Discovery of the chapel and the Way of the Cross in the middle of the vineyards

Name: Discovery of the chapel and the Way of the Cross in the middle of the vineyards
Start: 2022-09-17T08:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:30:00+02:00
Location: Chapelle du Marlenberg

Discover a 16th century chapel in the middle of the Marlenheim vineyard, gateway to the Alsace Wine Route. It dominates a part of the plain of Alsace with a view of the cathedral of Strasbourg.

17 and 18 September 2022Passed

Conditions

Free. Free entrance.

©Cercle d'Histoire Kronthal & Mossig Marlenheim

Discover a 16th century chapel in the middle of the Marlenheim vineyard, gateway to the Alsace Wine Route. It dominates a part of the plain of Alsace with a view of the cathedral of Strasbourg.

It is accessed by a staircase decorated with a remarkable Way of the Cross, erected 250 years ago.

About the location

Chapelle du Marlenberg

Rue de la Chapelle, 67520 Marlenheim

Bas-Rhin
Grand Est

The chapel was built in 1683 and expanded in 1772\. The Marlenberg Shrine is distinguished by a slate bulb roof. It offers views of the plain of Alsace, up to the Strasbourg Cathedral. It occupies the site of an oratory built, according to legend, in the fourteenth century, following the vow made to the Virgin by three brothers caught in a storm during a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
To access it, a staircase is bordered by 7 small oratories: a fine example of Alsatian folk art in the 18th century, restored in 2013\. Throughout its history, the chapel stands out as a pilgrimage goal under the title: Chapel of the Cross, the Sorrowful Virgin and the fourteen auxiliary saints.