Ammerschwihr

alt : 230m

A quite town in bloom set among the vineyards and the forest, with several national awards in the competition for Best Towns and Villages in bloom. Reduced to ashes in 1945, during the ultimate fight for the re-conquest of sovereign territory, it has been charmingly restored in its rustic decor. The church, raised in honour of Saint Martin is still there, as well as the donjons and its ramparts. Ammershwihr is famous for its great wines, particularly the Kaefferkopf.

Tourist attractions

• Ammerschwihr is the commune of Alsace where live the greatest number of wine growers compared to the number of inhabitants.

• The Garden of vines.

Sports

• A 60 hectares public golf course in the mountains offering a course of 18 holes over 6 kilometres.

• Two footpaths and cycle tracks make it possible to discover the wooded hills and the vineyards.
  

Events

• Wine Fair: last weekend of April.

Fortifications and castles

• Various towers : The tower of the Bourgeois, the tower of the Fripons.

• Ramparts.

Religious sites and places of meditation

• The Gothic church of Saint Martin.

• The chapel of St-Eloi.

• The chapel of St Wendelin.