Ribeauvillé Travel Guide

 balhannah Says:  Place de la Republique marks the edge of the historic old town. Here, there is a narrow canal running along the old street, and a good view of the Saint Ulrich Castle ruins on the hill.A Fountain here dates back to 1576. 

 balhannah Says:  THIS IS A MUST DO!The town of Ribeauville is full of historic buildings, most painted in bright colours and in different designs, that I feel walking is the way to go. There were so many shop windows to gaze into, of course, Ladies, you do need to enter some!Don't forget to... 

 balhannah Says:  The Hotel De'Ville is the Town-Hall. Built in 1773, inside is a collection of gold plates and silver goblets from the 15th to the 17th centuries, donated to the Town by the Lords of Ribeaupierre. It can be visited with A FREE TOUR every day except on Mondays and Saturdays... 

 balhannah Says:  The Catholic church, Saint-Gregoire, was the former burial place of the Lords of Ribeauville. This is also a Gothic church, rather plain, but has a high Bell Tower built in 1260, a choir from 1282 and nave and aisles of the 14th century.A classified monument, it is a walk... 

 balhannah Says:  Another heritage listed building! Nicely painted, this building has a masonry ground floor and upstairs is timber, what is known as corbelling [timber sticking out of the walls]. The building dates to the 15th century for sure, although it is not know if it was always used... 

 balhannah Says:  The small Sainte Catherine is a Church you can easily walk past.It's no longer used as a Church, instead, it's on the French heritage list.It has a very plain neo-Gothic exterior, complete with Gothic tracery windows. The inside was used as a burial vault by the Ribeaupierre... 

 balhannah Says:  This beautiful little square was a favorite of mine! Surrounding the square were beautiful fatchwerk building's painted quite brightly. They have changed names since the olden days, when the Sun Inn (Auberge du Soleil) was once the meeting place of the local musicians and... 

 balhannah Says:  The Butchers’ Tower (Tour des Bouchers) was named after the Abattoir and the Butchers’ stalls which used to be located beside it. The bottom part of the tower was built in 1290, but was raised 29 metres in 1536.. The Tower separates the Upper Town (Ville Haute) from the... 

 Beausoleil Says:  Why are you in Ribeauville? Probably to taste a few Alsatian wines. If you look past the houses in this photo, you will see vineyards stretching as far as the eye can see. You are in wine countryYou can start in Ribeauville and follow the well-marked wine route. It is also a... 

 robertbaum Says:  This timbered building dates back to 1522 and owes its surprising name for the Middle European location to the elephant pictured on its façade.To its right side lies the former Corn Exchange that was first mentioned in 1431. It housed the seigniorial grain dues, hoisted... 

 robertbaum Says:  This beautiful little square is lined with fine houses such as the Sun Inn (Auberge du Soleil) which was once the meeting place of the local musicians and the Sheep Inn (Auberge du Mouton), an old post house.In the middle of the square stands the fountain built by native... 

 robertbaum Says:  This remarkable red-painted half-timbered house is now home to a butchery. It features some interesting timber shapes: curule chairs and “gugloch” (small side windows where people inside can see without being seen from the outside).The Boucherie Charcuterie H. Siedel serves... 

 traveloturc Says:  Au cheval noir is a small restaurant situated in the entrance of the city .They serv local food and I think that they are pretty successful 

 robertbaum Says:  I was quite surprised when at home I compared my picture of the shop with another I found online, see http://www.barloga.com/products/metz-freres-ribeauvillealsace-france. I'm wondering which image is older.Anyway, go in, savour and buy some fine Alsatian wine. 

 traveloturc Says:  Long renowned, the Osterberg is mentioned in documents dating from the Middle Ages, when the nobles of Ribeau-pierre owned vineyards on this slope.The Osterberg is ideally suited to Riesling, Gewurztraminer and to Tokay Pinot Gris.Typical characteristics : A wine which ages...