Vosges: what to see and do
45 sites listed in the département. An emblematic mountain range of eastern France, the Vosges cultivate a strong forest and spa identity between glacial lakes, countless waterfalls and art towns such as Épinal, capital of popular imagery. The ballons and the Route des Crêtes complete this mountain heritage.
Cascade de Battion
A series of small successive falls in the Vosges massif, in the commune of Rochesson.
Cascade de Charlemagne à Xonrupt Longemer dans les Vosges
The Charlemagne waterfall is easy to reach: after Xonrupt-Longemer near Gérardmer, take the direction of Lac de Retournemer on the D67. The waterfall is at the bridge on the tarmac road.
Cascade de Longeligoutte
A waterfall of the Vosges massif, at 850 metres' altitude, near the Étang du Frac.
Cascade de la Pissoire (Haut du Tôt - Vosges)
The waterfall is visible after 30 minutes' walk on a pleasant path. However you will need good footwear as the second part of the path is rocky.
Cascade des Molières
An artificial waterfall of the Vosges massif, at Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, on the Robache.
Cascade du Gué du Saut
A waterfall of the Vosges massif, in the commune of Xertigny, in the southern Vosges.
Cascade du Géhard
The waters of the Géhard swirl in a narrow gorge bordered by steep rocks. You can discover "giants' kettles", water holes carved in the rocks by the torrent.
Cascades de Tendon
The Tendon waterfalls comprise a small and a large fall, linked by a marked forest path in the heart of the Vosges.
Champ de Roches
It lies between Gérardmer and Granges-sur-Vologne. An imposing moraine flow 500 m long, the Granges-sur-Vologne rock field, spreading at 740 metres' altitude, is the remnant of an ancient glacier that…
Château d'Epinal
Château de Failloux
Château de Girecourt-sur-Durbion
Complexe Piscine Loisirs
Domrémy, le pays de Jeanne
The Domrémy-la-Pucelle site is one of the major tourist hubs of the western Vosges, interacting with the other historic sites of the area.
Forteresse de Châtel-sur-Moselle
Fraispertuis-City
Gérardmer
Hautes-Mynes du Thillot
La Bresse Hohneck
La cascade de Mérelle
La cascade saut de la bourrique
The Saut de la Bourrique waterfall is a fall of about ten metres in a deep gorge.
Lac de Lispach et Tourbieres
This lake, a lake peat bog, with an area of 10 ha, lies at an altitude of 900 m. A very well laid-out path lets you go round it.
Lac des Corbeaux
This magnificent body of water set in an ancient glacial cirque surrounded by a fine fir forest will let you enjoy varied fishing.
Lacs de longemer et de Retournemer
Lac de Retournemer is a small lake of glacial origin, at an altitude of 776 m; it is the highest of the three lakes of the Vologne basin, and also the smallest with an area of a little over 5 ha.
Le Hohneck
The Hohneck peaks at 1,363 metres in the commune of La Bresse and is one of the highest summits of the Vosges massif, often presented as the high point of the Vosges département.
Le Jardin de Berchigranges
Discover this unique and magnificent garden set on a granite quarry at 700 m altitude, with a dozen themed gardens of very different atmospheres.
Le Lac de Blanchemer
With the same surface area as Lac des Corbeaux, Lac de Blanchemer will bring you calm and tranquillity.
Musée de l'Image
Musée du textile des Vosges
Musée départemental d'art ancien et contemporain
Patinoire de La Bresse
Petite Cascade de Tendon
A waterfall of the Vosges massif, on the Scouet stream, a stone's throw from the Grande Cascade de Tendon.
Saint Maurice sur Moselle
Saut de la Cuve
A waterfall of the Vosges, between Saint-Amé and Le Syndicat, once described by Théophile Gautier.
Saut des Cuves
A little path has been laid out along the Vologne, which makes several falls, the largest of which is called the Saut des Cuves.
Saut du Bouchot
A waterfall of the Vosges massif, a classified natural site since 1925, between Sapois and Gerbamont.
Site archéologique de Grand
Sources de la Moselle
The Moselle rises at about 900 m altitude at the Col de Bussang, on the western slope of the crystalline Vosges; it first heads north-west, passing through Épinal and Toul.
Ventron
A friendly area in an integrated family mountain resort equipped to appeal to beginner skiers as well as the boldest.
Cascade de Faymont
A long vertical fall at the foot of a granite rock, near Le Val-d'Ajol.
Cascade de Miraumont
An enclosed fall in the undergrowth, on the heights of Remiremont.
Cascade du Rudlin
A high vertical fall nestled in a moss-carpeted granite gorge, near Plainfaing.
Lac de Gérardmer
The largest natural lake in the Vosges, Lac de Gérardmer occupies the heart of the resort that bears its name. Swimming, sailing and walks around its shores make it one of the most frequented destinations of the Vosges massif.
Remiremont
