Walking Street RIBEAUVILLÉ Visit this beautiful wine village in Alsace France near Strasbourg Colmar

Located on the Wine Route, between vineyards and mountains, Ribeauvillé is a charming town which has managed to promote its historical heritage.

In the Middle Ages, the city was the seat of the Lordship of the Ribeaupierre family (hence the name of the town of Ribeauvillé).

The Ribeaupierres had three castles built, the ruins of which still majestically dominate the city and the surrounding hills today.
All three are accessible by a hiking trail on the mountainside:

St-Ulrich Castle, (the oldest and most important of the 3 castles)
Girsberg Castle,
Château Haut-Ribeaupierre, (as its name suggests, the highest of the 3 castles).
Of its medieval fortifications, the city still retains today part of its rampart wall and some of its defensive towers, including the "Butchers' Tower" (13th century, rebuilt in the 18th century), which owes its name to the corporation of Butchers (responsible, in the event of an attack, of defending the city from this tower).

The Grand'rue and its picturesque neighborhoods, lined with abundantly flowered buildings (from the 15th to the 18th century), are dotted with squares decorated with Renaissance-style fountains.

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