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Turckheim - a charming village

Topic	Sciences and discovery
Departure	TURCKHEIM (68)
Details	Turckheim is famous not only for its rich historical heritage and its great wines but also for having an authentic night watchman who still does the rounds every night at 10 PM from May to October.

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Discover the wine-making path

Starting from the Office of tourism, the 2 km tour takes you to the vineyards. The tour lasts about an hour and is marked out with about twenty posts explaining a lot about wine making (grapes, vine etc).

The tour offers great views on the town of Turckheim as well as on the Alsatian plains and Vosgians hills.

Turckheim vineyards is stretched on about 500 ha. The soil is very diverse depending on the sites: Granitic, chalky, chalky clayey and alluvial soils. the most prestigious site is the 'Brand', a small depression opening on the south of the region that enjoys maximum sun exposure as well as being sheltered from the cold north and east winds.

Accommodation nearby

Hôtel de l'Ange

Niedermorschwihr
03 89 27 05 73

Hôtel L'Orayé

Ammerschwihr
03 89 73 22 00

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Pierre et Vacances Résidence Le Clos d'Eguisheim

Eguisheim
08 92 70 21 80

Hôtel La Maison des Têtes

Colmar
03 8 9 24 4 3 43

The historical tour

Turckheim has maintained its medieval feels with its three doors as well as other important vestiges on the city walls.

The tour last about 50 min and starts from the Office of Tourism, this will make you discover

The 'Hôtel des 2 clés' a former cabaret where Hortense Mancini, wife of the Duke of Mazarin stayed for a while,
The hostelry of the 'Boeuf Rouge'
The 'Homme Sauvage' hostelry
The old 'Prévôt Royal' manor

Accommodation nearby

Hôtel de l'Ange

Niedermorschwihr
03 89 27 05 73

Hôtel L'Orayé

Ammerschwihr
03 89 73 22 00

Pierre et Vacances Résidence Le Clos d'Eguisheim

Eguisheim
08 92 70 21 80

Hôtel La Maison des Têtes

Colmar
03 8 9 24 4 3 43

Discover the three doors

Visitors can discover the three doors:

La Porte de France
La Porte de Munster
La Porte du Brand

These doors almost disappeared during the 19th century, for town-planning reasons regarding the Porte de Munster, for construction reasons regarding the porte du Brand and for esthetic reasons regarding the three doors altogether. The 'Porte de France' is listed as an historical monument.