Bergheim

Visit Bergheim, Alsace

Bergheim is a village to the north-east of Ribeauvillé (and north of Colmar), in the Haut-Rhin department of Alsace.

Bergheim has not had a peaceful past, and is said to have changed hands more often than anywhere else in Alsace, especially in the tubulent period between 900 and 1300.

Explore Bergheim

It's not easy to get lost in Bergheim, because the whole small town is enclosed by the original fortified wall. Bergheim's remaining fortifications as well as a double defensive wall include a defensive gate and 9 towers.

The town is entered by the arched doorway in the 14th century 'High Tower'. The encircling fortifications date from the 14th century, and is possible to walk some way around these fortications, a good way to see both the layout of the village and have views across the surrounding countryside.

On entering Bergheim you will find a beautiful little town with a cobbled main street and brightly painted half-timber houses, indeed it was one of the most brightly painted towns of my visit to the Alsace region.

Start exploring at Place d'Arme, an attrative square lined with numerous pretty houses and the town hall - the church and the town hall are the main sights of historical interest in Bergheim. The streets off the square, especially the Grand Rue, also contain many interesting buildings, often in the typical Alsace 'painted and half-timbered' style.

The village is classified 4* Ville Fleurie...and has a linden tree said to date from the year 1300!

Attractions nearby

A calm and pretty village surrounded by vines, Bergheim is also set in one of the best wine growing regions of Alsace, often visited as part of a tour of the Alsace wine route.

We particularly recommend that you visit the Chateau de Haut Koenigsbourg, a dramatically situated castle just a few kilometres from Bergheim.

Photos of Bergheim (click any picture to start the gallery)

Tourist classifications for Bergheim: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 4*;

Suggested places to visit near Bergheim, France

Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.

More suggestions: Riquewihr 7km; Selestat 9km; Kaysersberg 11km; Colmar 14km; Turckheim 15km; Ebersmunster 17km; Eguisheim 19km; Epfig 19km; Chateau Andlau 22km; Mittelbergheim 22km; Barr 23km; Neuf-Brisach 24km; Munster 25km; Mont-Sainte-Odile 26km; Le Struthof 27km; Rouffach 28km;

See these places and more on a map at places near Bergheim

Bergheim tourism: sights and attractions nearby

Parc du château de Kintzheim - remarkable garden (6km) : Parc du domaine de Schoppenwihr - remarkable garden (7km) : Marckolsheim - ville fleurie 4* (14km) : Itterswiller - ville fleurie 4* (18km) : Diebolsheim - ville fleurie 4* (24km) : Soultzmatt - ville fleurie 4* (29km) : Domaine du Windeck - remarkable garden (29km) : Jardins de Callunes - remarkable garden (30km) :

French version: see Bergheim (Francais)