Turckheim: Holiday Apartments and Houses

Turckheim has preserved three medieval town gates and significant remnants of its medieval town walls. The Porte de Munster was built in the 14th century; its windows decorated with scallop shells suggest that it was a stop on the route to Santiago de Compostela. The lower section of the Porte de France dates from 1330 and originally served primarily for Turckheim’s economic exchange with Switzerland. Of the three gates in Turckheim, the Porte du Brand had the most pronounced defensive function and was equipped with a drawbridge over a moat and a portcullis system.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Turckheim can combine the search for accommodation with this destination.

Culture and History

The Musée Mémorial des Combats de la Poche de Colmar is housed in an 18th-century vaulted cellar that served as a shelter for the inhabitants of Turckheim during the Second World War. The Musée-Mémorial des Combats de la Poche de Colmar brings together a collection of objects that tells the history of the Battle of the Colmar Pocket. Turckheim’s church houses a Silbermann organ built in 1755.

The town also has a special time-honoured tradition: from 1 May to 31 October, the night watchman of Turckheim makes his rounds every evening at 10 p.m.

Wine

The Turckheim area features a great diversity of terroirs in which Alsatian grape varieties thrive. Turckheim lies along the double fault line of the Alsatian Plain and the Munster Valley.

The Cave de Turckheim offers wine tastings at which expert advisers explain the wines. The Cave de Turckheim’s seasonal offerings include themed wine tastings, exhibitions and, in summer, walks through the vineyards.

Trails

The Sentier du Dragon is a vineyard trail in Turckheim. Walking the Sentier du Dragon takes two hours and is suitable for all target groups. Free parking for cars is available for visitors to the Sentier du Dragon.

The Sentier des Toits runs along Turckheim’s town walls and uphill to a viewpoint.

Other destinations: Freland, Wittenheim, Heimsbrunn, Bergholtz, VÅ“gtlinshoffen, Friesen, Issenheim, Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines

For the higher-level travel overview: Haut-Rhin.