Riquewihr Tourist Attractions: 8 Top Places to Visit
Planning to visit Riquewihr? Check out our Riquewihr Travel Guide video and see top most Tourist Attractions in Riquewihr.
Top Places to visit in Riquewihr:
Vieille Ville, Dolder Tower, City Hall, Musee de la Communication, Dopff Au Moulin, Eglise Notre Dame de Riquewihr, Eglise protestant Sainte-Marguerite, Porte Haute
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Travel France - Exploring the French Village of Riquewihr
Take a tour of French Village of Riquewihr in Riquewihr, France -- part of the World's Greatest Attractions travel video series by GeoBeats.
Near France's border with Germany, in the Alsace region renowned for its vibrant countryside and rolling vineyards, is the village of Riquewihr.
These classic medieval stone and timber houses exemplify a stunning fusion of French and German architecture.
Bearing the moniker of One of the Most Beautiful Villages of France, this town's buildings and layout have changed only slightly since its founding.
The undetached houses which line the narrow cobbled streets are indicative of a classic medieval village.
The bright flowers and colorful houses are only enhanced by Riquewihr's most prominent structures, such as its clock tower and castle.
Surrounded by verdant fields, hills, and vineyards this town presents itself as a picturesque fairy-tale town out of the Middle Ages.
The best of Alsace, France
Most beautiful parts of Alsace...Through the vine routes to Vosges massif with Mont Sainte-Odile, Gazon du Faing, Le Hochneck , then beautiful medieval villages: Ribeauville, Riquewihr, Gertwiller, Eguisheim, Hunawihr, then a little bit of Colmar and Strasbourg and a little bit of attraction for children: monkey zoo (Montagnes des signes), lama's farm (which is not in Alsace area, but I just couldn't remove them from this video :) ), papillon's garden (Jardins des Papillons), and eagle park in Kintzheim castle (Volerie des Aigles).
France. Alsace. Ribeauville
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Châteaux d'Alsace - volume 6 : Autour de Kaysersberg
Visites des châteaux de : Reichenstein et Schwendi à Kientzheim, Kaysersberg, Gutenbourg au Bonhomme, Hohnack à Labaroche, Wineck à Katzenthal et Ingersheim
Riquewihr im Elsass
Riquewihr an der Weinstrasse
A Danse Macabre in Riquewihr, Alsace, France
The deal was, the guy was the administrator of the hospital, and there were plagues and such, and although he had the means to build this fine house, a skyscraper and a palace by standards then, it was considered more than a bit questionable, taste-wise, for him to put something showing death right up there in public. But people are such dopes! Such hypocrites! They probably dug this like crazy!
Danse macabres were popular in France in the late 15th century. For about 400 years, they were painted inside churches and put in other special places (sometimes, even outdoors!) so that people could see a story.
Most people were illiterate then, of course. Out in Brittany, France, if you could read or write, you were considered a saint! That is why you have all these towns out there with names such as Saint Méen and such. It was just a local guy, possibly affiliated with the clergy but maybe just some civil servant of some sort, or someone who'd had a patron who had paid for his (sometimes hers, but that was very rare) education . . . and people were just in awe of this person! Cuz this person had THE POWER! The pen is mightier than the sword!
Can you imagine the power you would have if you were the only person locally who could read or write?
That's how things were, back in the old days!
People were not even allowed to own Bibles! Those were only for kings and queens, and people of high rank, and they had to have the money and the influence to get permission from the Church to have their own Bible!
The congregations were just told to submit and shut up and listen to the masses being said in Latin, a mysterious language that only the priests and clergy, the select, could understand!
An exception to all this are the Presbyterians, a Scottish-type Protestant strain, who studied Hebrew in order to understand the Bible better!
(You see graves of Presbyterians here in France with Hebrew on them, and you mistake them for a Jewish grave, but no, that is not the case at all!)
NEVER PRAY IN A LANGUAGE YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND! Bad idea!
Prayer is powerful!! Yes, it is!!!!!
By the end of the 15th century, people were way less awed by these danse macabres, so they fell out of style. There are less than half a dozen left in all of France! They were painted over, and forgotten. Some have been found quite by accident! It's really fascinating!
In a danse macabre, the people were shown that DEATH DANCES WITH US ALL. No matter who we are, king or queen or bigshot millionaire or ordinary peasant, it does not matter, because when Death comes a'-callin', we must take Its hand and go with It!
If we are good, I believe we go to a better place, or a better reincarnation, and we rest in peace. If we are bad, we must pay! I do believe this, I really do!
Riquewihr is one of the most fabulous and charming towns in all of Alsace, which is in France, and which used to be Germany. It was also known formerly as The Rhineland. Many Pennsylvania Dutch people came from here, and there is a huge tradition of Jews here, and their story in Riquewihr is particularly tragic!
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Waitomo Caves Hotel Otorohanga, Otorohanga, New Zealand (NZ)
With its central location, Waitomo Caves Hotel is within easy reach of most tourist attractions and business addresses in Otorohanga. The 33 guestrooms at this 4-star hotel provide all the essential amenities needed by the business and leisure traveler. The guestrooms are equipped with non smoking rooms, hair dryer, ironing board, television, separate shower and tub. This beautiful Otorohanga accommodation provides meeting facilities, restaurant, tours, business center to suit all guests utmost convenience. In addition, the hotels guests can enjoy the leisure and sports facilities provided on the premises: garden. These top-class facilities are complemented to excellent services to meet the needs of visitors to Otorohanga. To proceed with your booking at the Waitomo Caves Hotel, simply choose your travel dates and fill in our secure online booking form.
Hotel Features
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Room Service, Restaurant, Bar / Lounge, Non-Smoking Rooms, Refrigerator, Coffee / Tea Maker, Hair Dryer, TV, Shower, Fireplace
Activities
Tour Desk, Bath / Hot Tub, Excursions, Garden
Services
Business Center, Conference Room(s), Meeting Rooms, LCD Projector, Ceremonies
Internet
Wireless internet on site.
Parking
The hotel has free parking.
Check-in
From 3:00 PM
Check-out
Prior to 10:00 AM
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