The 2026 Castles and Legends Festival turns the fortified landscape of Alsace into a shared stage for myths, medieval memory and contemporary imagination. Rather than presenting the castles as isolated monuments, the festival links ten emblematic sites into one regional story: Fleckenstein, Engelbourg, Kaysersberg, Lichtenberg, Wangenbourg, Hohlandsbourg, Spesbourg, Haut-Kœnigsbourg, Ferrette and Hugstein. The theme, The Song of the Stones, invites visitors to see these ruins and fortresses as living carriers of tales, border histories, noble lineages, popular legends and architectural memory. It is especially relevant for a regional culture map because the event gives a cultural route through Alsace, connecting mountain castles, medieval narratives and local heritage in a single edition.
Castles and Legends Festival 2026 — The Song of the Stones
Region: Grand Est
Category: Heritage, Memory & Literature
Topic: events
Country: France
Address: Château du Fleckenstein, 67510 Lembach, France, Château de l’Engelbourg, 68800 Thann, France, Château de Kaysersberg, 68240 Kaysersberg Vignoble, France, Château de Lichtenberg, 67340 Lichtenberg, France, Château de Wangenbourg, 67710 Wangenbourg-Engenthal, France, Château du Hohlandsbourg, 68920 Wintzenheim, France, Château du Spesbourg, 67140 Andlau, France, Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg, 67600 Orschwiller, France, Château de Ferrette, 68480 Ferrette, France, Château du Hugstein, 68500 Guebwiller, France
Date: 27 June 2026 to 28 June 2026
Source: FranceRegional. Verified and adapted by FranceRegional.
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