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Alsace road trip: Riquewihr, Colmar, Kaysersberg and Eguisheim




I am passionate about Medieval History - Gothic cathedrals, medieval castles, old buildings and cobbleston streets are Europe's most important heritage! I started searching on Google Maps for destinations dating from the Middle Ages, where we were going to stop for just a few days during our road trip by car from UK to Italy. That's how I came to choose the Alsace region. An unexpectedly beautiful region, about which I must admit I didn't know too much, except that throughout history  was a component part of France and Germany.
We chose a very cute hotel in the medieval town of Riquewhir, located in the center of the Alsace and was a perfect place to stay and visit the region. The city is part of the Alsacian Wine Route, launched in 1953 and is one of the oldest wine routes in France. It is 170 km north-south, passing through 70 wine-growing villages, renowned for being some of the "most beautiful villages in the Alsace". We have been able to visit only a few of them: Riquewhir, Colmar, Kaysersberg, Eguisheim and Strasbourg, which I will post in the following article.

Imi plac la nebunie oraselele care dateaza din Epoca Medievala - catedralele gotice, castelele medievale, clădirile vechi și străzile pavate cu piatra sunt cea mai importanta mostenire a Europei! Am început să caut pe Hărți Google destinații care dateaza din Epoca Medievala, unde urma sa ne oprim pentru doar citeva zile, in timpul calatoriei noastre cu masina din Marea Britanie spre Italia. Așa am ajuns să aleg regiunea Alsacia. O regiune neașteptat de frumoasă,  despre care trebuie sa recunosc ca  nu cunoasteam prea multe, decit ca de-a lungul istoriei a fost parte componenta atit a Frantei cit si a Germaniei. Am facut rezervarea din timp la un hotel foarte dragut din oraselul medieval Riquewhir, localizat in centrul regiunii Alsacia. Situat intre varfurile Muntilor Vosges si Campia Alsaciei, Riquewihre este clasificat ca unul dintre „cele mai frumoase sate din Franta”  
Oraselul face parte din Traseul Vinului Alsacian, traseu lansat în 1953 si este una dintre cele mai vechi rute de vinuri din Franța. Cuprinde 170 km de la nord la sud de regiune, trecând prin 70 de sate viticole. Noi am reusit sa vizitam doar citeva dintre ele: Riquewhir, Colmar,  Kaysersberg, Eguisheim si Strasbourg despre care voi povesti in urmatoarele articole.

























                                   

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