ALSACE AUBERGE INNS
Eagle and Wine near and Castle Haut Koenigsbourg
Wandering
the romantic wine route of Alsace (see Route-Des-Vins
Alsace) between
Strasbourg and Colmar in eastern France, one wonders where to hesitate
and hang the travelers hat for the night or a few days. One of the must
see stops of any list of the area is the great castle of Haut Konigsbourg
(see Haut
Koenigsbourg French Fairy Tale Castle), perched high above
the valley between the Rhine River (Bas Rhin) of Alsace and the thick
forested
Vosges
Mountains
of Lorraine. There are two routes up to the castle from the valley side,
one leads from Kintzheim a small mountain-side suburb of Selestat and
the other leads through St. Hippolyte toward Colmar. A favorite tourist
area for French as well as international travelers each of the villages
have a few Alsatian style auberge style restaurant inns
hotels
in quaint
local
style in small towns filled with local wine tasting vendors and jumping
off point for mountain hiking, biking and wine touring.
In Saint-Hippolyte, the Hotellerie Munsch with its restaurant the Aux Ducs de Lorraine (Dukes of Lorraine) is a popular wine road hotel in the traditional family inn style. Located at the edge of the small village in the midst of surrounding vineyards, there are 40 rooms, many with balconies and views of the mountains. The fine restaurant is a bit pricey and the hotel can get booked up in the high summer season, but receives high marks from visitors. The hotel is in a historic style but was built in the 1920’s to match the local historical architecture of the region. Hotel Munsch
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In
Kintzheim at the base of the mountain where Haut Konigsbourg can sometimes
be lost in the clouds
in colder
season, the Auberge Aux Deux
Clefs (Inn of the Two Keys) is a much older historic structure
dating from the early 1500’s, originating as
a family house
built around the same time as the mighty castle above. The Aux Deux Clefs
of Kintzheim is smaller and intimate
in
the old
world inn style, with only 10 rooms with very budget friendly room
rates. (There is also a Hotel
Deux Clefs in the town of Turkheim
near Colmar, but that's a different one). The restaurant is a popular
feature
of Kintzheim, with its terrace views and unique
Alsatian
meals
around
a
camp fire concept
for
families
in cool evenings. The restaurant hosts weddings and special events as
well. Auberge
Aux Deux Clefs
A short distance above Kintzheim,
standing just over the village, the ruins of the medieval castle of
Chateau
Kintzheim is home to the Volerie
des Aigles, one of France's best raptor and eagles falconry
show with daily demonstrations of a variety
of birds of prey, including eagles,
falcons, owls
and condors
presented
on
the grounds of the castle. The shows at Volerie des Aigles are presented
in the afternoons during the week from spring to fall 
and on the weekends
all year at the Kintzheim Castle and a visit to Castle Haut Konigsbourg
can be managed in one day. Also in Kintzheim plan a stop at the Eglise
de St. George, the original town church with its beautiful tile
roof tower from the 12th Century. The main part of the church was rebuilt
in the
17th Century, but the stone defensive walls with remaining archery key
holes which originally surrounded the medieval town now defend from the
ever encroaching peaceful wine vineyards. © Bargain
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See Also:
RAPTOR
SHOWS CASTLE GUTTENBURG GERMANY
DELICIOUS
STRASBOURG
ALSACE HOTELS MOLSHEIM AND MUTZIG
HOTEL LA COUR DU ROY - SAINT-LOUIS
