Kaisersberg - the heart of Alsace
Description:
This small unique and famous for its Alsatian flavor town in 1975, the year received the right to call their wines branded.
Behind the city walls there are 80 hectares of vineyards with the status of vineyards of the highest quality (Grand cru).
The town keeps the memory of the famous abbot of Strasbourg Cathedral Geiler Kaisersberg (1445-1510) and the only Nobel Prize winner from Alsace - Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965), who became famous both as a musician, speaking in Strasbourg in St. Thomas's Cathedral, and as a doctor who built a clinic in Africa (Gobon) with his own money to fight epidemics.
It is recommended to visit the house-museum of Albert Schweitzer, the Church of the Holy Cross (1230), the Renaissance Town Hall (1604).
Every December before Christmas, the famous Christmas fairs are held in the town, gathering a lot of tourists.