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Visit Sand: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Sand is situated in the Bas-Rhin department (Alsace region) in the north-east of France at 23 km from Strasbourg, the department capital. (General information: Sand is 390 km from Paris and 503 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Ebersmunster at 10 km from Sand
Popular places to visit near Sand: these include Ebersmunster at 10 km and Epfig at 11 km. Diebolsheim is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 11km and Obernai is a listed 'recommended detour' at 13km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Sand, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Sand and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Sand
- 'Remarkable gardens': Le jardin de Marguerite (13km) : Domaine du Windeck (16km) : Jardin du chateau de Kolbsheim (20km) : Parc du château de Kintzheim (22km) : Jardin botanique de l'université de Strasbourg (25km) : Parc du domaine de Schoppenwihr (34km) : Jardin de l'Escalier (40km) : Jardin botanique du col de Saverne (44km) : Jardins de Callunes (45km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Mittelbergheim (13km) : Hunawihr (32km) : Riquewihr (34km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Diebolsheim (11km) : Itterswiller (14km) : Marckolsheim (25km) : Bergheim (27km) : Bischheim (28km) : Ribeauville (30km) : Colmar (39km) : Eguisheim (44km) : Drusenheim (49km) :
- Heritage Sites: Strasbourg Grand Ile (25km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Strasbourg (25km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Obernai (13km) :
Map of places to visit near Sand & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Sand
Canton: Benfeld
Arrondissement: Sélestat-Erstein
Department: Bas-Rhin
Region: Alsace
Postcode: 67230
Distance to Sand
from Strasbourg: 23 km
from Paris: 390 km
from Calais: 503 km
from Nice: 521 km
from Bordeaux: 739 km
from Strasbourg: 25 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Sand (within 6 km): Benfeld : Bolsenheim : Boofzheim : Erstein : Herbsheim : Huttenheim : Kertzfeld : Kogenheim : Matzenheim : Obenheim : Osthouse : Rossfeld : Schaeffersheim : Sermersheim : Uttenheim : Westhouse :
Sand holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Sand