HIKING TRAIL LES SEPT ROSES

Located between Saint-Quirin and Abreschviller, come to discover a good range of hiking trails (among which the GR5) in Lettenbach hamlet. If you go South, do not miss William's Cross (La Croix Guillaume in French), a former Gallo-roman hamlet. You may also enjoy one of the Seven Roses (7 chapels and churches located in Saint-Quirin and its surroundings): La Rose de Cristal or Chapelle des verriers (Cristal Rose or Glassmakers' Chapel in English). It was built during the 18th Century with a Renaissance style facade and a small clock tower with an onion-shaped dome.

Saint Quirin is classed among "France's most beautiful villages" and has a rich heritage: its baroque priory church (la Rose d’or) with tree onion shaped dome towers and its baroque Silbermann organ. Its neighbouring communes- Métairies-St-Quirin, Vasperviller et Turquestein- also offer architectural values. Seven sanctuaries called the “Seven Roses” are to be discovered in Saint-Quirin and in the dependent communes of the Priory. Nearby: the spring of Saint-Quirin is known for being miraculous. It cures the “scrofula” (skin diseases).

Saint Quirin is considered among "France's most beautiful villages" and has a rich heritage. Its neighbouring communes- Métairies-St-Quirin, Vasperviller et Turquestein- also offer architectural treasures. Seven sanctuaries called the « Seven Roses » are to discover in Saint-Quirin and in the dependent communes of the Priory. The High Chapel (the red rose) is located on the hill which overlooks the village.

Ideal to have a nice break in the middle of nature, L'Abri des Barronies (the "Barronies" shelter) is located on the GR 534 pathway. You will also find a table and two benches.

Seven sanctuaries called the « Seven Roses » are to be discovered in Saint-Quirin and in the dependent communes of the Priory. Owned by the commune of Métairies-Saint-Quirin, the Notre Dame de l’Hor Chapel (the blue rose) is located at the foot of the road from Saint-Quirin to Lorquin; with an altitude of 310 meters and in a meadow surrounded by the forest.

The Chapelle Ste Claire, one of the "Seven Roses" of St Quirin (the white rose), is located on the departmental road 96f, on the way out of Vasperviller towards St Quirin. A charming little mountain chapel, it was also originally a Celtic sanctuary, Christianised in the 6th century. In 1440, it was a chapel with a hermitage, then in the Middle Ages, a monastery of the Poor Clares, and in the 18th century it became a hermitage again. Restored in 1808, it now hosts the pilgrimage of St Clare, who is invoked for eye diseases.

Seven sanctuaries called the « Seven Roses » are to be discovered in Saint-Quirin and in the dependent communes of the Priory. The Verriers Church is located in Lettenbach which is a small hamlet situated between Saint-Quirin and Abreschviller. Currently the ancient glass factory’s chapel is owned by the Congregation of the Sisters of the Charity.