Gueberschwihr: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Gueberschwihr lies on the foothills of the Vosges, at the edge of the Petit Ballon massif, and overlooks the Alsatian plain. At the same time, the village is one of the 21 main stations on the Route Romane d’Alsace.

Those who choose Gueberschwihr as a holiday destination may wish to find a holiday apartment.

Culture

The preserved Romanesque bell tower of the Église Saint-Pantaléon is 36 metres high. The nave and choir of the Église Saint-Pantaléon were rebuilt in the Neo-Romanesque style from 1874 to 1877 under the architect Jean-Baptiste Schacre. The church’s five bells are connected to the bell tower dating from the 12th century.

Along the Route Romane d’Alsace, information boards on site provide information about the architecture of the respective stations and indicate nearby Romanesque sites. Smaller historical details also shape the village’s appearance: The bridge next to the horse trough bears the date 1538 and was partly built from stones from Hertenberg Castle.

The buildings of the former hospital preserve a sandstone stair tower, a heraldic shield bearing initials and the date 1686, as well as a half-timbered upper storey above a round-arched entrance. The Fontaine Saint-Pantaléon, also known as “Pantelsbrunna”, is considered the oldest fountain in Gueberschwihr, most probably.

Landscape

In the Bildstoecklé mountain area, granite formations of the Vosges bedrock emerge. The forests of Gueberschwihr are home to beech-fir forests, beech-oak-hornbeam forests and sessile oak forests.

The forests of Gueberschwihr are home to red deer, roe deer, wild boar, hares, foxes, badgers, martens, wildcats, nightjars, goshawks and peregrine falcons.

Activities

The Nouveau Gueberschwihr sector comprises around 50 boulders with routes graded from 4 to 7c+.

The fun village rally in Gueberschwihr leads through the lanes of this typical wine-growing village; questions and clues help participants solve a puzzle.

Wine

The Goldert Grand Cru covers 45.3 hectares of vineyards. The Goldert terroir gives Gewürztraminer a particularly harmonious character.

More pages about localities: Wolschwiller, Ranspach-Le-Bas, Oberhergheim, Ungersheim, Wintzenheim, Katzenthal, Berrwiller, Heidwiller

To the overview of the wider travel region: Haut-Rhin.