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Barr · 67
This Renaissance building from 1640, built on medieval ruins, now houses the town hall and police station. Its double staircase and pediment adorned with three statues make it an architectural gem.
Discover this placeColmar · 68
Bartholdi High School, located on the former Carolingian Oberhof estate in Colmar, occupies a historic site marked by a Benedictine priory and an 18th-century Jesuit college. Its neoclassical buildings, including the assembly hall and library, date from 1785-1787.
Discover this placeMuhlbach-sur-Munster · 68
The summit of Braunkopf, taken by the French on June 15, 1915, marked their first victory before the recapture of Metzeral.
Discover this placeWœrth · 67
This 1888 limestone monument, topped by a bronze lion, honors Bavarian soldiers fallen in 1870. It features a sculpted group symbolizing a dying soldier and the Angel of Victory.
Discover this placeMulhouse · 68
This site was built in 1993 on the former wood depot of SACM in Alsace.
Discover this placeDambach-la-Ville · 67
This granite fortress, one of the oldest in Alsace (11th century), features an 18 m keep, a hexagonal residence, and a tower with a chapel. Accessible on foot from Saint-Sébastien Chapel in 1h45; car access is banned until August 2026 due to fire risks.
Discover this placeBerstheim · 67
Berstheim, an Alsatian village perched between the Zorn and Moder valleys, has 437 inhabitants and holds remnants of its imperial and oil-producing past. Its 250-year-old Saint Martin Church reflects its eventful history.
Discover this placeAubure · 68
This 12th-century medieval castle, reinforced by the Wurtemberg family in the 14th century, features a square keep accessible through an ogival door. It offers exceptional views of the Vosges ridges.
Discover this placeOttrott · 67
This small 13th-century residential castle features a three-level main building with niche arrow slits and large bays with multiple windows. Its unfinished pentagonal keep adds a unique character to this historic site.
Discover this placeSommerau · 67
This Renaissance manor, built in 1562 on the foundations of a fortified house, features six semi-circular towers: three to the west shaped like pepper pots, two to the east converted into terraces overlooking the garden, and a stair turret serving the guardroom.
Discover this placeBischwiller · 67
This long building was originally the 18th-century "À la Rose" hotel-restaurant, while its annex, the 17th-century former Lion d'Or inn, has housed the Brotherhood of Minstrels of Lower Alsace since 1686.
Discover this placeMulhouse · 68
These buildings were erected in 1926 by Raphaël Dreyfus, industrialist and father of Captain Dreyfus, then director of the Société Cotonnière de Mulhouse.
Discover this placeMulhouse · 68
This 1870 building near the old market halls housed painter Jean-Jacques Henner's studio. Its ground floor was once used for commerce.
Discover this placeBourgheim · 67
This village, crossed by two ancient Roman roads, has been inhabited since the 1st century. Excavations revealed pottery remains, reflecting its artisanal past.
Discover this placeMulhouse · 68
These facilities succeeded the Siemens Power Plant, built in 1888.
Discover this placeSaverne · 67
The Rohan Tower in Saverne, near the Castle Park, is said to have housed Cagliostro's alchemical experiments. Invited by the Prince of Rohan, he is also connected to the Affair of the Queen's Necklace.
Discover this placeHohrod · 68
This cross marks the site of a former French military cemetery where soldiers who fell in March 1915 at Katzenstein were buried. Their graves were moved in 1925 to the Wettstein cemetery.
Discover this placeMetzeral · 68
A commemorative stele at Anlass-Wasen, 700 meters above sea level, honors Captain Dubarle of the 68th Alpine Hunters Battalion, who died in combat on June 15, 1915.
Discover this placeMuhlbach-sur-Munster · 68
A carved stone depicting a Bavarian blockhouse is integrated into a house in Stocka, offering a unique and historical architectural detail.
Discover this placeRiquewihr · 68
From 1324 to 1796, Riquewihr was under the authority of the Counts of Württemberg. Their coat of arms, three stag antlers, appears throughout the visit. In 1540, Duke George of Württemberg replaced the old castle with the current building, recognizable by its crenellated gable typical of 16th-cent.
Discover this placeMulhouse · 68
The 50-meter chimney, emblem of the former Frey spinning mill, dominates an industrial site made up of two areas: a 1897 spinning mill converted into a high school and 1870s sheds, including a 1903 energy plant.
Discover this placeObernai · 67
The Château de la Léonardsau, a classified Historic Monument carefully restored, tells its history and that of its owners through interactive displays. Visit its original rooms, library, and an immersive digital gallery.
Discover this placeMulhouse · 68
This villa in Mulhouse's Rebberg district, built between 1866 and 1868 by architect Frédéric de Rutté for industrialist Alfred Koechlin Schwartz, is a French Renaissance-style building. Since 1897, it has housed a nursery managed by the City.
Discover this placeLorentzen · 67
The Château de Lorentzen, a 14th-century Wasserburg, is a lowland castle surrounded by an old moat fed by the Eichel. Its 18th-century outbuildings house an exhibition, a tourist office, and accommodation and dining facilities for groups.
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