The SENTINEL***** Duplex apartment in the ramparts

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🏰 🧱 **THE SENTINEL ***: ON THE WATCHMAN'S PATH 🧱 🏰 ⭐ 5-STAR RATING (2025)

📍 HISTORICAL SETTING | ROMANTIC DUPLEX | 2 GUESTS

⚔️ FOLLOW THE WATCHMAN'S STEPS

This 50 m² duplex apartment is named after the watchman of Riquewihr, who once used this very staircase to reach the rampart walk. Built into the 1500 AD medieval wall (listed as a Historical Monument), this place offers total historical immersion.

✨ CHARM & CHARACTER

Restored according to our "Healthy Luxury" philosophy: 🌿 NATURAL MATERIALS: Local wood treated with plant infusions, lime plaster, cork insulation, and eco-friendly paints. 🎨 DECOR: Authentic hand-painted furniture and traditional Alsatian Kelsch fabrics.

🛋️ LIVING SPACE (1ST FLOOR)

Located at the level of the former rampart walk, this floor includes: ✅ SPACIOUS LOUNGE: A 25 m² relaxation area with antique woodwork. ✅ ALSATIAN "STUB": A traditional dining area converted into a fully equipped modern kitchen.

💤 ATTIC BEDROOM (2ND FLOOR)

Nestled under the magnificent 17th-century exposed framework: 🛌 FLEXIBILITY: One large double bed (or twin beds on request). 🛁 COMFORT: Private bathroom with WC, carefully integrated into the historic structure.

OUR GITES ARE DISTRIBUTED IN 2 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN RIQUEWIHR

Charming and elegant vacation rentals of the Rempart of the Year 1291

They form a set of 6 exceptional lodgings around a small garden: 4 of them are located in an old Renaissance house built in the year 1580 on the first rampart of Riquewihr erected in 1291. The property faces the famous vineyard the Schoenenbourg which dominates the village; 2 other apartments complete the series in an adjacent house dating from the 17th century.

All these lodgings have been designed to meet the new 5-star standards for the furnished tourist apartments category.

A small garden with a medieval design gives an exquisite touch of refinement to this original ensemble.

The holiday homes of the Rempart of the Year 1500

A set of 3 romantic, elegant and comfortable lodgings, decorated in the purest Alsatian tradition. These exceptional lodgings are located on the second belt of ramparts of Riquewihr, completed in the year 1500.

The walls on the west side of our gîtes are made of the rampart itself. The facades on the east side have the appearance of typical Alsatian half-timbered houses. They are quietly located.

The « Sentinel***** » apartment is located on the rampart of the year 1500.