Walbach

(963 inhabitants), is located in Val (narrow valley) Saint Grégoire, 12 km from Colmar and 9 km from Munster, it covers 545 ha including 352 ha of forests and about 100 ha of vineyard.
Its boundaries reach the village of Turckheim and Labaroche to the North, Wihr-au-Val to the West, Wintzenheim to the South and Zimmerbach to the East.
A lot of marked trails allow you to enjoy walks in the vineyards and the forests all around the village. Rooms to let, restaurant, inns (where you can taste wine and Alsatian dishes), rural camping-site, local shops, wine growers, the post office are available in the village.
A beautiful 15th century castle (a farm today), the former property of the Guirsberg family rises imposingly amid meadows. The castle of Walbach dates back mostly to the 12th century.
It's an attractive building with a high gable and massive walls whose inhabitants have managed to give it a new life and not leave it as a kind of museum.
 
To know more...
http://www.walbach.fr/