Altitude
757 m
Above Orschwiller
Castle · Most-visited site
Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg
A dramatically restored medieval fortress at 757 m above the Alsace plain — the region's most-visited site, with 360° panoramas.
Rank
Most-visited
The region's most-visited site
View
360° panorama
Plain, Vosges, Black Forest; Alps on clear days
Access
Sélestat shuttle
Apr–Nov; also by car or on foot
The site
Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg is the region's most-visited site, a restored medieval fortress at 757 m above Orschwiller, with 360° panoramas over the Alsace plain, the Vosges, and the Black Forest (the Alps on clear days) (source: compass_artifact_wf-755602f0...). It looms above Bergheim and the central wine villages.
Getting there is by car, by shuttle from Sélestat (April–November), or on foot via vineyard-and-forest trails from Saint-Hippolyte, Châtenois, or Ribeauvillé/Thannenkirch (source). Note: a multi-year renovation began in summer 2024 — some areas may be closed, so check access before visiting (source: compass_artifact_wf-755602f0...).
On the visit
- 360° panorama
- The restored fortress
- Sélestat shuttle
- Vineyard hiking trails
Our notesThe big view
The region's most-visited site — a restored hilltop fortress with sweeping panoramas, reachable by the Sélestat shuttle from April to November.
Check access; renovation began summer 2024.