To avoid tourists, go there from January to March. Although winter is sometimes quite harsh in Alsace, you will be quiet and the low season prices are attractive. In Spring, you will be delighted to discover all the flowering villages across the region. A local specialty that has made the reputation of Alsace. Summer is the harvest season. You will be able to learn the secrets of the region's winemakers, in their vines full of beautiful bunches of white grapes. December is the prime time for tourism, with Christmas markets all more magnificent than each other.