Alsace Wine Route · Riquewihr

Au Trotthus

Historic winstub in Riquewihr located in a former wine press house with original 17th-century wooden beams.

About Au Trotthus

Historic winstub in Riquewihr located in a former wine press house with original 17th-century wooden beams. The menu features classic choucroute garnie paired with Riesling and foie gras with Pinot Gris. Step down into the vaulted cellar dining room for an authentic experience.

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Address

9 Rue des Juifs, 68340 Riquewihr, France

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Enter through the side street to avoid the tourist crowds on the main Grand Rue, where the annex dining room lacks atmosphere.

Plan for about 1h 45m. Evening visits offer a different atmosphere with softer light.

Au Trotthus is in the Riquewihr neighborhood of Alsace Wine Route. The address is 9 Rue des Juifs, 68340 Riquewihr, France. The area is well-served by metro.

Evening visits offer a unique atmosphere. The light is softer, crowds thin out, and the experience feels more intimate.

Closed on Wednesday. Check the official website for holiday closures and special hours.

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Landmark

Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg

This reconstructed medieval fortress sits dramatically on a rocky outcrop 755 meters above the Rhine Valley, offering sweeping views across the Alsace plain to the Black Forest. You'll explore furnished chambers including the Kaiser's apartments, walk through authentic medieval kitchens with massive fireplaces, and examine one of France's best castle armory collections. The defensive walls, watchtowers, and inner courtyard showcase 15th-century military architecture, though everything you see dates from Kaiser Wilhelm II's meticulous 1900-1908 reconstruction. The visit follows a logical route through the castle's three levels, starting in the lower courtyard where audio guides (included) explain the fortress's strategic importance. The furnished rooms feel genuinely atmospheric, especially the great hall with its painted beams and period tapestries. From the upper ramparts, the panoramic views stretch endlessly: vineyards cascade down hillsides below while the Vosges Mountains rise to the west. The wind up here can be fierce, but the vista over the wine route villages is genuinely spectacular. Entry costs €9 for adults, and most visitors spend too much time in the armory displays when the real highlight is the architecture and views. Skip the lengthy historical timeline exhibits and head straight to the ramparts and furnished chambers. The castle gets impossibly crowded between 10:30 AM and 3 PM when tour buses arrive, transforming narrow staircases into bottlenecks. Come early morning or late afternoon for the best experience and lighting for photos.

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Cultural Site

Riquewihr Main Street

Rue du General de Gaulle stretches 400 meters in a perfectly straight line from Riquewihr's gate tower to its castle, lined with half-timbered houses that haven't changed much since the 15th century. You'll walk past carved timber frames, oriel windows jutting over the cobblestones, and open courtyard gates that give glimpses into private medieval worlds. This is where Hugel wine house has been pouring tastings since 1639, and where wisteria transforms every facade into purple cascades each May. The street fills with a parade of wine shop browsers, souvenir hunters, and architecture admirers by mid-morning. You'll hear a dozen languages as tour groups cluster around the most photogenic doorways, while local vintners call out tasting invitations from their shopfronts. The atmosphere shifts completely with the seasons: Christmas markets in December, flower boxes in summer, and that magical purple explosion when wisteria blooms. Most guides won't tell you that this place becomes a tourist conveyor belt after 11 AM in high season. Skip the overpriced souvenir shops selling mass-produced Alsatian kitsch. Focus on Hugel's free tastings (their Gentil blend at EUR 8 is excellent), climb the Dolder Tower for EUR 3, then escape to Rue des Juifs or the vineyard paths behind the walls where you'll have the medieval atmosphere without the crowds.

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Viewpoint

Les Trois Châteaux de Ribeauvillé

Three crumbling medieval castles perch dramatically above Ribeauvillé, connected by a well-marked forest trail that climbs steadily through beech and oak woods. You'll hike past Saint-Ulrich (the most intact with visible living quarters), Girsberg (basically just walls now), and finally Haut-Ribeaupierre at the summit. The Ribeaupierre lords built these strongholds to control the lucrative wine trade routes, and their strategic positioning becomes obvious once you're up there surveying the valley. The 3-hour circuit feels like a proper adventure, with stone steps carved into cliffsides and narrow passages between crumbling walls. Saint-Ulrich retains the most atmosphere: you can explore the great hall, climb the keep, and imagine medieval life in these chambers. The trail between castles winds through dense forest with occasional clearings that frame the ruins beautifully. At Haut-Ribeaupierre, the payoff is enormous: the entire Alsace plain spreads below, dotted with wine villages and stretching to the Black Forest. Most guides don't mention that Girsberg is barely worth the detour, just foundation stones and low walls. Focus your energy on Saint-Ulrich and Haut-Ribeaupierre instead. The trail is free but gets muddy after rain, so bring proper hiking shoes. September offers perfect weather plus the medieval Pfifferdaj festival atmosphere drifting up from town.

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