At the center of this charming city, which was fortified in 1257, one finds the remains of the fortified castle that was constructed in the 13th century by the Count Eberhard who was the son of Adalbert, the Duke of Alsace, and the nephew of Saint Odile.
In 1049 Bruno of Eguisheim was born here; he would become Pope under the name of Léon IX and was partly responsible for the reform of the Church in the Middle Ages.
From a totally different point of view, Eguisheim is considered to be the cradle of Alsatian wine-making in the 4th century.
For an establishment right on the main square of Eguisheim, the public tasting room at Léon Beyer doesn't sport much elbow room.
Purchases in hand, we wander around the town center a little longer, touring the church and sitting for a while beside its fountain.
Back at the gîte she relaxes in our garden, now shady and cool in the low-angled late afternoon sun, while I drive the vineyard roads and give the digital camera a vineyard workout.
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