Markirch: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Between 938 and 1940, more than 1,100 mines were established in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines and its surrounding area, together comprising almost 300 km of underground tunnels.

Renting a holiday apartment in Markirch is an independent accommodation choice.

Culture

The Carrefour Européen du Patchwork comprises more than 30 exhibitions by international artists. The event takes place every year in September in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines, Lièpvre and Rombach-le-Franc.

The Tissage des Chaumes continues to operate in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, producing high-quality novelty yarn for European haute couture houses.

The turret houses of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines mark places of power in the townscape and are visible only on the Alsatian side of the town.

Nature

Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines has almost 3,000 hectares of woodland, all of which lies within the municipal area.

Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines has signposted hiking and mountain biking trails maintained by the Club Vosgien and the cycling association.

History

The Église St-Pierre-sur-l'Hâte has been mentioned since the 12th century and was rebuilt in the 16th century.

In 1685, the Église St-Pierre-sur-l'Hâte was divided between the Catholic and Protestant communities.

Experiences

The underground tour of Tellure follows an 850 m route through galleries created by people in the 16th century. A visit to Tellure also features life-size scenes depicting the everyday life of 16th-century miners.

Tellure is a tourist complex built on the largest man-made underground cavity in the Massif des Vosges, the Saint-Jean Engelsbourg mine, also known as “La Colonne Saint-Jean”.

The Saint-Louis Eisenthür mine offers a half-day underground exploration through galleries created in the 16th century.

The exploration of the Saint-Louis Eisenthür mine leads to the Salle de l'Avalanche, the meeting point of three former silver mines in the Massif des Vosges.

Notes

The key to the Église St-Pierre-sur-l'Hâte can be collected from the Val d'Argent Tourist Office.

More local pages: Gueberschwihr, Kappelen, Hunawihr, Saint-Louis, Soultzbach-Les-Bains, Neuwiller, Rombach-Le-Franc and Ruederbach.

To the higher-level travel overview: Haut-Rhin.