Through history
The romans already took the « Col de Saverne » as a strategic section as shown by a lot of relics and traces.
This important main road was a link between North (Lorraine) and South (Alsace) during the Middle-Ages.
The Abbey of Saint-Étienne de Marmoutier, one of the most beautiful Romanesque abbey churches in Alsace, is located between Saverne and Wasselonne, was founded around 589 by Irish monks.
Château du Haut Barr is a medieval castle built on an imposing sandstone bar composed of three rocks.
It was nicknamed "the eye of Alsace" by the people of Strasbourg. It was built to watch over the Zorn valley and the Alsatian plain.
Grand Geroldseck Castle, a medieval castle in ruins, is one of the oldest castles in the Northern Vosges. It was founded at the beginning of the 12th century.
Its name « gate of Alsace » is still topical : crossed by the secondary road 4 Strasbourg-Paris and highway 4, TGV station Paris-Strasbourg (300m from the hotel) and located on the regional and international lines, channel of the « Marne au Rhin ».
This important main road was a link between North (Lorraine) and South (Alsace) during the Middle-Ages.
The Abbey of Saint-Étienne de Marmoutier, one of the most beautiful Romanesque abbey churches in Alsace, is located between Saverne and Wasselonne, was founded around 589 by Irish monks.
Château du Haut Barr is a medieval castle built on an imposing sandstone bar composed of three rocks.
It was nicknamed "the eye of Alsace" by the people of Strasbourg. It was built to watch over the Zorn valley and the Alsatian plain.
Grand Geroldseck Castle, a medieval castle in ruins, is one of the oldest castles in the Northern Vosges. It was founded at the beginning of the 12th century.
Its name « gate of Alsace » is still topical : crossed by the secondary road 4 Strasbourg-Paris and highway 4, TGV station Paris-Strasbourg (300m from the hotel) and located on the regional and international lines, channel of the « Marne au Rhin ».
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