Église Notre-Dame de Guebwiller
Rising above Guebwiller's rooftops with a blush-pink sandstone façade, Notre-Dame is one of the finest late-Gothic churches in Alsace — a place where centuries of craftsmanship meet in one breathtaking interior. Step inside and let your eyes adjust to the forest of slender columns and the riot of 18th-century carved woodwork.
Architecture worth craning your neck for
Built between 1760 and 1785 on the orders of the powerful Murbach Abbey, Notre-Dame blends late-Gothic structure with Baroque decorative ambition in a way that shouldn't work — and yet absolutely does.
The choir stalls, pulpit and organ loft are carved from local walnut with an almost obsessive delicacy; look for the tiny animals and foliage hidden in the capitals, left as calling cards by anonymous craftsmen.
The square outside
Place du Marché, which wraps around the church, is lined with pastel half-timbered houses and a 16th-century fountain — the whole ensemble feels like a stage set that someone forgot to dismantle.
Early morning, before the tour coaches arrive, you can have the square almost entirely to yourself with a coffee from the boulangerie on the corner.
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