The Vosges Mountains, in North-East France, are a low mountain range, bordering Germany and extending between the French regions of Lorraine and Alsace.
A regions of splendid lakes and pine trees, with a rich diversity of plant and animal species. The Vosges biosphere is labelled at the UNESCO. Dears, chamois, badgers, foxes, beavers, grey wolves, hares, boars, lynxes, groundhogs… The western capercaillie is an endangered bird in the Vosges mountains, less than six of them exist today in the region.
Wild lilies, martagon lily, wild orchids, wild pansies, forest violets, gentian, anemones, sundews are flowers that we can find in the Vosges.
The Arnica flower is a medicinal plant used for bruises, wound healing, muscle aches, insect bites, swelling from broken bones and joint pain. 90% of the wild Arnica flower production comes from the Markstein plateau. Many pharmaceutical brands use arnica flowers freshly picked from the Vosges peaks - Weleda orders two tons of these flowers every year.
Quartz, Aragonite, Bismuthite, Hydrozincite, Cérusite, Rhodochrosite, Azurite, cuprite, copper, hematite, fluorine are minerals that are found in the Vosges.