BEBLENHEIM - Jean Macé's village
Description
A winegrowing community on the Wine Trail, this village stands against a sunny slope at an altitude of 215 m, and has 920 inhabitants. It is home to a Grand Cru, Sonnenglanz, and a Cru Intermédiaire, Schloesselreben.
The village is located 6 km from Ribeauvillé and 4 km from Riquewihr.
Self-catering is easy with the local shops. Accommodation is available in the form of the (intermunicipal) campsite, hotels, bed-and-breakfast and furnished flats. Several restaurants and Winstubs offer local specialities typical of Alsace. The winegrowers and the wine cooperative offer visits of their facilities with tastings of the best local wines.
Centrally located, it is an ideal base from which to explore the tourist sites of Alsace. This quiet, authentic village ensures a pleasant, high-quality welcome. During the spring and summer, its balconies and windowboxes are filled with blooms. It has a number of fine timber-framed houses and forms a part of the Grand Cru wine trail, a 15-km pedestrian and mountain-biking trail.
Do not miss:
The Gothic Fountain and the 15th-, 16th- and 17th-century tombstones, the Jean Macé and Christian Oberlin monuments.