グレスヴィラーの天然記念物・トップ14

Beautiful tour with many small highlights and viewpoints.

This hut/shelter was perfect for us (2p) to spend the night. It has a little river next to it were you can wash your clothes (its not big enough to go bathing). Very open space. Around 8 in the morning, some people arrived. Until eleven, the place was full with some nice locals and a family of five. So if you stayll in the summer, dont stay too long it is a „popular“ spot. Accessible with which means anyone can go there fast.

Mont Saint Odile is an energetic place. It brings tranquility and is exceptionally well-located, overlooking the Alsace plain.

The Giants' Rock, perched on the foothills of Mont Sainte-Odile, offers a spectacular view of the forests and valleys of Alsace. This mystical site, surrounded by legends, is accessible after a beautiful mountain bike ride through the wooded trails. The panorama from the rock reveals grandiose landscapes, with steep cliffs, dense forests and, on a clear day, a clear view of the Alsatian plain.

It is worth climbing the steep steps of the ruins to the top of the remains of the tower... From the top you have a wonderful view over the wooded hills of the Vosges...

The narrow path leads along numerous huge rocks... every few meters you discover a new carved animal sculpture

The narrow path leads along numerous huge rocks... nice to walk

The castle ruins in the natural area, which have been listed as a historical monument since 1898, are not the remains of one but of two castles. The lower castle (Unternideck) was probably built in the first half of the 13th century. Today, the square keep and a fortified wall that separated the residential building can still be seen. The keep shows a change in the structure that indicates an interruption in construction (formats and unevenness of the stones, structure of the vaults...). The upper castle (Obernideck) was probably built in the 14th century. Its ruins are less well preserved, only a few heavily restored walls can still be seen. A castle on the Nideck was first mentioned in 1264. Sire Burckart lived here at that time. From 1336, the castle was a fief of the Diocese of Strasbourg and was then given to the citizens of Strasbourg. The inhabitants of both castles concluded several truces, especially in 1393 and 1422. These "peace treaties", which bear witness to the history of the place, laid down the rules for coexistence, supplies and armament of the fortress. From the 15th century onwards, the castle changed hands several times in successive attacks. The castle was finally destroyed in 1636 in the Thirty Years' War. Text of the information board