Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Upper Rhine

Patrimoine rural
68340 Riquewihr

The Nid de Cigognes is a 16th-17th-century medieval house in Riquewihr (Haut-Rhin), famous for its Alsatian architecture and its iconic nest on the facade.

Porte-de-ville
68230 Turckheim

The Niedertor de Turckheim, medieval gate of the 14th, 16th and 19th centuries, is a vestige of the fortifications of this ancient Alsatian imperial city, classified as a Historic Monument in 1931.

Couvent
68500 Guebwiller

The Dominican Convent of Guebwiller, founded in 1294, is an Alsatian historical monument combining the 14th century Gothic church and restored convent buildings in the 15th and 18th centuries, today a cultural centre dedicated to music and digital arts.

Eglise romane
68420 Gueberschwihr

The Saint-Pantaléon church of Gueberschwihr, a 12th century Romanesque building, dominates the Alsatian village with its listed bell tower. Rebuilt in the 19th century, it combines medieval and neo-Roman architecture in the Upper Rhine.

Eglise romane
68530 Murbach

Murbach Abbey, founded in the 8th century in Alsace, is a 12th century Romanesque jewel. An influential vestige of the Holy Empire, it dominates the Guebwiller valley with its sandstone towers and its gun porch of the Prince Abbé, classified as a Historic Monument since 1841.

Eglise romane
68500 Guebwiller

The church of Saint-Léger de Guebwiller, a 12th century religious building in the Upper Rhine, combines Romanesque and Gothic styles. Ranked a historic monument in 1842, it dominates the upper city with its octagonal tower and iconic marmousets.

Vestiges de la Guerre 39-45
68500 Hartmannswiller

The Hartmannswillerkopf Memorial, nicknamed Old Armand, is a First World War national monument located at an altitude of 957 m in the Alsatian Vosges, commemorating the deadly fighting of 1915 between French and Germans.

Eglise
68130 Altkirch

The Church of St. Morand of Altkirch, a neo-Roman building of the 18th to 19th centuries, stands in the Upper Rhine, adjacent to the former Benedictine priory transformed into a hospital. Its architecture combines clunisian and Germanic influences, with a history linked to the Jesuits and the Revolution.