Private guided tours (for groups and individuals)

PFAFFENHEIM

Teufelstein

A legend from the 16th century tells us, that the scratches on this roc belong to the devil. The devil wanted to throw the roc on the chapel from the Schauenberg during its extension. But the roc became soft and couldn’t have been lifted up...

OSTHEIM

Eglise protestante

WESTHALTEN

Bollenberg - History and legend

During the Celtic epoch, the date of the religious fetes was established according to the position of the sun. The Bollenberg and the sun are aligned on February, the 2nd, which is the day of Candlemas and the Celtic fete Imbolc. Afterwards the...

LAPOUTROIE

Miclo Distillery

Located in a valley where the tradition of distillation is deeply rooted, the Miclo distillery is a family business created in 1962 and has won numerous awards. The Miclo distillery offers a wide range of: creams, eaux-de-vie, liqueurs, flavoured...

WIDENSOLEN

Widensolen Grotto

The Grotto, dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes, was constructed to resemble the famous sanctuary. It is situated on the edge of the Kastenwald forest, close to a spring dedicated to Saint Germain de Grandval. The spring, which for a long time was...

BIESHEIM

The Gallo-Romain museum

The Gallo-Roman Museum in Biesheim is exclusively dedicated to the site of the Roman military camp set up on the west bank of the Rhine River north of Neuf-Brisach. International teams of archaeologists have conducted extensive excavations on the...

ROUFFACH

Castel Isenbourg

In the Merovingian time, the King Dagobert II staied in the castle of Rouffach. Another castel, bigger, was built during the Middle Age in order to be a shelter for the soldiers who shielded the town from danger. The castel was sold during the...

LE BONHOMME

Saint Nicolas Church

At the beginning of the XIVth century, there was only a chapel dedicated to Saint Gregory but when the village became a parish, in the XVIIth century, the church of Saint Nicolas was built. It underwent works between 1757 and 1773 because it was...

WESTHALTEN

Bollenberg - Fauna and flora

The Bollenberg is the main hill from five hills in the area around Rouffach. It was protected for its fauna and flora by a by-law in December, the 11th 1965. Many birds can be found in the bushes, the moor, the fields and the vines like the bunting,...

ROUFFACH

Sundial from the Récollets

This sundial is situated in the yard of the Récollets' convent and is unique in Europe. It's dated from 1617, so before Galilée and Kepler. During the working, the acces is not allowed.

PFAFFENHEIM

Chestnut

The chestnut is maybe a thousand years old tree. It’s a preserved tree. It’s 13,50 meters high and has a circumference of 5,40 meters. Chestnuts were brought in Alsace by the Romans and are used as canes for the vines.

RIBEAUVILLE

Sanctuaray of Notre-Dame de Dusenbach