The castles around Colmar

AUBURE

Le château de Bilstein-Aubure 

This castle features a 12th century square-shaped keep, protected by a double curtain wall modified by the Wurtembergs in the 14th century. The keep is accessed through a high pointed-arch door.

KATZENTHAL

Castle of Wineck 

Castle Wineck is a lovely ruin in the vineyards on a hill overlooking the small village of Katzenthal. An easy and pleasant walk in all seasons.

WETTOLSHEIM

Château du Hagueneck 

Near the Five Castles Route is the Hagueneck, a modest but charming little 13th century castle which nestles discreetly in a small forested valley above Wettolsheim. It was refurbished and enlarged in the 14th century. The castle, like the village...

RIBEAUVILLE

Castle "Haut Ribeaupierre" (or "Altenkastel") 

Haut-Ribeaupierre was most certainly built during the troubled period of the Great Interregnum, towards the middle of the13th century: it served as an advance post for the French King’s plans for the invasion of Alsace, and then as a watchtower...

KINTZHEIM

Château de Kintzheim 

Kintzheim Castle was first mentioned in the year 1270 and was bought by the city of Sélestat in the 15th century before being sold again in the 17th century. It consists of a round keep complemented by a shield wall, chapel, and accommodations. The...

RIBEAUVILLE

Castle "Girsberg" 

Not far from here, Girsberg Castle was built in the 13th century, to house a new branch of the Ribeaupierre family. The living quarters are still very visible.

LABAROCHE

Castle of Hohnack 

This castle is located 940 m above sea level. It dominates both the valleys leading down to Munster and Kaysersberg. It was built in the late eleventh century by the Counts of Eguisheim on the site of a former post Roman watchtower. Today you can...