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Castles in Bas-Rhin, France

15 open to visitors · 161 châteaux listed · Grand Est

Every château we have listed in this department, with its verification level.

We record 161 castles, manor houses and strongholds in Bas-Rhin, spread across 104 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg (Haut-Koenigsbourg Castle) (open to visitors), Barrage Vauban (17th century), Château de Hohbarr (a listed historic monument), Château de Lichtenberg (Lichtenberg Castle) (with a restaurant) and Château de l'Ortenbourg (Ortenbourg Castle) (475 reviews).

39 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 20 and the prices of 18 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 41 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Middle Ages, with 66 buildings. Each entry says what we could verify and what still needs confirming: enough to plan a day that holds together.

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    Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg (Haut-Koenigsbourg Castle)

    Sélestat

    Perched on a spur of the Vosges mountains above the Alsace plain, the Haut-Koenigsbourg castle presents the silhouette of a medieval fortress, rebuilt in the early twentieth century on…

    Adult €12

  2. 2

    Château de Hohbarr

    Saverne

    Set on a sandstone spur 460 metres above the Zorn valley and the Alsace plain, the Château du Haut-Barr rises over the town of Saverne.

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    Château de Lichtenberg (Lichtenberg Castle)

    Lichtenberg

    Set on a hilltop in the Vosges du Nord, less than an hour from Strasbourg, the ruins of Lichtenberg Castle bear witness to seven centuries of military history, from the power of the…

  4. 4

    Château de l'Ortenbourg (Ortenbourg Castle)

    Scherwiller

    Perched on a rocky spur above Scherwiller in the Bas-Rhin, the ruins of the Ortenbourg crown a ridge shared with the neighbouring Ramstein castle.

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    Château de Pourtalès (Pourtalès Castle)

    Strasbourg

    Set in the Robertsau park on the northeastern edge of Strasbourg, the château de Pourtalès bears the marks of successive alterations, from its eighteenth-century origins to the renovations…

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    Château du Landsberg (Landsberg Castle)

    Heiligenstein

    Perched on a granite spur above Heiligenstein, near the Mont Sainte-Odile, the ruins of Landsberg castle reveal a twofold medieval structure: an older castle built around 1197-1200 by the…

    Free entry

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    Château du Bernstein (Bernstein Castle)

    Dambach-la-Ville

    Set on a granite ridge above Dambach-la-Ville at an altitude of 562 metres, Bernstein Castle ranks among the oldest fortresses in Alsace, first recorded in 1009. Most of the surviving ruins…

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    Château de Wangenbourg (Wangenbourg Castle)

    Wangenbourg-Engenthal

    On a rocky spur above the village of Wangenbourg, in the Bas-Rhin region, stand the ruins of a fortified castle built in the 13th century by the lords of Wangen.

The 10 most beautiful castles in Bas-Rhin, our selection

Coming this weekend? 14 castles open on Saturday or Sunday in Bas-Rhin.

In the footsteps of history: Vauban fortifications

How much does it cost? 18 entry prices in Bas-Rhin, including 14 free castles.

During the holidays, 17 castles open in Bas-Rhin (Christmas holidays).

During the holidays, 16 castles open in Bas-Rhin (February holidays).

During the holidays, 18 castles open in Bas-Rhin (spring holidays).

For the spring long weekends, 16 castles open at Easter 2027 in Bas-Rhin · 16 castles open for the May 2027 long weekends in Bas-Rhin.

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Frequently asked

How many châteaux in Bas-Rhin can you visit?
We record 161 châteaux in Bas-Rhin, across 104 towns and villages. Not all are open: many are private properties we list for their heritage interest, and the entry says so when we know.
Which is the most visited château in Bas-Rhin?
Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg, in Sélestat, with 43,135 visitor reviews. Actual footfall is the measure, not an editorial ranking.
How many châteaux in Bas-Rhin are listed historic monuments?
41 out of 161. Listing is the highest level of protection in French heritage law; every entry links to its official record in the Mérimée database.
Where can I find opening hours?
On each entry. We know the hours of 20 châteaux in this list, read from their official website or their business listing, with the date we last checked shown.