Cultural sights - Page 2

At Lake Kruth-Wildenstein young and old may enjoy water sports and nature activities, such as the tree climbing. Above the lake thrones the runis of Schlossberg (castle hill),which...

The Virgin of Alsace (Vierge d'Alsace) stands on the Eichstein ledge and is watching over Niederbruck and the Doller valley. It was sculpted in 1923 by Antoine Bourdelle in ...

The Cross of Lorraine (Croix de Lorraine) was inaugurated by General de Gaulle in 1949 in memory of all the fighters who fought during World War 2 in this place. It is a monument ...

The Virgin of Wissgrut stands on the slopes of the Ballon d'Alsace. It was built in 1946 by Xavier Berna, a farmer from Wissgrut after returning from deportation in Germ...

Storckensohn is a typical mountain village and preserved the "savoir faire" of manifacturing nuts oil. The mill was built in 1732 and works with water energy. Visitors c...

The Drumont is the highest peak of the Vosges massif (1200 m) and offers a wide panorama of the Alsace and Lorraine. From its viewpoint you have a beautiful view of the Ballon ...

The chapel Saint-Nicolas is situated above the village of Oderen in the upper Thur valley. The town is also known for the chapel of Notre Dame de Bon Secours, which is carved into ...

The former barn was built on a moraine (a glacially accumulation of unconsolidated glacial debris) in 1750. It was used as a common shelter for the herds of the village and later a...

Ventron is first of all known for the hermitage “Brother Joseph” (Frère Joseph). It was built in 1757 by residents in honor of the kindness of Pierre Joseph Formet,...