There are many birds: tits of all kinds, blackbirds, but also the green woodpecker, woodpecker and woodpecker, the sitelle, the the jeag and many others. Squirrels regularly come to have fun in our trees. On summer nights, the houl of the owl resonates in the immensity of the forest. In the autumn, the deer’s bram is heard in the mountain…
Squirrel in our old orchard. He wonders if he will immediately eat this beautiful nut or hide it in the reserves for the winter.
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A spacious and comfortable cottage
The Mountain Hiker***** is a large apartment with a lot of charm and romance. It is a very comfortable cottage for 2/3 people furnished with ecological and natural materials. It is on the first floor, facing south with a view of the Château du Haut Koenigsbourg. Charm, elegance and calm in any season.
Le Randonneur’s living room. Two comfortable armchairs with ears and an alcove bed. The walls are dressed in a warm fir wood from the surrounding mountain.
A flat-screen TV offers you Astra1 satellite channels (TNT channels + foreign channels). In a row with the living room, the dining room.
The dining room and its large table. The living room in a row.
Large quiet room for a restful sleep…
The bedroom offers a large king size bed of 180 x 200 cm. It is oriented towards the back of the house. The window overlooks the old orchard and the mountain. Calm reigns there, ideal for recovering from long hikes or rejuvenating yourself from a noisy and stressful city life that you want to forget during the holidays.
The large king size bed 180 x 200 cm from the bedroom. The room has a view of the mountain and the old orchard.
In a corner near the window, a small table to spread some things and a large standing mirror. The bonnetière is a wardrobe. Other storage spaces are on each side of the enclosed bed in the living room.
A large well-equipped kitchen with a dining area overlooking the old orchard and the mountain.
Under the windows of the kitchen hides the garden with a large natural area and a little wild. And an old cottage that served as a barn, with lots of nest boxes. Lovers of nature and birds will be in the front row.
The kitchen is a real kitchen, large and well equipped. Induction hob, oven, washing machine, dryer, as well as any series of small equipment to make your stay easier.
Original bathroom built with antique furniture.
An independent bathroom completes this very cosy holiday apartment where you will like to rest after your mountain hikes or your days of discovery in the vineyard.
The bathroom of the cottage: a bathtub surmounted by a shower. An old toilet table accommodates the basin.
Winter sunrise seen from the windows of the living room…