Discover dambach-la-ville

From the Saint-Sebastien Chapel, you will visit the city walls made of granite and the three towers, the old houses and their red tiles roofs located within the city walls and the vineyards. You can do an historical tour of the city, take the little train and walk to the Frankstein 'Grand-Cru'.

The tour will be commented by the winemaker in a small tourist train. Group visits in French, German and English, for 20 people minimum, reservation only, at the beginning of the visit starting from the Domain. Finally, a visit of the cellar and wine tasting (3 different wines) will be offered to end the tour.

Another fun way to discover Dambach in group or family, is the game that is proposed by the office of tourism and that is playable throughout the village, the duration of the game is one and a half hour. The point is to help the 'stork' to find details in photographs that are scattered around the village in restaurants and other places. The game is available in English, German and French at the office of tourism and restaurants such the 'La Vignette', 'La Couronne', 'au Raisin d'Or', it is also available in the camping in summer time.

This fortified castle made of granite is one of the oldest in Alsace. After the end of the count Eguisheim-Dabo to whom the castle belonged, it became the palace of the bishop of Strasbourg until 1580, then it is abandoned until the beginning of the 19th century.

It is when Felix de Dartein bought it, that a house and outbuildings were built around 1835. the higher part of the castle has a dungeon that is 18 m high and of a pentagonal shape, the main part of the castle, the seigniorial part of the castle is hexagonal, with round arches and keystones as well as a square tower that used to house a Chapel.