40 destinations with the Station Verte label to explore in the Vosges Mountains
Take the time to discover a destination and meet the locals, while showing respect to the sites you visit and leaving them untouched. Respect and preserve, without a trace. The "green resorts" of the Station Verte label have been defending these values since its beginnings in 1964. In the network's 500 towns, tourism professionals are devoted to working together to promote nature tourism and to put a human face on the values of sharing, proximity, and respect for locals and for the land.
« The Station Verte spirit is tourism with a human face, weaving links between Nature, Land, and People. »
Station Verte is committed to ecotourism by…
• developing activities that enhance and preserve natural, cultural, or intangible heritage,
• offering sustainable and informative initiatives on environmental education and awareness,
• offering activities related to well-being and rejuvenation,
• focusing on local tourism: 60% of Station Verte towns are within two hours of an urban area with a population over 100,000,
• promoting local products, short supply chains, and local know-how,
• contributing to the well-being of local communities and improving the living environment,
• promoting the development of benevolent tourism respecting people and the land,
• developing slow tourism, tourist itineraries, and soft mobility.
Find all the Stations Vertes at www.stationverte.com and on social networks with #StationVerte
The 40 Stations Vertes of the Vosges Mountains
Go on a cycling trip in 10 Green Resorts of the Southern Vosges
Tour and explore the rich heritage of the Stations Vertes
The French Federation of Stations Vertes, the Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park, and the Vosges Mountains are all committed to sustainable and respectful tourism. They have partnered to bring you the first cycling getaways connecting 10 Stations Vertes in the Southern Vosges Mountains. An outstanding project combining touring, slow tourism, and discovering the rich heritage of the land. Get pedalling!
The beginnings of the projectThe project for these getaway itineraries, Escapades, began in 2019, as part of the coordination efforts of the Station Verte network. It was led by the director of the Federation of Stations Vertes in partnership with the president of the Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park. The project enlisted the cooperation of elected officials and employees in ten Stations Vertes of six community councils in the departments of Haute-Saône and Vosges, and the regions of Bourgogne Franche-Comté and Grand-Est.
« A getaway is the action of leaving somewhere to escape the obligations and routine of everyday life. »
The 10 Stations Vertes of the itinerary
- Bussang (88)
- Champagney (70)
- Cornimont (88)
- Faucogney-et-la-Mer (70)
- Plombières-les-Bains / Girmont-Val-d’Ajol / Le Val-d’Ajol / (88)
- La Bresse (88)
- Mélisey (70)
- Remiremont (88)
- Ronchamp (70)
- Saulxures-sur-Moselotte / Thiéfosse (88)
What's in the brochure?
The brochure presents the route in stages. You can complete the whole route or just a section, with the possibility of covering one or more stages per day depending on the distance and your level of cycling.
The not-to-be-missed gems to discover on the route
• The Négritude and Human Rights Museum in Champagney
• St. Pierre and St. Paul Church in Mélisey
• Notre-Dame du Haut Chapel by Le Corbusier in Ronchamp
• "L'échappée des 1000 Étangs", an itinerary through Little Finland starting in the town of Faucogney
• The terraced gardens of Plombières-les-Bains
• The Géhard and Faymont waterfalls in Le Val-d'Ajol
• Remiremont’s Notre-Dame Church and its Romanesque crypt
• The Wood Museum in Saulxures-sur-Moselotte
• The Bressaude Confectionery in La Bresse
• The Théâtre du Peuple in Bussang
• The Museum of 1001 Roots in Cornimont
The discoveries of Flora the ecotourist
"Let's explore France with a green journey in the Stations Vertes!"
Flora and Wizz, the mascots of the Station Verte label, take you on a Tour de France to discover the Stations Vertes, highlighting the network's rich heritage and diversity of eco-tourism offers.
Flora is a 10-year-old girl who is passionate about nature. Alongside her magical bird, Wizz, they travel to the towns of the network to discover unique ecotourism experiences in the Station Verte spirit: demonstrations of know-how, atypical nature activities, visits to exceptional heritage, tastings of local products, observations of fauna and flora, and so much more.
→ Find all their green discoveries at flora.stationverte.com
Download the booklet of season 1 of Flora's Discoveries (in French)
