Gries: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Protestant Church of Gries is designed in the neoclassical style; its choir tower was built in 1774 and its nave in 1776.

Anyone planning a stay in Gries can rent a holiday apartment for this purpose.

Nature

The municipal forest of Gries covers 283.26 hectares, of which 281.87 hectares are in Gries.

The municipal forest of Gries contains noteworthy wetlands that are considered habitats of community priority.

The Sentier botanique de Gries begins at the car park of Espace La Forêt in Gries, is 2 km long, and has a stated duration of 30 minutes. The path runs through the municipal forest and includes two-hundred-year-old oak trees, a botanical trail, and an educational pond.

The educational pond of Gries is a preferred observation point for wildlife and diverse flora and serves for discovering, learning about, and raising awareness of nature. The Sentier botanique de Gries also provides a setting for family picnics in the countryside.

Culture

The Protestant Church of Gries houses the Silbermann organ of Gries. It is the last work of the organ builder Johann-Andreas Silbermann and was created in 1781; the organ created in 1781 and its organ case were classified as historic monuments in 1977.

The Catholic Church of Saint-Jacques le Majeur in Gries is designed in the neo-Gothic style. It contains a baptismal font made of Vosges sandstone, which was built towards the end of the 18th century.

Along Départemental Road 48 towards Marienthal, there are two pink sandstone benches in the municipality of Gries. In the past, they served as resting places for farmers on their way to food markets.

Other destinations: Brumath, Buswiller, Birkenwald, Hengwiller, Schirmeck, Schweighouse-Sur-Moder, Villé, Waldhambach

To the higher-level travel overview: Bas-Rhin.