Walk from Ribeauville to Kaysersberg and back - about an hour each way. Take a picnic and eat it in a field on the way back or eat in one of the restaurants in Kaysersberg.

This offers a nice gentle walk, it is well sign-posted and you can see the Rhine in the distance.

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Wander around Strasbourg and experience the local culture and cuisine.

August is the best time to visit for cultural events and street theatre.

As to getting familiar with the local cuisine, I came unstuck at trying their famous Alsace sauerkraut. They say you've got to try anything once, in the case of sauerkraut, once is enough in my lifetime no matter how many Michelin chefs prepare it.

Apart from that little hiccup I will recommend Strasbourg to anyone who'd like to experience the French/German melting pot.

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Climb the Cathedral spire to achieve excellent views over the city and the Vosges mountains.

Visit the European Court of Justice, and end your day with an aperitif and meal at the Petite France Hotel on the balcony by the river.

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Walk and soak up the atmosphere of the Cathedral and the atmosphere of the charming half-timbered houses.

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Go hiking in the Black Forest - just a short distance away over the Rhine from Strasbourg.

No need for a car – there’s excellent public transport on tram-trains via Baden-Baden and Karlsruhe to Freudenstadt on a cheap day ticket or ‘Tageskarte’ that can also be used on regional German trains and rural buses.

Karlsruhe is worth a visit in its own right, for the Stats Baden-Wuerttemburg museum.

While in Germany, enjoy a reasonably-priced ‘Kaffe und Kuchen’ mid-afternoon, perhaps including a real Black Forest Gateau, quite different from what we get here.

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Au Foyer des Pêcheurs is a wonderful fish and seafood restaurant, well off the beaten track but with excellent food and wine.

Getting there is a bit of an experience but well worth it: take tram A from the city centre to Illkirch-Graffenstaden (about 12 mins), get off by the university, walk down Chemin du Routier, under the road bridge, it may look like you are going nowhere but you find yourself on the edge of an amazing forest with tributaries of the river Rhine.

At the end of Chemin du Routier (about 5 mins walk) you find a detached house by a stream - the restaurant!

There are all kinds of fish, and there is a great family atmosphere, all for about 30 Euros.

Book on 0388661485

resto.fr/fr/Alsace/restaurant.cfm?restaurant=7684&service=map

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Strasbourg is small enough to enjoy its varied attractions in a day. Join guided tours round the European Parliament and the Council for Europe; visit the wonderful cathedral and see the fascinating astrological clock.

Stroll round the Petite France area with its timbered buildings and shops, and have lunch at the mediaeval Maisons de Tanneurs.

Afterwards, take a leisurely boat trip on the canal which circumnavigates the city. Should you have the stamina, pay a visit to one or more of the many museums and art galleries, the planetarium, the botanical garden or the zoological museum.

All this only three and a half hours from London by Eurostar.

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