Castles in the Upper Rhine

Château
68240 Kaysersberg Vignoble

The former Reichenstein Castle, built in the 15th and 16th centuries in Kientzheim (High Rhine), is a historical monument combining Renaissance and late Gothic architecture, marked by successive changes until the 20th century.

Château fort
68240 Kaysersberg Vignoble

The Schlossberg castle, a 13th century medieval ruin, dominates Kaysersberg Vineyard (High Rhine). This imperial castle, with its circular dungeon and triangular enclosure, illustrates Alsatian defensive architecture.

Château fort
68220 Leymen

The castle of the Landskron, a medieval fortress of the 13th, 16th and 18th centuries, dominates the Sundgau in Leimen (High Rhine). Its ruins, classified as historical monument, offer a Franco-Swiss panorama from its preserved dungeon.

Château de style Renaissance
68240 Kaysersberg Vignoble

The Ifs Castle, built in Kientzheim (High Rhine) in the second half of the 16th century, is a noble house between courtyard and garden, classified as a historic monument since 1999. Its architecture combines Renaissance elements and subsequent transformations.

Château fort
68150 Ribeauvillé

The château du Girsberg, formerly Petit-Ribeaupierre, is a 13th-century castle that dominated Ribeauvillé in the Haut-Rhin, classified as a historical monument since 1841 and 1930.

Château fort
68920 Wintzenheim

The ruins of Pflixbourg Castle, a 13th century medieval fortress, dominate Wintzenheim in Alsace. Built by Frédéric II to protect Colmar, this garrison castle, abandoned in the 15th century, illustrates Hohenstaufen military architecture with its cylindrical dungeon and monumental cistern.

68700 Wattwiller

Hirtzenstein Castle, located in Wattwiller in the East, is an iconic monument whose exact period remains undetermined. It embodies the local historical heritage.

Château de style Renaissance
68500 Orschwihr

Orschwihr Castle, an Alsatian wine estate from the 13th to the 20th century located in Orschwihr (High Rhine), combines medieval remains and famous wine tradition in the Great East.