Alsace, the region of France that is right over the border and stretches north of Strasbourg, is world famous for its wine and vineyards. It's grape harvesting time so we thought we'd take in the area just north of Colmar that has a nice walking path Sentier Viticole des Grand Crus. We walked through several small towns: Mittelwihr, Bennwihr, Beblenheim, Zellenberg, but Riquewihr was a tourist's dream. A walled medieval city undamaged by the war with tons of great old buildings and lots of shops, restaurants and bakeries all open for business on Sunday! We could tell we were in for a treat as soon as we saw the line of buses outside the city wall. In between the cities are field after field of beautiful grape vineyards to enjoy, especially on a mild, sunny, autumn day. Some of the wine from this area include: Sporen, Schoenenbourg, Rosacker, Sonnenglanz, Mandelberg. See the pictures here.
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