WHAT TO SEE & DO
Overview Table
| Name | Appeal | Type | Visit | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Village Itself | ✦✦✦✦✦ | Village | Self | Free |
| 2 | Castle Ruin | ✦✦✦✧✧ | Panorama + Tower Ruin | Self | Free |
| 3 | Viewpoint | ✦✦✦✧✧ | Panorama | Self | Free |
| 4 | St. Croix Church | ✦✦✧✧✧ | Church | Self | Free |
| 5 | Albert Schweitzer Center | ✦✧✧✧✧ | Museum - A. Schweitzer's Life | Self | Paid € |
| 6 | Historical Museum | ✦✧✧✧✧ | Museum - Local History | Self | Free |
| 7 | Glass Factory | ✦✧✧✧✧ | Glass Factory & Shop | Self | Free |
| 8 | St. Michel Chapel | ✦✧✧✧✧ | Chapel | Self | Free |
| 9 | Food Market | ✦✧✧✧✧ | Food Market | Self | Free |
1. Village Itself
Appeal ✦✦✦✦✦
Type Village
Visit Self-guided
Cost Free
Kaysersberg is a charming village in Alsace, known for its medieval character and its half-timbered houses, typical of the region. It is surrounded by vineyards and crossed by the Weiss River, giving it a picturesque setting.
2. Castle Ruin
Appeal ✦✦✦✧✧
Type Panorama + Tower Ruin
Visit Self-guided
Cost Free
French Name
Château de Kaysersberg
Just north of Kaysersberg lie the ruins of a 13th-century castle. The top of the keep offers a panoramic view of the village and the vast surrounding vineyards.
Access is open, meaning there is no entrance.
3. Viewpoint
Appeal ✦✦✦✧✧
Type Panorama
Visit Self-guided
Cost Free
Just behind the base of the castle, after climbing the steps, there is a viewpoint offering a wide panorama of the village and the surrounding vineyards.
4. St. Croix Church
Appeal ✦✦✧✧✧
Type Church
Visit Self-guided
Cost Free
French Names
Église Sainte-Croix
Église de l’Invention-de-la-Sainte-Croix
The village church dates back to the 12th century and was modified and extended in the 15th century. It is in the Romanesque style and is built of local pink sandstone.
🏞️ Google Images Overview – Exterior
🏞️ Google Images Overview – Interior
5. Albert Schweitzer Center
Appeal ✦✧✧✧✧
Type Albert Schweitzer’s Life Museum
Visit Self-guided
Cost Paid
French Name
Centre Schweitzer
Musée Albert-Schweitzer
This museum is dedicated to the life and works of Albert Schweitzer, who was born in Kaysersberg and was a doctor, philosopher, and Protestant pastor. He notably lived and worked in Africa.
🏞️ Google Images Overview – Interior
6. Historical Museum
Appeal ✦✧✧✧✧
Type Local History Museum
Visit Self-guided
Cost Free
French Name
Musée Historique De Kaysersberg
This small museum displays items of local history related to archaeology, daily life, and religious art.
It is located in a historic house from the 16th century.
🏞️ Google Images Overview – Interior
7. Glass Factory
Appeal ✦✧✧✧✧
Type Glass Factory & Shop
Visit Self-guided
Cost Free
French Name
Verrerie de Kaysersberg
The glassworks experienced a golden age in the Alsace region during the 17th and 18th centuries.
This glassworks revives the tradition of the past by opening its workshop for visits.
The place also has a shop showcasing its creations.
8. St. Michel Chapel
Appeal ✦✧✧✧✧
Type Chapel
Visit Self-guided
Cost Free
French Name
Chapelle Saint-Michel
This small chapel from the 15th century is decorated with frescoes on its ribbed vaults (the transition between the wall and the ceiling).
🏞️ Google Images Overview – Exterior
🏞️ Google Images Overview – Interior
Next to the chapel is a small military cemetery for soldiers who fell during WWII.
9. Food Market
Appeal ✦✧✧✧✧
Type Outdoor Food Market
Visit Self-guided
Cost Free
French Names
Marché de Kaysersberg
Marché Hebdomadaire
The village’s small food market takes place on Monday mornings in Place Gouraud square.
