The 10 most beautiful castles in Vosges
10 châteaux
Chosen among 55 recorded castles
What to see in Vosges 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 renown: how often their name is searched on Google each month, and how many reviews visitors have left. “Beautiful” is your word; what we measure is what visitors choose.
No. 1
Château d'Épinal (Épinal Castle)
Épinal
Épinal castle stands on a sandstone ridge overlooking the town and the Moselle valley, at an elevation of 387 metres.
No. 2
Château de Bourlémont (Bourlémont Castle)
Frebécourt
Set on an isolated promontory above the meeting point of the Meuse and Saônelle rivers, Bourlémont castle has watched over the Meuse valley since the Middle Ages. Its massive round towers date from the 13th century, when the original bishops' stronghold was rebuilt by the family that gave the castle its name.
No. 3
Château de Bruyères (Bruyères Castle)
Bruyères
Bruyères, in the Vosges, is overlooked by a hill where the ruins of a fortified castle still stand.
No. 4
Château de Savigny (Savigny Castle)
Savigny
At the place known as Les Baraques, northeast of Savigny in the Vosges, the ruins of a medieval fortress point to a site occupied since at least the 14th century.
No. 5
Château de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
In Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, the former medieval castle has given way to the Victor-Hugo media library and the Pierre-Noël museum, which now stand on its former site. Of the structures built in the 12th and 13th centuries, only the postern gate remains, a fortified entrance passage.
No. 6
Château de Crèvecœur (Crèvecœur Castle)
Vaudéville
Crèvecœur Castle, built in the 16th century in Vaudéville in the Vosges, preserves the architectural features of that period through its original facades and roofs. The interior contains woodwork and fireplaces that reflect the refinement of the small salon.
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No. 7
Château des Capucins (Capucins Castle)
Rambervillers
In Rambervillers, the Château des Capucins stands on the site of a convent founded in 1620, of which a vaulted underground room and a basin dated 1728 remain. The present building was erected from 1785 by Antoine Gérard, director of the local faience works, who also had the orangery and outbuildings built.
No. 8
Château de Girecourt-sur-Durbion (Girecourt-sur-Durbion Castle)
Girecourt-sur-Durbion
In Girecourt-sur-Durbion, this Renaissance fortified house still displays its four corner towers and its water-filled moat, remnants of a seigneurial residence built around 1540 by the Haraucourt family.
No. 9
Château de Fontenoy-le-Château
Fontenoy-le-Château
Southern Vosges territory holds in Fontenoy-le-Château one of its earliest fortified sites, a keep raised by the bishops of Toul at the close of the 10th century on a rocky spur overlooking where two watercourses converge, the Châtelain stream meeting the Côney river below.
No. 10
Château de Saulxures (Saulxures Castle)
Saulxures-sur-Moselotte
In Saulxures-sur-Moselotte, in the Vosges département, a Second Empire building nicknamed the little Versailles draws the interest of visitors curious about 19th-century architecture. Constructed between 1854 and 1861 to designs by architect Charles Perron, it stands on the rue de la Gare in the town centre.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the most beautiful castle in Vosges?
- The most visited in Vosges is Château d'Épinal, 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; 1 of these castles are free.
- How is this selection made?
- Among the 55 castles recorded in Vosges, we keep those open to the public with a photo, then rank by number of Google reviews. No castle pays to appear.