Osthoffen

Osthoffen is a small village in the Bas-Rhin, about 15 kilometres west of Strasbourg, at the foot of the Vosges hills where the Alsace wine route begins. The village centres on the Château d'Osthoffen, a medieval castle that has been continuously inhabited since the 13th century and enriched by successive owners over the centuries with Renaissance and Baroque additions. The château is still privately owned and lived in today, offering a rare and genuine sense of continuity — it feels like a home that happens to have towers. The surrounding village is typical Alsace: half-timbered houses, a church with a bulbous steeple, and stork nests on rooftops. It makes an excellent quiet base for the Alsace wine route, just far enough from Strasbourg to avoid the tourist circuit.

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Things to Do

• •Visit the Château d'Osthoffen — a medieval castle still lived in by the same family, open for tours and private stays
• •Drive or cycle the nearby Route des Vins d'Alsace through Obernai, Barr and Mittelbergheim
• •Hike the Vosges foothills above Osthoffen on the marked trails through vineyards and pine forest
• •Visit the walled medieval town of Obernai, 10 km south, with its market square and half-timbered houses
• •Explore Strasbourg's cathedral quarter and Petite France neighbourhood, 15 km east

Nearby Attractions

• Strasbourg — a UNESCO World Heritage city with a Gothic cathedral, medieval canals and the European Parliament, 15 km east
• Obernai — one of Alsace's most complete medieval towns, with ramparts, towers and a lively central square
• Mont Sainte-Odile — a pilgrimage site and convent on a hilltop in the Vosges with sweeping Alsace plains views
• Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg — a fully restored medieval fortress above Sélestat with panoramic Rhine valley views
• Mittelbergheim — a classified 'Most Beautiful Village of France' perched above its own Zotzenberg vineyard