Mont-Sainte-Odile
Mont-Sainte-Odile is found a few kilometres north-west of Chateau Andlau.
Occupied since earliest times, it was Sainte-Odile who built a monastery at this strategically important point around the year 700. The monastery remained in use for 11 centuries, until the revolution in 1789. It was subsequently reacquired and continued in its original role from 1853.
The site is very popular with both tourists and pilgrims. The convent and chapels can still be seen, including the tomb of Sainte-Odile in one of the chapels, then you can enjoy amazing views enjoyed from the terraces that surround the buildings.
Mont-Sainte-Odile has a second surprise - an ancient wall that runs for 10km around the town, and up to three metres high, constructed at least 2500 years ago, and quite possibly long before that. The original purpose of the wall is no longer clear. The wall is a listed Historic Monument.
On a sadder note, it was near here that an aeroplane crashed in 1992 - the crash of Mont-Sainte-Odile - killing 87 passengers.
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Places to visit near Mont-Sainte-Odile, France
Explore places of interest within about 70 kilometres on a map at places near Mont-Sainte-Odile.
Some places to visit within 30 km: 
6 km: Barr (Alsace town) 26 km: Bergheim (fortified village) 4 km: Chateau Andlau (castle) 22 km: Chateau du Haut-Koenigsbourg (castle) 19 km: Ebersmunster (Town) 11 km: Epfig (Town) 20 km: Kintzheim (Town) 16 km: Le Struthof (WWII concentration camp) 15 km: Molsheim (Town) 9 km: Obernai (Recommended stopover town) 28 km: Ribeauville (Town) 10 km: Rosheim (Town) 20 km: Selestat (Town) 17 km: Strasbourg (Capital of Alsace)
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