Office de Tourisme de Cernay,

We are suggesting you a large range of activities : cinema, events, exhibitions and performances, track roads to discover the region and nature footpaths. Just make your choice !
L'espace Grün (cultural center)
Espace Grün , 32, rue Georges Risler – 68700 CERNAY – Phone Number: 0033 3 89 75 74 88 – E-mail : espacegrun@wanadoo.fr A place for cultural interaction : movies, performances, concerts, debates, exhibitions... Get more information about « l'Espace Grün »
La Médiathèque (the multimedia library)
Médiathèque, 15, rue James Barbier – 68700 CERNAY – Phone Number: 0033 3 89 75 40 26 – E-mail : mediatheque.cernay@wanadoo.fr Exhibitions and events throughout the year Get more information about the multimedia library
Radio Cigogne
Radio Cigogne FM 88.2 : the local radio station 13, rue des Prés 68700 CERNAY Phone Number: 0033 3 89 75 47 77 Fax Number : 0033 3 89 75 78 20 Mobile Phone : 0033 6 10 76 62 68 www.radio-cigogne.com Email : radio.cigogne@wanadoo.fr
Centre socio-culturel Agora
Many activities proposed for children and adults: singing workshops, internet access, foreign cooking workshops, and informatics workshops 7, rue de la 4ème DMM - BP 72 68702 CERNAY Cedex Phone Number: 0033 3 89 75 62 80 Fax Number: 0033 3 89 75 87 21 Email : pijagora@wanadoo.fr
Ludothèque (game library)
Game library of the « Foyer Saint Erasme » , Uffholtz Toys and games rental for kids and adults 1, rue des Ecoles 68700 UFFHOLTZ Phone Number : 0033 3 89 75 52 15
« The Red Band» itineraries
An historical sightseeing tour called « Red Band » (« Fil Rouge) was created in the three towns of Cernay, Uffholtz and Wattwiller. Some red marks will lead the walker trough the remarkable places of the villages. A leaflet explaining their history is available for free by simple request at the tourist board.
The Storks Park
The park of Cernay was one of the first stork reintroduction centers in Alsace. Today this bird, symbol of Alsace and of the town, flies again in the sky of Cernay There are today about thirty sedentary couples living all the year long in the park. Storks feeding times: Monday to Friday : 9.30am and 3. pm The weekends: 10am and 3pm
Museum of the « Thann Gate »
The « Thann Gate », a former fortification tower which surrounds the town since the 13th century, houses today the Museum of Cernay. It shows to the public the local historical heritage Information : 0033 3 89 75 50 35
The « Hartmannswillerkopf »
Strategic point for battles during 1914-1918. The fortifications and military equipments remain impressive. Registered historical monument since 1912, the Hartmannswillerkopf is a place for memory.
The Crypt and Museum are open from April to mid-November, from 8am to 12am and from 2pm to 6pm. Entrance fee: 2€ (free for children under 14, group rate 1,50€ per adult) Guided tour of the battlefield for groups from April to October: Informations and booking : 0033 3 89 75 50 35 or info@cernay.net
The Steam train Thur Doller
An authentic 1982 steam train running from Cernay to Sentheim At station: refreshment bar and various exhibitions. Events throughout the year: Indian attack of the train, Halloween train... June and September: runs on Sundays and bank holidays. Departure from Cernay Saint André at 11am and 3.30pm. July and August on Wednesday departure from Cernay Saint André at 10am and 2pm, on Sunday departure from Cernay Saint André at 11am and 3.30pm. More information : www.train-doller.org
The Oratory path
In this region at the threshold of the Vosges there is a significant number of oratories and chapels to discover in the towns of Cernay, Steinbach, Uffholtz and Wattwiller. Those chapels are listed in a free leaflet « le sentier des oratoires » available by request at the office board.
The path to discover the Thur river
The path to discover the Thur biotope: a path created to discover the surroundings of the Thur River. Informative boards will lead you to learn more about the wildlife and plant life of this natural protected area. Two documents will guide you : a three languages leaflet (F-G-B) and a guide-booklet for the visit are for sale at the tourist board for 1€ and 3€
The path of the Mines in Steinbach
Starting from the Silberthal, way-out of the village of Steinbach, three marked paths completed with technical information guide the visitor in the steps of the diggers. The path of the Erzenbach iron-mines: go in the picturesque and wild glen of the Erzenbach site looking for the vestiges of the former iron-mines. They were in work during the 18th and 19th centuries until the beginning of the 20th century. Length 2 hours The path of the Scheltzenbourg mines: surrounded by a beautiful and outstanding nature, the walker is then carried more than 7 centuries back, looking for the treasured silver ore in one of the most important mediaeval mines of the Vosges Length : less than an hour The path of the Saint Nicolas mine: some vestiges at surface level are still evidences of the hard work needed to operate the iron and lead mines Length : less than an hour A free leaflet introducing the mining heritage of Steinbach and the three different paths is available by request at the tourist board. Information and booking: tourist board 0033 3 89 75 50 35 or info@cernay.net
Explore the Saint Nicolas mine
Come and discover the Silberthal former silver mines in Steinbach and the working conditions of the miners of yesterday. These visits are given by « l'Association du Groupe Minéralogique Potasse », a group of people who keep on exploring and rehabilitating this mining heritage. Each Saturday afternoon from 3pm to 5pm. Informations Mr. Bernard Mary : 033 03 89 75 65 08 or www.kalitroc.com
Explore the Donnerloch mine
The Donnerloch mine, an exploitation at the heart of the Middle Age. After the first years of excavation it clearly appeared that the major part of the mining had been done around 1982. Active since 1982 in Steinbach, the association « Les Trolls » realised a succession of authorized operations to get a deeper knowledge of the entire mining ground: historical research studies, map making of all of the former working traces, digs on the site.... Visit of the site each Saturday afternoon from 2pm to 5pm and by appointment Informations : tourist board : 0033 3 89 75 50 35 or info@cernay.net
Explore the potash mine Joseph Else
The exploitation of the well reputed Alsatian potash mines has now stopped, but many sites still exist today. You will have the opportunity to discover the fascinating adventure of the Alsatian mines escorted by a former miner: world wild mineralogical collection, the famous « room of the hanged man » where the diggers used to change clothes, the working methods and their life in these times ... and watch a movie narrating the life of those men. Joseph Else Mine, Wittelsheim (68310) Informations : Roland Ringenbach 0033 3 89 55 13 27 Entrance fee : 2€
The Vieil Armand wine cellar
Located on the Wine Route, 5 minutes by car from Cernay, the Vieil Armand wine cellar is an Alsatian cellar with a characteristic and authentic atmosphere and taste for traditions. It is a pleasure to come and experience great and diverse Alsatian wines. The wine grower Museum: it presents the range of all the equipment formerly used in the vineyard and cellar The path in the vineyard is also to be discovered Opening hours : Monday to Saturday : 8am – 12am and 2pm – 6pm, Sunday : 10am – 12am and 2pm- 6pm Cave Vinicole du Vieil Armand 1, route de Cernay 68360 SOULTZ WUENHEIM Phone Number : 0033 3 89 76 73 75 Fax number: 0033 3 89 76 70 75 cavevieilarmand.free.fr
Church visit
You can contact the vicarage to visit the churches in Cernay: Catholic vicarage : 0033 3 89 75 54 05 Protestant vicarage : 0033 3 89 75 40 87 For the surrounding villages please contact the town hall.
The « memory shelter »
This is a project for a resource and interpretation centre concerning the Vieil Armand and the First World War regional patrimony. In Uffholtz at the bottom of the Vieil Armand, the « Memory Shelter » is designed to be a place for meeting , information and visitor orientation, for mediation over the past, for citizen education and for the promotion of a culture of peace.