Traditional Alsace
Riches of the Bas-Rhin
Traveled by the Rhine, the plain of Alsace marks the border with the German neighbors,
The Bas-Rhin, also close to Belgium, has experienced an important cultural mix,
Which is found in the beauty of its medieval villages preserved,
While Strasbourg hosts certain European institutions deployed.
In the hollow of the arms of the Ill, the heart of the Alsatian capital is an island with treasures,
A flamboyant score is played through the narrow streets of the "Carré d'Or" district,
Before going to admire the astronomical clock of its Cathedral of pink sandstone,
Topped by his immense arrow thrilling to all the winds of the virtuoso wind.
In this north of Alsace, with its half-timberings, its awnings and its flowery gardens,
Seebach is one of the most authentic villages in the region,
A night of lights in July puts in beauty the Alsatian houses of the road,
While scrolling horse-drawn carriages of illuminated lines into lanterns.
Placed on the Alsatian plateau, Hunspach, orders its pretty half-timbered houses,
With the curved windows facilitating the street spectacle, without being seen by the curious,
Some courses being adorned with schwenkelbrunnen, these wells with strong forged old,
While the sandstone banks offer rest to the old-fashioned winegrowers.
In mid-June, it's the feast in the village to celebrate the coming arrival of summer,
Everyone comes out his traditional costume, black cotton coat for the ladies,
And embroidered corselet with apron with long ribbons of moiré silk,
White linen shirt and short jacket for men without weapons.
Soufflenheim flourishes on the eastern edge of the forest of Haguenau,
Here in August the visitors come to attend the feast of the Pottery,
In this charming village enamelled with houses with timber frames, craft potters,
Make beautiful colored varnished earthenware objects, adorned with storks in idolatry.
On the axis linking Saverne to Strasbourg a stop is imposed at Marmoutier,
This very old city has a beautiful gaillarde Romanesque abbey church,
Dominated by two octagonal turrets framing a stout and haughty bell tower,
The facade of the abbey, pierced by small windows, is animated by Lombard bands.
Camped on a wooded ridge, the Petite-Pierre takes advantage of its ideal belvedere,
Where his castle remodeled by Vauban, testifies of a history rich in twists and turns.
Near Sélestat, the half-timbered houses of Scherviller, equipped with oriel,
Contrast with the majesty of the ruins of Ortenbourg and Ramstein without ornaments.
If it is a celebration not to be missed, it is in the middle of August that of the Riesling,
This cultural event celebrates local wine, folklore and craftsmanship,
An opportunity to take a stroll along the pink sandstone lakes bordering the river,
Where in their wooden box, face to face, were kneeling the washerwomen.
Built on a large valley at the foot of the Vosges, Rosheim, offers a surreal path,
With a gustative stop through its vineyard of pinot noir, sylvaner or muscat,
Besides wine and munster, this gourmet city is honored with a specialty of ceremony,
The ropfkuche, a hazelnut brioche coming to compete with the famous pretzels.
The numerous half-timbered houses and porches with carved emblems,
Reflect the prosperity gained through the iron, salt and wood of this fortified city,
The beauty of the village also comes from the yellow and pink sandstone of the awakening facades,
Of which the church of St. Peter and St. Paul, with the octagonal belfry, represents one of the marvels.
Boersh, with timeless charm, nestled in its valley in the heart of Piedmont Vosges,
Rebel in the Renaissance against seigneurial abuses, the city offers the flowery image,
From an Alsace proud of its history with its houses vigneronnes embellies,
And its historical center isolated by its ramparts to the fortified doors of the middle age.
Known as the city of Mt Ste Odile, Ottrott, famous for its Pinot Noir red wine,
Stretching on its hillside its half-timbered houses, with the walls of a dashing rose,
Flowers of geraniums cascades under the gaze of Ste Odile blessing the terroir,
From the terrace of the pink sandstone monastery, high place of pilgrimage of believers.
Located on the Alsace wine route, the birthplace of Ste Odile since its birth,
Obernai offers splendid half-timbered houses with glazed roofs,
Its "Kapellturm" with a pointed roof used to be a watchmaking belfry,
Its six-bucket well with octagonal canopy works since the Renaissance.
Mittelbergheim lives for the glory of wine, encircled by an ocean of millenary vines,
Strolling through the streets of the village allows you to soak up the history of the city,
Where the facades of the houses display splendid vineyard signs centenaries,
Distinguishing the beautiful mansions with windows with mullions and crenellated gables.
L’ARIÉ….JOIE