Sélestat

Saint-Georges Church

Sélestat is in the middle of Alsace. It is home to the humanist library. Nearby is the deer reserve with unusual wildlife.

Get in

By train

The city's 1 train station is a ten-minute walk from downtown.

See

Humanist Library of Sélestat, considered a national treasure of Alsace

Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg

• 1 Saint-Georges Church.  
• 2 St. Faith's Church. A major Romanesque architecture landmark built over a very short time span (only ten years, from 1170 to 1180).  

• 3 Humanist Library.  

• 4 Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg (Haut Koenigbourg Castle), Orschwiller (14 km west of Sélestat via the D159), ☏ +33 3 69 33 25 00. 9:15am to 5:15pm. Medieval castle situated in a strategic location on a rocky spur overlooking the Upper Rhine Plain. This castle is a reconstructed (late 1800s) 15th century castle. The castle was sieged and demolished in 1630. It sat for 250 years or so, then was rebuilt a little over a hundred years ago. And awesome reconstruction overall. However, there is nothing like an original castle to visit.  
• 5 Château Kintzheim, Kintzheim (7 km west of Sélestat via the D424 and D159). Small ruined castle built around a cylindrical refuge-tower. Converted into an aviary for birds of prey. 
• 6 Château du Bernstein, Dambach-la-Ville (12 km north-west of Sélestat via the D35). Open 24 hours. Ruined castle, among the oldest in Alsace. Free. 
• 7 La Volerie des Aigles (The Eagle Park), Kintzheim (10 minute drive from Chateau du Haut Koenigsbourg). 10AM-5PM. Hilltop medieval castle hosting bird-of-prey shows, plus an exhibition on birds in the old cellars. £9.58. (updated Nov 2023)

Eat

• Restaurant au Bon Pichet. (updated Oct 2022)