History and Heritage

Alsace, a land of castles

In Alsace, take a journey back in time discovering exceptional sites.
Built to protect cities and villages, these splendours have become places for sharing and coming together: castles, walled cities, surprising urban heritage, and more.

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Relive the age of the knights at Hohlandsbourg Castle

Play the game of history at Hohlandsbourg Castle. The breathtaking, 360° bird's-eye view gives budding knights the perfect position for spotting possible attackers. Kids can try on a period dress or a knight’s costume during the visit.
In this magnificent 13th-century medieval fortress, the largest in Alsace, children learn about history while they play. Explore the daily life of the castle and its inhabitants. Then, the visit continues inside at the museum displaying objects dating back to the Bronze Age.

Experience an epic saga

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Hike to a castle on a path to happiness

There are hundreds of castles in Alsace, all throughout the region, and you can get to all of them along marked walking paths. Some castles are perched high above the trees, visible from the start of the trail. For others, you'll have to walk all the way to the end, around a final bend, to finally see the castle's silhouette. Follow the different paths through forests, along vineyards, up streams, or on the edge of green pastures. When you finally arrive at the castle, it's with a wonderful sense of achievement.

Alsace land of castles

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Experience the history of the Middle Ages at Fleckenstein Castle

The outer wall of this impressive fortress rises above the treetops. Wheel tracks mark the thousand-year-old stones on the ground. Without a doubt, Fleckenstein Castle is a panoramic dive into history.
The visit takes you up steep stairs and across metal walkways, with a treasure hunt for children along the way. At the top of the castle, a spectacular and exhilarating panorama awaits. Lose your gaze in the thick wooded coat covering the hills of the Northern Vosges. What a strange feeling to think that our medieval ancestors admired these same landscapes.

Take up the challenge

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Experience 68

Raise your glass at the gates of Kaysersberg Castle

There’s a very festive spirit indeed on this walk towards Kaysersberg Castle, maybe because there's a Grand Cru wine tasting on arrival. The walk starts in the village with a leisurely climb up the hundred or so steps to the castle. As you climb higher and higher, the landscapes become denser and stir up emotions. Perhaps it is the effect of the rising altitude combined with the beauty of the site? At the foot of the medieval castle, it's time for your exquisite tasting. The stunning panorama elevates the flavours in the glass.

Grand Cru with a view

Discover the castles of Alsace

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Experience 65

Relive the age of the knights at Hohlandsbourg Castle

Experience 66

Hike to a castle on a path to happiness

Experience 67

Experience the history of the Middle Ages at Fleckenstein Castle

Experience 68

Raise your glass at the gates of Kaysersberg Castle

Discover the castles of Alsace

Castle Wineck

Castle Old-Windstein

Castle Schoeneck

Castle Wittschloessel

Castle Wasenbourg

Castle Hohenfels

Castle New-Windstein

The Wachtfelsen

Château d' Ittenwiller

Rohan castle

Haut-Andlau Castle

Bernstein Castle

The castle of the counts of Salm

Castle of the Ochsenstein

Château "Hagelschloss"

Oedenbourg's castle

Château de Schwartzenbourg - ruines

Ferrette Castle

Le Château du Dreistein

Château du Ramstein

Castle - Frankenbourg

Castle "Saint-Ulrich"

Birkenwald Castle

Le Château des Comtes d'Eguisheim

Ruins Castle Nideck

Château du Kagenfels

Le château de Bilstein-Aubure

Hugstein Castle

The Three Castles of Eguisheim

The ruins of the Engelbourg's castle

Château de Grünstein

Castle "Haut Ribeaupierre" (or "Altenkastel")

Château du Hagueneck

Château du Pflixbourg

Greifenstein Castle

Castle "Girsberg"

Château des Rohans

The castle of La Roche

Castle of Wineck

Château du Birkenfels

The Guirbaden Castle

Landsberg Castle

Castle - Bilstein

The Ottrott Castles

Château de Scharrachbergheim

Ruins of Schlossberg Castle

Werde casle on the Ill

Castle Lorentzen

Little Geroldseck Castle

Ruins of Gutenbourg Castle

Wangenbourg Castle

The castle of Schirmeck

Château de Brosses

Rohan Castle

Castle De Dietrich

The ruins of Herrenfluh Castle

The Weckenberg place

Castle of Kaysersberg

Château de Warthenberg

Spesbourg Castle

Lichtenberg Castle

Castle of La Petite Pierre

Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg

Former manor of Etienne de Bavière

Schwendi Castle

Castle Loewenstein

Castle Froensbourg

P'tit Fleck

Fleckenstein Castle

Castle of Froeschwiller

Castle Hohenbourg