Kirn, Germany
12th century
Annweiler, Germany
1212-1232
Altenahr, Germany
c. 1100
Kamp-Bornhofen, Germany
13th century
Neuerburg, Germany
12th century
Wellmich, Germany
1356
Cochem, Germany
c. 1240
Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany
13th century
Alzey, Germany
13th century
Niederheimbach, Germany
1294
Roes, Germany
12th century
Gerolstein, Germany
12th century
Virneburg, Germany
12th century
Kobern-Gondorf, Germany
12th century
Isenburg, Germany
c. 1100
Lahnstein, Germany
1324
Schönecken, Germany
1230
Alf, Germany
c. 936 AD
Prümer Burg, Germany
12th century
Hamm, Germany
14th 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.