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This castle was built by the Hohenstaufen family in the 12C on a promontory overlooking the Alsace plain at an altitude of 800m. This location enabled its occupants to withdraw easily and provided an ideal observation post for the roads leading towar..

The semi-pedestrianised Grand'Rue, which runs through the town, is renowned for the workmanship of its half-timbered houses. The south and east entrances to the town are marked by two towers on which storks have made their nests. Also worthy of note ..

Situated at an altitude of 1 100m, the highest point in the Bas-Rhin département is a perfect location for summer hikes and winter sports. From the observation tower, the extensive view takes in the Vosges mountains, the Alsace plain, the Black Fores..

Note the lovely floral motif (borrowed from churches in Lorraine) of the capitals in the nave of this ancient Benedictine priory. The porch is decorated with arcades, cornices and historiated capitals.

Featured is the original, very long narthex, which extends along the entire width of the facade and opens onto Saint-Jacques square through an elegant door. Three doors still have their original leaves. The pulpit of sculpted, gilded stone dates from..

It contains two collections: the Latin library established in 1542 and the «Rhenanus library,» which contains 500 volumes that belonged to the humanist Baetus Rhenanus. There you can see 450 manuscripts, 530 incunabula, and the famous Cosmographiae I..

Many people think this is the finest example of Baroque style in Alsace. The church has a fine, luminous, gay setting, with painted, sculpted decoration and elegant furnishings.

A fire destroyed the first building in 1045. It was rebuilt in the 12C and only a few parts remain today: the portal, the crypt and an historiated frieze on the left side. The massive portico (17C) houses a portal decorated with remarkable Romanesq..

Dating from 1535, the house has a picturesque courtyard with wooden galleries with balusters, a well dating from 1603 and an enormous winepress (1817). Opposite is Behre House which has a fine oriel window dating from 1514, surmounted by latticewor..

This stone house with scrolled gables and loggia was built in 1610. It is an interesting example of Germanic Renaissance style.

This former Etoile hostelry has remarkable windows framed with cable mouldings, mushrooms and fruit. If you walk through several courtyards, you will come to the house which belonged to the winegrowers' corporation.

Built in 1291, the gateway was strengthened in the 15 and 16C. A «sound and light» show is put on every year, relating the eventful history of the town since this fine gateway was erected.

Dating from 1574, the house is surmounted by a pediment with an inscription and a bas-relief showing Death seizing the founder of the house. The door, sculpted on the biais to facilitate the entry of vehicles, leads to a typical courtyard with a spir..

Haut-Andlau château, built in the 14C and restored in the 16C, was still inhabited in 1806. It has Gothic windows set in ruined walls between two big towers. From the terrace, you can see a view over vineyards, the Alsace plain and, Black Forest on t..

When reaching the forest and pastures near the former Belle-Vue boarding house, you'll enjoy a fine view of Climont on the right, and Val de Villé ahead.

Some capitals of the Romanesque portal are decorated with pelicans and two-tailed sirens, a motif with inspiration from Lombard. The Northern lower side of the church houses a 1514 St-Sepulchre of Jacques Wirt. Christ's breast is pierced with a cut i..

It has a crenelated parapet and even a small oratory. As soon as you walk in you will admire the Brief House, also called «the Gourmet House». Its richly sculptured wood panels are outstanding and so is its roofed gallery.

It was built in Renaissance style typical of the Rennes region. It has a beautiful facade, a placid courtyard and a picturesque gallery made of elaborate wood.

Decorated with Italian motifs and topped with scallop shells, the doorway dates from the Renaissance. Bauhaus was the town relevance of the Benedictine monks of the Ebermunster abbey.

From 1681, the house has an attractive Renaissance Oriel window over two storeys.