At the foot of the Taennchel massif and in the heart of the Alsatian vineyards, 1 hour from Strasbourg and Mulhouse, Ribeauvillé is situated on the “Route des Vins”(Wine Road) in the heart of Alsace. As a health resort and eco-friendly holiday resort, the Cité des Ménétriers will offer you the chance to discover all its medieval charm through its rich Heritage.
From the Hotel, you can discover the surrounding Ribeauvillé heritage :
– “Pfifferhüs”, or Fiddlers house (around 1680)
– Renaissance-style houses at 4 rue Salzmann and at 4 rue du Couvent
– The former Corn exchange (1437)
– Half-timber houses, rue des Juifs
– The Former hospital Chapel, now a museum (15th century)
– The Former hospital, next to the chapel (1542 and 1739) :
you will find the Caveau de l’Ami Fritz at this same location
– Renaissance-style houses at 9 and 12 place du Bouc, dating back to 1694
– Other Renaissance-style houses at 21 and 25, rue Klobb
– Renaissance fountain at the Place de l’Hôtel de Ville
– Fountain at the Place de la République (1576)
– Renaissance fountain at 81 Grand’Rue
– The Town Hall (1778)
– Porte des Bouchers gate and Tour des Bouchers tower (13th century) 200 meters from the Town Hall
– Porte des Pucelles gate
– The fortification round-towers
– Auberge des Trois-Rois inn (1540)
– Hôtellerie du Soleil hotels (16th century)
It will be easy for you to explore the area on foot or on bike to visit :
– The Girsberg (13th century), Haut-Ribeaupierre and Saint-Ulrich castle ruins
– The gothic church of the former Augustinian convent
– Saint Grégoire church at the gothic nave
– The Dusenbach Chapels
– The neo-gothic-style Grand church of Dusenbach (1903)
– The old hospice museum
