Situated in the Haut-Rhin département at 550 m altitude, Rimbach-près-Guebwiller is at the foot of the Grand Ballon. The village is at the head of a narrow valley. The chalet is at 700 m altitude.

The valley of Rimbach is situated below mountain slopes and where its forests thin out towards the upper reaches of the Grand Ballon, there are still traditional mountain huts like the Glashütte and the Boelchenhütte. To the East of the Rimbach valley is the valley of Guebwiller.

• Murbach : 9 km
• Grand Ballon : 10 km
• Eco Musée : 16 km
• Mulhouse : 30 km
• Eguisheim : 32 km
• Colmar : 39 km
• Kaysersberg : 45 km

The cuisine of Alsace is renowned in France for its quality and variety. Dishes like choucroutte (sauerkraut), baeckeoffe (a type of casserole) or flammekueche (tarte flambée) are well known.

But why not try lesser known cuisine such as delicious jarrets de porc (a pork dish), Sürlawerla (fried veal dumplings), Fleischnacka (meat rolls), Spaetzle or Knepfle (egg-based pasta) and many others…

You'll be amazed by so many twinkling lights in our village streets and you can admire all our traditional and natural decorations.

Savour the smells of our Christmas trees and spicy mulled wine and the taste of our spicy breads, bredles (festive biscuits), our bretzels and our traditional Kougelhopf (Alsace's brioche).

The Markstein ski area has 8 ski-lifts giving access to 13 pistes for all levels, from beginner to expert. There is also a slalom run, remodelled in 2006, which annually hosts International Ski Federation races.

Markstein-Grand Ballon also offers 40 km of prepared trails for cross country skiing, including a specially constructed Nordic park in the centre of the resort. Snow shoe enthusiasts can choose from three different circuits leaving from Markstein, each offering uniquely beautiful views of the valley.