European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 21, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse So a numbing experience the result of being exposed i Loo my h picturesque c harm. Tin meandering / i i i1 route ii study in ancient half timbered villages Lillic walled Lowns pretty Hurdis steeples Flower bad re Kari fountains Lovely Low n Gates and expanses of Lush vineyards. Ii h possible a drive in in less than .1 Day. If you do though you la find one Lown melting into another. You la never remember just where you saw a Iruh interesting Clun a or old tavern or his logic Wall or Stork pc Ched in rooftop nest Alsa e is noted for its Hospi Lashly excellent food and Fine wines. Evenings in its comfortable Hole ari1 a pleasure lend to be a duller of int Iquo slyly furniture and Odds and ends but we found hit rooms simply furnished ill immaculate. Clearly marked by signs along the Way the wine Road is one of 10 Sug Jesk a Imir isl routes through tin Region and is .1 Good introduction to . Ii begins just beyond Mosheim and ends officially it , just South of Ihmann. Ii winds along the Eastern Side of the Vosges mountains Over the hillsides and along the deep valleys. It s possible to crisscross from the wine Road to towns on the Romanes be Road or to break Over to the Ridge Road to the grand Ballon with its Spe Lailar panoramic Mountain View and to make Side trips to Lions in the Middle Vosges. Anck full mar Lenheim which Calls itself the Gate to the wine Road is the Home of some of inc first vineyards in Alsace dating to the sixth car Lury. In mar Lenheim we heard our first alsatian legend appropriately in c one earned the local wine according to the Story Back during die i dirty years War the area s red wine which was particularly renown at the Lime saved the Clay and the Village. Swedish soldiers were on a a Espriu live rampage through Alsate but when they arrived at Marie Heini they Weie so taken with the offering of the grape they lot got to plunder and destroy Good thing. I he. Town s Abbey Church i Glise Alili Liale de Marcoulier at i Lac e Ilu general in Saulle is one of the most remarkable monuments in e. There is .1 facade from the beginning of the i _ the Century and a Nave from the i 1th c Elury the Village s North exit leads Loa Lillic Isth i on Lury baroque Hancl in the Middle of tin vineyards. I rom a Dunheim the wine Road makes its Way through other intact medieval Village s to Mosheim where the legendary dug Alti c ars we re made. You won t see examples of Iho famous cars in Mosheim though. For thai you Musl travel to Mulhouse where 123 of them can be viewed Al the National motor car museum. Ii has some 500 rare cars in its 200, ool warehouse. Once a medieval walled City mols Heirn has a particularly interesting Market Square set off with a i file Century Guild House the Alle met in a Symbol of the Power of the craftsmen s corporations of that Era and a Fountain of the same period. The Musec de la Ville de Mosheim offers a history of the town and area is open daily from faster until september from 10 . To noon and from 2 to d . From october to talc a it s open weekends rom 10 . To noon and from 2 to 6 . I rom Mosheim the Road winds through vineyards to Dorl Isheim with ils Small romanesque Church h Wilh pointed Tower and on to Rosheim. Where we spent some time enjoying the sights. Unfortunately Rosheim s modern buildings damage the Overall Pic lure and the enlargement of the Lown in the Hoioos also led to the destruction of most of its old Wall. Then so the1 City remains a living museum your City Gates from the i lib and 15lh centuries remain Here is a pretty Lith cd Iury six bucket Fountain in front of the Lown Hall and the Church of saints Peter and Paul decorated Wilh Ink resting sculptures is said to be the most Complete example of romanesque architecture in Alsace. In some towns we Weie disappointed to find the local Church doors c closed Mosheim s Church however remains open continued on Page 61 september 21, 1989 stripes Magazine
