Visit Fleckenstein, the Castle of Challenges
CastlesIntroducing a new adventure for 2024! It all starts with the theft of a magic book! The grimoire, or book of spells, contains the formula that can change mere iron ore into gold… Since this despicable event motivated only by greed, darkness has fallen on the land of Fleckenstein which is now afflicted by terrible calamities. Fortunately, the castle’s alchemist was able to escape just in time. He has found refuge in the forest and has decided to call Kim to come and help. Alongside this intrepid and mischievous character, your mission will be to restore the balance of power in the land. To do this, after trying and failing to hold on to the colours of the land of Fleckenstein, you will be whisked away to the mysterious Land of Legends. You will first need to escape from there to start your climb up to the castle where the baron is held prisoner. You will also need to find the book of spells and put the symbols back in their right order.
Upon your arrival, a game host will explain how the game works and will hand you the map of challenges on which you will write down the different answers. Then, you’re ready to go! You must complete each of the 25 challenges one after the other to progress in your quest. These are available in French, German, and English, they are accessible to everyone and encourage exchanges, and cheerfulness for players of all ages.
The challenges call upon logic, the 5 senses, skills, and courage. They are staged and feature a soundtrack, drawing you into an adventure from another time.
The 25 challenges introduce a revisited version of Fleckenstein designed for the more playful visitors.
At the end, once all the challenges have been completed, interactive terminals let you validate your answers and capture your memorable adventure with characters from the story.
The adventure can be completed in one stretch. You can also stop half-way for a picnic or to enjoy lunch at the ‘Café des 4 Châteaux’.
Horaires d'ouverture
Closed in winter29 March to 30 June 2024: daily from 10am to 6pm
1 July to 31 August 2024: daily from 10am to 6.30pm
1 September to 26 October 2023: daily from 10am to 6pm
27 October to 3 November 2024: 10am to 5pm
Visite du Château fort de Fleckenstein
Visite du Château fort de Fleckenstein : partez à la découverte de ce château du 12ème siècle. La fortification, largement troglodytique, s'imbrique dans un rocher aux dimensions spectaculaires.
Fleckenstein, le nid d’aigle imprenable! Partez à l’assaut de cette forteresse qui s’étend sur une barre rocheuse aux dimensions exceptionnelles au-dessus des Vosges du Nord et du Palatinat et laissez-vous conter l’histoire de ce château emblématique en Alsace.
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Animaux acceptés
Dogs are welcome and allowed on a lead throughout the site except inside the P'tit Fleck play area.
To enter the castle, please bring large dogs to the ticket office so that we can facilitate their passage through the access control.
Fleckenstein Castle
Fleckenstein Castle was mentioned for the first time in 1174 when Gottfried of Fleckenstein was a member of the court of the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. For six hundred years it was held by the Fleckenstein family, one of the most influential in Lower Alsace. From a rock with basic fortifications it became a majestic castle with a reputation as an impregnable eyrie, which inspired the Strasbourg architect Daniel Specklin to picture it as ‘the ideal castle’ in 1589. It was finally taken without resistance in 1680 by the soldiers of Louis XIV, who destroyed it with black gunpowder.
Accès Train
Fleckenstein est accessible par transport en commun à partir de la gare de Wissembourg et en correspondance avec les TER provenant de Haguenau, Winden, Neustadt et Landau les vendredis, samedis, dimanches et jours fériés de Pâques à la Toussaint.
Accès voiture
Coordonnées GPS : 49.044795,7.771872
à 1h de Strasbourg, Sarreguemines ou Karlsruhe
à 1h30 de Colmar, Saarbrücken ou Heidelberg