Soultz-les-Bains

Soultz-les-Bains, now part of the commune of Wolxheim in the Bas-Rhin département of Alsace, draws from deep Triassic red sandstone aquifer springs in the Alsatian plain at the foot of the Vosges mountains, in a thermal tradition that has long served the spa needs of the Strasbourg metropolitan area in a village of distinctly Alsatian character expressed in its half-timbered houses, traditional wine cellars, and the surrounding vineyard landscape of the Grand Cru wine appellation at the edge of the Alsatian wine route. The oligomineral spring water of Soultz is appreciated for relaxation and well-being at an accredited establishment that provides accessible spa care to the urban population of the greater Strasbourg area, combining the seriousness of French thermal wellness culture with the extraordinary Alsatian setting of ancient wine villages and the cathedral city of Strasbourg just twenty kilometres to the north. The Alsatian Wine Route running through the surrounding villages, the grand cru vineyards of the lower Vosges slopes, and the distinctive Alsatian gastronomy of baeckeoffe, tarte flambée, and exceptional Riesling and Gewurztraminer wines make Soultz one of France's most gastronomically rewarding small thermal destinations.