Located in the heart of the Vosges, Épinal is a dynamic city that combines heritage, culture and nature. Its green face, with the conifer and beech forests of the plateaus visible from the city center, makes the town particularly pleasant.
At the end of the 10th century, a church was built at the present location, which was demolished again. The construction of today's three-nave Romanesque basilica began in the 11th century.
The Châtel-sur-Moselle fortress is one of the largest castles in Europe. It covers five hectares, has 22 towers, a 1.4-kilometer-long city wall and three floors full of galleries and underground spaces.
The castle of Epinal and the ruins of the old fortress dominate the town of Epinal and the Mosel Valley at an altitude of 387 m. The castle was built …