infra-adt-bas-rhin.jpg "Hiker walk along the castle wall")
Barr – Kaysersberg
Medieval Alsace 3: Southern Vosges.
Arrival in Barr
Arrival in Barr, a very attractive village with beautiful and typical houses.
Barr – Andlau
The path goes from the famous wine village of Barr to Andlau through the beautiful castles of Landsberg and Haut-Andlau, a castle with two characteristic towers dominating the Kirneck valley with Barr to the North and the Andlau valley to the South.
Andlau – Dieffenthal
Today you pass by the Alsatian vineyard and the Wine Route. You walk around Ungersberg (901 m) and visit the castle of Bernstein before beginning the way down towards the wine grower village of Dieffenthal.
Paths go through woods and vineyards and lead to the landmark Castle of the Haut-Koenigsbourg. Reaching 750 metres at its highest point, the top of the Haut-Koenigsbourg castle looks majestically over the Wine Trail and the Alsace plain. This castle is one of the most popular monuments in France with 600.000 visitors a year. You arrive in Saint-Hippolyte, a typical wine-producing village famous for its Rouge de Saint Hippolyte (Pinot Noir).
The beautiful villages of the wine trail follow one another and lead you to Ribeauvillé. Situated amidst a pleasant, undulating landscape, Bergheim. A charming town right in the heart of the Alsace vineyards, is one of the rare Alsace towns to have almost completely preserved its medieval town walls (built in 1311).
Ribeauvillé – Riquewihr
In Ribeauvillé discover its three castles (the Saint-Ulrich, the Ribeaupierre and the Girsberg). You will arrive in Riquewihr, a magnificent medieval town that for centuries has managed to combine the quality of its architecture with the quality of its world-famous wines, therefore getting its nickname: “The Gem of the Alsace Vineyards”.
Riquewihr – Kaysersberg
For your last stage, you will pass by the Chapel Saint Alexis before reaching the beautiful castle of Kaysersberg. Don’t forget to appreciate the magnificent view. Take the stairway with its 100 steps up to the top for an even more splendid panorama over Kaysersberg! If you want, you can continue to Kientzheim. You can visit the Alsatian Wine Museum to learn more about Alsace wine or walk around inside these almost completely intact city walls.
Departure or extension
Characteristics of the route
Easy to medium walking tour on well marked nature paths, sometimes asphalted, through undulating countryside. For the daily stages with walking times between 5 to 6 hours you need a basic fitness level.
| Season 1 01.04.2023 - 02.06.2023 30.09.2023 - 07.10.2023 Arrival daily | Season 2 03.06.2023 - 29.09.2023 Arrival daily | |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval Alsace 3, Barr - Kaysersberg, 8 days, FR-ELWBK-08X | ||
| Base price | 899.00 | 959.00 |
| Surcharge single room | 359.00 | 359.00 |
Category: pretty 3***-hotels, 1x 2** hotel (French classifying)
Extra nights in each day upon request.
| Season 1 Apr 1, 2023 - Jun 2, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 - Oct 7, 2023 Arrival daily | Season 2 Jun 3, 2023 - Sep 29, 2023 Arrival daily | |
|---|---|---|
| Barr | ||
| Double room p.P. | 59.00 | 59.00 |
| Surcharge single room | 26.00 | 26.00 |
| Kaysersberg | ||
| Double room p.P. | 75.00 | 75.00 |
| Surcharge single room | 24.00 | 24.00 |
Included:
- Accommodation as already mentioned
- Breakfast
- Luggage transfer
- Carefully elaborated route description
- Detailed travel documents 1x per room (German, English)
- GPS-data available
- Service hotline
Optional extras:
- Return transfer from Kaysersberg to Colmar (from there by train to Barr), price per person EUR 35 (surcharge for each additional person EUR 10). Reservation required, payable in advance.
Arrival / Parking / Departure:
- Arrival by train to Strasbourg. Further by train to Barr, approx. 1 hour.
- Strasbourg or Basel-Mülhausen-Freiburg airport.
- Parking: Free hotel parking spaces, no reservation possible.
- Return journey by bus from Kaysersberg via Comar to Barr (several changes of buses necessary)
Things to note:
- Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price
- Further important information according to the package travel law can be found here!
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infra-adt-bas-rhin-massif-des-vosges.jpg "Hiking with a beautiful view")
