Maisons des Rochers (houses built into the side of the mountain)
Les Maisons des Rochers de Graufthal
Les Maisons des Rochers de Graufthal - A.Dorschner
La Petite-Pierre

Maisons des Rochers (houses built into the side of the mountain)

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Come and discover the Graufthal's Rock Houses and the village, nestled below the cliff!

In the heart of the Regional Natural Park of Vosges du Nord, this circuit allows, after a journey between trees and rocks, to find one of the most picturesque stopovers: Graufthal, with the Houses of the Rocks, houses built in the rocks and inhabited until in 1958, and the ruins of its former Benedictine abbey of the 12th.

Description

Follow the mountain bike signs decorated with the circuit 2 red.

  • Departure : Parking of the Hanau Tourist Office - La Petite Pierre
  • Arrival : Parking of the Hanau Tourist Office - La Petite Pierre
  • Towns crossed : La Petite-Pierre, Eschbourg, Lohr, and Schœnbourg

3 points of interest

  • Museum

    Stamp Museum

  • Maisons des Rochers
    Maisons des Rochers - A.Dorschner
    Historic Sites

    Maisons des Rochers (houses built into the side of the mountain) Graufthal

    The Maison des Rochers is located in the hamlet of Graufthal in the Eschbourg commune of the department of Bas-Rhin. These three semi-troglodyte rock houses were restored and refurbished with furniture and mementos of the past in 1958. They were included in the supplementary inventory of historical monuments in 1988. Today they are maintained by an association dedicated to their development, and are open to visitors.

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  • La Maison des Païens
    La Maison des Païens - R. Letscher
    Monuments and architecture

    The House of the Pagans

    Built in 1534 at the initiative of Palatine Count Louis V, its architecture, unique in Alsace, is as much civil as miliary. Built on a rocky promontory overlooking the forest, the site was occupied by a watchtower in the Gallo-Roman era, as evidenced by traces of foundations in the cellar. Considered a high vibratory place, it would mark the location of a Celtic place of worship.

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Sensitive areas

Along your trek, you will go through sensitive areas related to the presence of a specific species or environment. In these areas, an appropriate behaviour allows to contribute to their preservation. For detailed information, specific forms are accessible for each area.
Impacted practices:
Aerial, Aquatic, , Underground, Land, Vertical
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Information desks

Tourist Office of Hanau - La Petite Pierre

2A rue du Château, 67290 La Petite-Pierre

http://www.tourisme.hanau-lapetitepierre.alsace/tourisme@hanau-lapetitepierre.alsace+33 (0)3 88 70 42 30

Access and parking

From Saverne, take the D1004 and take the D122 on the right. In Hammerweyer, take the D178 on the right to La Petite-Pierre.

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