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Ribeauvillé
This appealing town, less visited by Americans, is well situated for hiking and biking. It's
a linear place with a long pedestrian street (Grande Rue) and feels less tourist-dependent
than other towns. A steep but manageable trail leads from the top of the town into the
VosgesMountainstothreecastleruins,andisidealforhikerswantingawalkinthewoods
to sweeping views. Follow Grand Rue uphill to the Hôtel aux Trois Châteaux and find the
cobbled lane leading up from there. St. Ulrich is the most interesting of the three ruins (al-
low 2 hours round-trip, or 3 hours to see all three castles, or just climb 10 minutes for a
view over the town—get info at TI at 1 Grand Rue, tel. 03 89 73 23 23,
www.ribeauville-
riquewihr.com
)
.It'sashort,sweet,andreallyhillybikeloopfromRibeauvillétoHunawihr
andRiquewihr(canbeextendedtoKaysersberg).Youcanrenta
bike
atCyclesBinder(82
Grand Rue, tel. 03 89 73 65 87) or Ribo Cycles (17 Rue de Landau, tel. 03 89 73 72 94).
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Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg
ThisgranddaddyofAlsatiancastlestiptoesalongonarockyspuroftheVosgesMountains,
2,500 feet above the flat Rhine plain. Here you'll get an eagle's-nest perspective over the
Vosges and villages below.
