Destination Weddings in Andlau

Come to Andlau for your a destination wedding in Alsace.  A beautifully situated town in the green valley of the River Andlau, this is a dream setting in the heart of Riesling wine country.  The panorama is a delight to the eye with miles and miles of vineyards and rolling hills making a romantic environment for your wedding in France. Rising on a ridge to the north of the town are the ruins of Chateau du Haut – Andlau.  Built in the 14th century and then restored in the 16th it was inhabited until 1806.  Today this ruin still has two massive towers and sections of its walls with gaping Gothic windows.  There is a terrace from which one can enjoy the views of vineyard covered hills, the plain of Alsace and in the far distance even the Black Forest.  The other castle near the town is Spesbourg, built from pink granite in the 13th century and  destroyed in the 14th. 

The Eglise of St Peter and St Paul is a fine example of 12th century architecture with its elaborate doorway adorned with outstanding Romanesque carvings.  There is a legend about the abbey, which was founded by the wife of Emperor Charles le Gros, Richarde.  She had a vision that told her to build a convent on the very spot where she would meet a female bear building a shelter for her young.  Richarde met the animal in the forest and built the convent that kept a live bear.  A hole in the paving of the crypt at St Peter and St Pauls Church is believed to mark the spot that was indicated by the bear; a pre Romanesque stone statute of a bear guards the crypt. 

Near by is Le Hohwald a secluded resort surrounded by splendid fir and beech woods, a paradise for the nature lover where fine walks can be enjoyed throughout the picturesque scenery.  There are still traces of ancient cultures, such as the pagan wall around Mont Sainte Odile believed to have been built by the Celts but reinforced by the Romans.  Numerous castle ruins and monasteries are scattered around the country side.  The site of the vineyards and the superb forest where bilberries and raspberries grow in abundance will carry you away to another, enchanted world.

Couples who wish to marry in Alsace should look no further than the lovely town of Andlau.