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Kaysersberg Castle

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Location: Kaysersberg-Vignoble, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Alsace, France

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1. View of the plain – Kaysersberg Castle loop from Kaysersberg

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2. Constantine Fountain – Historic stone bridge loop from Ammerschwihr

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3. View of the plain – Kaysersberg Castle loop from Riquewihr

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ze pedro baptista 🇺🇦 🇹🇼

October 27, 2021

From this point you have a beautiful view of Kaysersberg and the wide plane

Kristian

August 21, 2025

As a former Free Imperial City, Kaysersberg boasts its imperial castle. Built around 1200 to block the roads coming from Lorraine, it was a strategically important location in the war between the Holy Roman Empire and the Dukes of Lorraine. A massive cylindrical keep, one of the oldest round keeps in Alsace, with walls over 4 meters thick, is a sight to behold in itself.

Within these walls and under the keep's protection, you can also admire the lord's residence with its pointed-arch windows!

But above all, don't miss the magnificent view: Climb the 122 steps to the top of the keep and enjoy a breathtaking panorama of Kaysersberg, the valley entrance on the mountainside, the vineyards, and, on a clear day, even the Black Forest in Germany.

From the old town, two staircases and a path through the vineyards lead to the castle ruins.

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Anke 🤗

March 13, 2022

If you have walked up to the castle between the vineyards, you can enjoy the great view.

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Location: Kaysersberg-Vignoble, Colmar-Ribeauvillé, Alsace, France

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Kaysersberg Castle

1. View of the plain – Kaysersberg Castle loop from Kaysersberg

2. Constantine Fountain – Historic stone bridge loop from Ammerschwihr

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