Rathen, Germany
11th century
Zschopau, Germany
12th century
Müglitztal, Germany
c. 1200
Rammenau, Germany
1721-1735
Lunzenau, Germany
1470-1548
Gnandstein, Germany
13th century
Scharfenstein, Germany
1250
Reichenbach im Vogtland, Germany
13th century
Wurzen, Germany
1491-1497
Delitzsch, Germany
14th century
Hohnstein, Germany
c. 1200
Frauenstein, Germany
13th century
Groitzsch, Germany
11th century
Schönfeld, Germany
1560-1580
Nossen, Germany
12th century
Tharandt, Germany
13th century
Chemnitz, Germany
1555-1560
Altenberg, Germany
1200
Hartenstein, Saxony, Germany
c. 1200
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Germany
13th century
Saint-Émilion is a picturesque medieval village renowned for its well-preserved architecture and vineyards. The town and surrounding vineyards was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999, owing to its long, living history of wine-making, Romanesque churches and ruins stretching all along steep and narrow streets.
An oppidum was built on the hill overlooking the present-day city in Gaulish times, before the regions was annexed by Augustus in 27 BC. The Romans planted vineyards in what was to become Saint-Émilion as early as the 2nd century. In the 4th century, the Latin poet Ausonius lauded the fruit of the bountiful vine.
Because the region was located on the route of the Camino de Santiago, many monasteries and churches were built during the Middle Ages, and in 1199, while under Plantagenet rule, the town was granted full rights.