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Culture and heritage
More than 250 museums and collections throughout Alsace look forward to welcoming visitors keen to discover their rich heritage, ranging from prehistory through to contemporary art.
The Unterlinden museum in Colmar features among other things the famous Isenheim altarpiece, a masterpiece in the field of religious art. In Mulhouse, classic car enthusiasts can have the time of their lives at the world's largest motor museum, which is home to the famous Schlumpf collection.
Do you love visiting castles? Alsace boasts Europe's highest concentration of feudal castles, bearing witness to its turbulent history. Without a doubt the most famous of these is the Haut Koenigsbourg castle which is one of France's most frequently visited monuments. Alsace has more than 400 ruined castles, including the recently restored Hohlandsbourg castle.
The region has also been heavily marked by warfare throughout the ages. The Alsace-Moselle Memorial traces the tragic history of the Alsace and the Moselle areas from 1870 through to Franco-German reconciliation and the beginning of the European construction process. The Struthof concentration camp (the only camp of its kind built on French soil) and the Maginot Line including in particular the "Four à Chaux" fortifications in Lembach bear witness to the region's tragic history.
Running from the north to the south of Alsace, the Alsatian Romanesque Route invites visitors to discover a fascinating and influential aspect of the region's religious heritage, while at the same time admiring the sheer beauty of the Alsace's changing landscapes.
