North Alsace

Divided from north to south by the Vosges mountains, the area is contrasted : the eastern Alsace, and the western Lorraine share a common history but different landscapes and farming practices. Mainly specialized in wine production and cereal, the local agriculture also counts with some very specific productions such as plums, hops or truffles !


Crop
Sugar cane, banana, pineapple

Sightseing
cruising, distillery

Gastro
Accras de morue, ti-punch

Crop
Sugar cane, vegetable, vanilla

Sightseing
vulcanoe Piton de La Fournaise, cruising

Gastro
rougail, punch

Crop
fruit, olive, citrus, kiwi, chestnut

Livestock
small beef cattle, dairy sheep, goat, extensive pig

Cheese
Brocciu

Sightseing
Bonifacio, Calvi

Gastro
Corsican pork

Crop
Durum wheat, rice, olive, vegetables, flowers

Livestock
sheep

Wine
rosé de Provence

Sightseing
Camargue, Calanques, Aix en Provence, Avignon

Gastro
Bouillabaisse, ratatouille, tapenade

Crop
Fruit, lavender

Livestock
Mountain cattle dairy

Cheese
Rebelochon, Tommes, Beaufort

Sightseing
Annecy, Lyon, Mont Blanc

Gastro
Tartiflette, fondue savoyarde, bouchons lyonnais cuisine

Crop
wheat

Livestock
Limousine, Aubrac, Salers cattle breed, sheep,

Cheese
Roquefort, Saint Nectaire, Cantal

Sightseing
Auvergne vulcanoes

Gastro
Aligot

Crop
Sunflower, corn, vegetable, fruit

Livestock
Sheep, milk feed veal, duck

Wine
Bordeaux, Languedoc, Cognac

Cheese
Pyrenees Tomme, Rocamadour

Sightseing
Bordeaux, Toulouse, Arcachon bay, Carcassonne

Gastro
cassoulet, duck liver, truffles

Crop
Cereals, plants, seeds, vegetable, apple

Wine
Loire Valley wines

Cheese
Sainte Maure de Tourraine

Sightseing
Chenonceau castle, Chartres cathedral

Gastro
Fouée, rillettes

Crop
Cereals, red smal berries

Livestock
Charolaise cattle, Montbéliarde dairy

Wine
Burgundy wine

Cheese
Comté

Sightseing
Beaune Hospices, Burgundy wine route

Gastro
œufs meurettes, bœuf bourgignon, coq au vin

Crop
Corn, hops

Livestock
Dairy cattle

Wine
Alsacian Riesling, Gerwurztraminer

Sightseing
Strasbourg, Alsacian wine route, WW1 Battlefields

Gastro
Choucroute, Quiche

Crop
Wheat, barley, rapeseed, hemp, potato, vegetable field crop

Livestock
Fish

Wine
Champagne

Cheese
Maroilles, Brie de Meaux

Sightseing
Reims, Lille, Chantilly

Gastro
Andouillette, truffles, game meat

Crop
Cereal, textile linen

Livestock
Cattle dairy Normande, race horse

Wine
Apple cider, Calvados brandy

Cheese
Camembert, Pont l’Eveque

Sightseing
WWII landing beach, Honfleur, Etretat, Monet gardens

Gastro
Oysters, mussels

Crop
Vegetables

Livestock
Dairy cattle, pigs, poultry,

Sightseing
Mont Saint Michel, Saint Malo, Guérande’s salt marshes

Gastro
Crêpes, cider