Castles ruins & panoramas

In the land of barr bernstein, you have a diversity of landscape: plain, wine yards and mountains. if you climb on the hills of the vosges, you will have a large view upon the alsatian plain, the wine route, and the black forest in germany.

Mittelbergheim, one of the nicest villages.  Mittelbergheim is one of the hundred most beautiful villages in France. This is due to its situation, just below the mountains, in the middle of the wine yards. In the village centre, next to the two bell-towers church, the streets go up and down, showing little decorated yards which invite you to taste the delicious wines or to listen the interesting story of the village’s birth. On the wine path, there is a nice view upon Andlau, another village on the Wine Route. A stork has chosen to settle there on a roof top.

Heiligenstein, views & castles  In this place, several point of views wait to be discovered. At the top of the village, the Rosenberg kiosk gives a wonderful view on the north side of the valley. All around, you can see wine yards and meadows. This is also the departure point for the Landsberg castle, made of granite in the 12th century (about 45 min of walk).

Andlau & its 2 castles  Approaching the village of Andlau, you can see two castles on the hill. The Haut Andlau castle is about 1.15h by foot from the road D425. It was built by Rodolphe of Andlau in 1337. 15 min later, you can reach the ruins of the Spesbourg castle which has been built by Alexandre of Dicka to protect the Abbey-churchof Andlau. These two ruins are situated at a height of more than 400m. Around the castles, you can see majestic fir tree forests.

Itterswiller,view on the valley  Strolling around the streets, you will appreciate the beautiful point of view on the wine yards and on the plain. The village itself is to be visited, with its typically decorated Alsatian houses, its flowers and restaurants. This is one of the most beautiful points of view of the land Barr Bernstein.

Epfig, view of the ungersberg  Follow the vineyard path Fronholz & have a look at the wonderful view of the land Barr Bernstein.

The bernstein castle in dambach-la-ville.  This granite castle near Dambach-la-Ville is one of the oldest in Alsace: it was built in the 11th century. To reach it, you will have to cross the fortified village, and then to walk in the forest for about 45 min. The tower of the castle will then appear: it is 18m high!

Nature and culture in reichsfeld.  Only one road leads to this little village at the end of a valley. It is just situated in the wine yards at the bottom of the mountain. The village is very quiet and lifestyle is still preserved there. From here you can also walk to the summit of the Ungersberg’s at a high of 901m. This place is to be discovered just as you would discover a secret.