Walking the Alsace Wine Route

In keeping with our usual "walking" approach to wine regions, we took the bus to Kaysersberg (great view from the fortress), then walked to Riquewihr (towers and walls), Hunawihr (0 tourists), and Ribeauvillé (Grand Rue), and finally busing back to Colmar. I rather liked all the villages: picturesque, colorful, and prosperous looking. There were many visitors for good reasons. John thinks there were too many tourists.

On our second attempt, we rode the bus to picturesque Kaysersberg. After eating our lunch above the Kaysersberg Castle, we walked - very scenic!- through the vineyards to Riquewihr.












The view from the castle was amazing.




The walk to Riquewihr.












Riquewihr had city walls and gates, wine tasting, and cute half-timbered houses.










The walk through the vineyards to Hunawihr and Ribeauvillé.


Hunawihr.






Ribeauvillé with a fortress on the hill.


Along the Grand Rue of Ribeauville.








We are rewarded with a rainbow after enduring a shower at the bus stop.