Saverne Tunnel, Saint-Jean-Saverne

Name: Saverne Tunnel
Address: Saint-Jean-Saverne, France

#2 among attractions in Saint-Jean-Saverne

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The Saverne Tunnel, also known as the Ernolsheim-lès-Saverne Tunnel, is a twin-bore 4-kilometre-long, high-speed rail tunnel in western Bas-Rhin, France. It carries the LGV Est line of France's TGV high-speed rail network through the narrowest part of the Vosges mountain range, beneath Mont Saint-Michel and adjacent to the Saverne Pass. The tunnel consists of two bores, containing one rail track each, that are connected by passageways every 500 metres. The LGV Est crosses the 270 m Haspelbaechel viaduct near the western end of the tunnel. The tunnel was excavated by a tunnel boring machine between November 2011 and February 2013. Civil engineering work on the tunnel ended in April 2014 and it opened with the rest of the second phase of the LGV Est on 3 July 2016. The total cost of the tunnel was approximately €200 million. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 48°46'49"N, 7°21'59"E

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Saverne Tunnel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rohan Castle, Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Château du Haut-Barr, Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité.

2.7 miS
Forts and castles, Bars and clubs, Archaeological museum
Rohan Castle, Saverne
68 min walk • Rohan Castle, also known as Château des Rohan, is an impressive historical palace located in the city of Saverne in the Alsace region of France. This grand structure, which overlooks the scenic Zorn valley, offers visitors a blend of architectural beauty and a rich...
3.5 miNE
Church
Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Neuwiller-lès-Saverne
89 min walk • Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul is the Catholic parish church of the village of Neuwiller-lès-Saverne, in the Bas-Rhin department of France. Formerly the church of a rich Benedictine abbey founded in 726, it is surrounded by buildings and ruins that had once belonged to the same order.
4.1 miS
Forts and castles, Romanesque architecture
Château du Haut-Barr, Saverne
104 min walk • The Château de Hohbarr is a medieval castle, first built in 1100, above the city of Saverne in what is now the French département of Bas-Rhin. It was built on sandstone rock 460m above the valley of Zorn and the plain of Alsace. Because of this, it has been called the eye of Alsace.
2.7 miS
Romanesque architecture, Church, Gothic architecture
Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité, Saverne
69 min walk • Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité is the main church in Saverne, Bas-Rhin, France. It was first built in the 12th century as a parish church before being re-consecrated to saint Bartholomew in the late 13th century.
3.4 miS
48°43'56"N • 7°22'38"E
Centre Nautique, Saverne
86 min walk • Watersports, Sport complex, Water park
1 miNE
Forts and castles, Romanesque architecture
Château du Warthenberg, Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel
27 min walk • Château du Warthenberg is a ruined castle in the commune of Ernolsheim-lès-Saverne, in the department of Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. It is a listed historical monument since 1994.
3.6 miN
Forts and castles
Château de Hunebourg
93 min walk • Château de Hunebourg lies to the west of Neuwiller-lès-Saverne in the French département of Bas-Rhin on a 425-metre-high sandstone rock outcrop. It is accessible from the valley of the Zinsel du Nord. The original castle was built in the 12th-13th century, but very little remains from this period.
3.4 miSW
Forts and castles
Château de Greifenstein
87 min walk • The Château de Greifenstein is a ruined castle in the commune of Saverne in the Bas-Rhin département of France. Property of the state, it has been listed since 1898 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.
3.3 miN
Forts and castles, Baroque architecture
Château de Herrenstein, Neuwiller-lès-Saverne
85 min walk • The Château de Herrenstein is a ruined castle in the commune of Neuwiller-lès-Saverne in the Bas-Rhin département of France.
1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont Saint-Michel, Saint-Jean-Saverne
25 min walk • Mont Saint-Michel is a hill, 437 metres high, in the Vosges mountains in the French region of Alsace. It rises above the town and abbey of Saint-Jean-Saverne. It is home to a St. Michael's Shrine like its more famous cousin in Normandy, but historically is not related to it.
2.7 miS
Forts and castles, Baroque architecture
Oberhof, Saverne
69 min walk • The Château d'Oberhof is a castle situated in the commune of Saverne in the département of Bas-Rhin. It was mentioned in 1417 as the residence of the bishop of Strasbourg. Since 1852, it houses the sous-préfecture of the arrondissement of Saverne. It is a listed historical monument since 1934.