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The 10 most beautiful castles in Bas-Rhin
10 châteaux
Chosen among 161 recorded castles
What to see in Bas-Rhin when you only have a weekend: the 10 most visited castles according to their visitors’ reviews, among those open to the public whose visiting conditions we checked on the official website. For each: what you see, the entry price, the link to the full entry.
Ranked by attendance, from the number of Google reviews. “Beautiful” is your word; what we measure is what visitors choose.
No. 1
Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg (ou Hohenkoenigsbourg)
Orschwiller
Set on a rocky outcrop in the Bas-Rhin, this fortified castle dates back to the 12th century and overlooks the Alsace plain from the heights above Orschwiller.
Adult €12Hours, prices and access
No. 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. Its sweeping outlook earned it the nickname the eye of Alsace. Dating back to the 11th century, the castle is listed as a historic monument.
No. 3
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 carried out by Countess Mélanie de Pourtalès at the end of the nineteenth century.
No. 4
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 Hanau-Lichtenberg counts to the bombardment of 1870. The pink sandstone facades still display remarkable Renaissance decoration, oculus…
No. 5
Château de La Petite-Pierre (Petite-Pierre Castle)
La Petite-Pierre
Set on a ridge 340 metres high, the château of La Petite-Pierre overlooks the fortified village from which it is separated by a man-made ditch.
No. 6
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.
No. 7
Château de Kintzheim (Kintzheim Castle)
Kintzheim
Perched on a rocky spur above the village, the ruins of Kintzheim Castle preserve a circular 13th-century keep along with traces of several centuries of building and destruction.
Adult €12Hours, prices and access
No. 8
Château du Nideck (Nideck Castle)
Oberhaslach
Château du Nideck, in Oberhaslach (Bas-Rhin), France. Location, access and practical information.
No. 9
Château du Bas-Andlau (Bas-Andlau Castle)
Andlau
Château du Bas-Andlau, in Andlau (Bas-Rhin), France. Location, access and practical information.
No. 10
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 were built between the late 12th and early 13th centuries, forming three distinct sections: the upper castle, the lower castle,…
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the most beautiful castle in Bas-Rhin?
- The most visited in Bas-Rhin is Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg (ou Hohenkoenigsbourg), first in this selection according to its visitors’ reviews. All 10 castles listed are open to visitors with checked hours.
- How much does a visit cost?
- The adult entry price is shown under each castle when the official website publishes it; 0 of these castles are free.
- How is this selection made?
- Among the 161 castles recorded in Bas-Rhin, we keep those open to the public with a photo, then rank by number of Google reviews. No castle pays to appear.