Turckheim
A fortified wine village near Colmar, with three intact city gates and a lantern-carrying night watch that patrols the walls in summer.
Turckheim is only about 6 km from Colmar. It is a fortified wine village with three city gates and sections of its wall still intact. Its streets are lined with colorful half-timbered houses and wineries. Its most distinctive tradition is the night watch. From about May to October, every night at 22:00, watchmen in capes, carrying lanterns and halberds, set out from the Porte de France to patrol the walls. They sing night-watch songs in the Alsatian dialect, and visitors may follow them for free. Times are announced by the tourist office. Behind the village, on the hillside, lies the Brand Grand Cru vineyard. From Colmar, the TER train takes about 10 minutes.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Eguisheim
- Kaysersberg
- Colmar Old Town & Unterlinden Museum
- Maison des Têtes, Colmar
- Musée Bartholdi
- Petite Venise, Colmar
- St. Martin's Church, Colmar
- Maison Pfister, Colmar