Klingenmünster, Germany
c. 1200
Brodenbach, Germany
12th century
Wasgau, Germany
12th century
Busenberg, Germany
12th century
Wachenheim, Germany
12th century
Eschbach, Germany
11th century
Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg, Germany
1338
Bad Dürkheim, Germany
13th century
Sankt Goarshausen, Germany
c. 1371
Niederheimbach, Germany
13th century
Bendorf, Germany
12th century
Herrstein, Germany
13th century
Kaub, Germany
1220
Kamp-Bornhofen, Germany
11th century
Bingen am Rhein, Germany
968 AD / 1855
Gerolstein, Germany
12th century
Rittersdorf, Germany
13th century
Kirchen, Germany
c. 1100
Morbach, Germany
c. 1320
Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg, Germany
11th 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.