EGUISHEIM THE HEART OF ALSACE
Eguisheim ('most beautiful villages of France') is found near Colmar in Alsace, in the Haut-Rhin department of France.
Eguisheim is almost an offshoot of Colmar, but has its history as a separate, important, town.
The winding, cobbled streets of Eguisheim are lined with traditional medieval half-timbered buildings, brightly painted as are many of the buildings in Alsace. There are also fountains, flowers and ...storks.
Wander along the Rue du Rempart Sud which follows the line of the former moat. Its narrow street is lined with brightly coloured, higgledy piggledy houses. At the entrance to the street is the charming dovecote giving this a picture postcard beauty.
Walk up the Grand Rue of Eguisheim and see a selection of manor houses, inns and other houses all painted the blues, yellows, pinks and greens beloved of the Alsace region.
A little further up is the place du chateau with its chateau, church, colourful houses, fountain and ... storks! (I had been in Alsace 4 days when I got to Eguisheim and these are the first storks I had seen - though continuing south through Haut Rhin I did see more.) There are two nests in Eguisheim and a Stork sanctuary on the edge of the village where they are hoping to breed and re-introduce storks to the region.
There are plenty of bars, restaurants and accommodation in Eguisheim making this a good base for exploring the region. (I stayed at the Pierre and Vacances apartments on the edge of town. These were nice, well-equipped apartments in bright, Alsace-style buildings which were easy walking distance of Eguisheim centre. The PandV apartments have secure parking and a heated indoor pool.)Eguisheim is one of the villages on the Route du Vin running from Thann to Marlenheim. This medieval town was built in concentric circles round its fortified castle, where the only Pope from Alsace, Leo IX, is said to have been born. It has a unique combination of civil and military architecture from the 15th Century. There is a pleasant signposted walk round the ramparts, actually following the old sentry path round the battlements. Everywhere are half-timbered houses, with balconies weighed down with the red geraniums which have become part of the heritage of Alsace !
Route des Vins d'Alsace France - Alsace Wine Route - Vineyard Route (+drone)
A little video of me driving the Vineyard route up north from Thann to Molsheim and then Strasbourg.
0:19 departure near Thann
0:45 Saint-Marc monestary
1:17 Gueberschwihr drone shots
2:40 examining the vineyards
3:03 Obermorschwihr near Colmar
3:16 Husseren-les-Chateaux
3:19 drone flight above les trois chateaux
3:42 Eguisheim
4:40 I believe that was Kayserberg
4:56 more Alsace drone footage
5:32 a church called ... (no idea, but very nice)
6:45 Molsheim
6:49 restaurant La Metzig, great traditional place
7:35 Strasbourg
8:00 feminist walk participants
8:48 Petite France Strasbourg
Alsace is a very nice, very down-to-earch and traditional place. The Wine Route is a great and easy drive which I highly recommend.
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