Soufflenheim Travel Guide

  Soufflenheim - Restaurant Au Boeuf
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  • Soufflenheim - Restaurant Au Boeuf
      Soufflenheim - Restaurant Au Boeuf
    by robertbaum
  • the Last Supper in terracotta
      the Last Supper in terracotta
    by robertbaum
  • the Last Supper in terracotta
      the Last Supper in terracotta
    by robertbaum
  • the Last Supper in terracotta
      the Last Supper in terracotta
    by robertbaum
  • 1, Rue de la Montée
      1, Rue de la Montée
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Visit the town's potteries

Visit the town's potteries, Soufflenheim

 robertbaum Says:  If there is something special to do in this town, than it is to have a sightseeing round trip through the potteries, visit their houses and shops. I have described most of them in my Shopping Tips.My first three recommendations are:1. Poterie Graessel et fille: 19,... 

Memorials on the Oelberg

Memorials on the Oelberg, Soufflenheim

 robertbaum Says:  On top of the Oelberg, the hill where the old church stood until 1820 is a small green area today with a memorial that depicts the Last Supper. The work of art is exhibited in a sectional church-like building (possibly a reminiscence to the old church that stood on the... 

Oelberg at Grand'Rue

Oelberg at Grand'Rue, Soufflenheim

 robertbaum Says:  The Oelberg is a small hill in the vicinity of the parish church. Actually on top of this fortified hill stood the old parish church until its destruction in 1820. The area was used as the cemetary as well.Today it is a small green area with a memorial that depicts the Last... 

Eglise Saint Michel - Church Saint Michael

Eglise Saint Michel - Church Saint Michael, Soufflenheim

 robertbaum Says:  The parish church was built in 1825. 

Tourist information

Tourist information, Soufflenheim

 robertbaum Says:  At the foot of the church hill and at the corner of the street is the tourist information.Here you can take a city map and other useful brochures.Opening hours: Monday-Saturday 9am - 12am and 2pm - 5:30pmBeside the tourist information is a public toilet. 

Rue de Bischwiller No. 4-6

Rue de Bischwiller No. 4-6, Soufflenheim

 robertbaum Says:  These two houses are marvellous.Actually they are two renovated timber frame houses but decorated with plenty of tiny lovely or kitsch details depending on your attitude for them.Just to mention a couple of them:- many pottered items like plates, hearts, house number, a cat... 

Restaurants  

Restaurant Au Boeuf: Best Choice in Soufflenheim

Restaurant Au Boeuf: Best Choice in Soufflenheim, Soufflenheim

 robertbaum Says:  The food is excellent as well as the prices are. You won't get a cheap meal here, but as it is typical for the Alsace region the dishes are quite large. My suggestion is to eat a starter and a dessert and drink an espresso and this will be plenty.Try the salad "la Gourmet"... 

Shopping  

Study Poteries Cadeaux: Compare pottery of different makers

Study Poteries Cadeaux: Compare pottery of different makers, Soufflenheim

 robertbaum Says:  Here you can compare the pottery products of different makers. 

Poterie Siegfried-Burger & Fils: A pottery with surprises

Poterie Siegfried-Burger & Fils: A pottery with surprises, Soufflenheim

 robertbaum Says:  This pottery became famous because of a brilliant design idea, an object that even so you supposedly haven't heard of it yet could be exhibited in modern design museums - Les Mini.Kougs.You have always complained because your bowls were either slightly too large or too... 

Poterie G. Wehrling et Fille: A beautiful house

Poterie G. Wehrling et Fille: A beautiful house, Soufflenheim

 robertbaum Says:  The shop is small but the house is beautiful. 

Poterie Michel Streissel: You can watch the potter's oven

Poterie Michel Streissel: You can watch the potter's oven, Soufflenheim

 robertbaum Says:  When entering the courtyard you will see the large oven protruding through the wall of the house. 

Poterie Philippe Lehmann: Nice timber frame house

Poterie Philippe Lehmann: Nice timber frame house, Soufflenheim

 robertbaum Says:  This pottery was founded in 1888 and is now run by the 4th generation. 

Poterie Friedmann: Magnificent glazed windows in the shop

Poterie Friedmann: Magnificent glazed windows in the shop, Soufflenheim

 robertbaum Says:  The timber frame house at the street is a lovely shop as can hardly found a second one. Beside the entrance on the outside wall the whole family dynasty of potters can be read on a large blue pottery heart starting in the 18th century.Inside you have to see the two glazed... 

Poterie Siegfried Gaston & fils: The colours of the Provence

Poterie Siegfried Gaston & fils: The colours of the Provence, Soufflenheim

 robertbaum Says:  The tableware by the artist Emmanuel Keil was inspired by the colours of the Provence. You can hardly find more colourful pottery.Apart from that you can also find all kinds of different pottery ware for the garden and depicting animals. You don't like bowls or plates, but... 

Poterie Ernewein-Haas et fils: Small shop but fine

Poterie Ernewein-Haas et fils: Small shop but fine, Soufflenheim

 robertbaum Says:  This shop is small and offers the traditional Alsatian pottery tableware but with some surprising design. 

Poterie "Süffloum" Vincent Pirard: Not only tableware but tiled stoves as well

Poterie "Süffloum" Vincent Pirard: Not only tableware but tiled stoves as well, Soufflenheim

 robertbaum Says:  This pottery is much more than a manufacturer for plain tableware which of course can be seen in the store as well. A small exhibitions of tiled stoves shows another range of traditional and still useful pottery ware.If you like what you see you can order a new tiled stove. 

Tourist Traps  

Plastic stork

Plastic stork, Soufflenheim

 robertbaum Says:  You know the typical Alsatian animal that is depicted on so many paintings and postcards?It is the stork, but this fake one is standing in front of the Restaurant Au Boeuf, of course for tourists only...Anyway it's nice for children, because it's much closer than the real... 

Favorites  

Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms, Soufflenheim

 robertbaum Says:  The picture shows the coat of arms of Soufflenheim. 

Centre Médico-Social

Centre Médico-Social, Soufflenheim

 robertbaum Says:  If you have health problems during your trip you can visit the medical centre located in this beautiful timber frame house from 1775. Former inhabitants were "Johanes Stiefel Meyer - Maria Anna Stiefel-Meyerin" as can be read nicely written on one of the timber posts.Centre... 

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My Soufflenheim - the pottery town

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 If there is a craft in the world that may be called the oldest than this might be pottery. Since the end of the bronze age potters have lived in this area. During excavations near Soufflenheim... 

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