Obernai, Alsace

If you were looking for a town that is ultimate in Alsatian category in France, then the search would end at Obernai, Alsace. Obernai is the city, which is totally laid back and beckons you to experience it by strolling around it ramparts, the ink blue monochrome of the sea providing a reflection to one of the most beautiful roofs of the world would mesmerize you to forget the world around you. Obernai has the distinction of having artifacts and architectural buildings that are replete with history, the notable examples being the l'Ecole des Soeurs or the Convent School. Before the convent school came up in its present location in Obernai there stood the castle of Frederic le Borgne, the father of Emperor Barbarossa. Just 15 miles from the European capital of Strasburg, Obernai is the city at a handshake distance from Belgium, Switzerland and Germany.

Every building in Obernai is so much seeped in the history that the local guide makes it a point to stop before all the physical structures dotting the landscape and regales the audience about the history embedded in that building interlaced with his interpretation, souvenir and anecdotes. When it is time to celebrate the folk festivals in Obernai the city is transformed into a city from medieval times as the citizens thronging the city of Obernai make it a point to adorn the costumes to as nearness to the time, which they are celebrating as possible to underline the rich heritage of the city.

As Obernai is the city whose history can be traced to the times of renaissance, the dresses worn by the inhabitants try to relive the memory of the times of the Middle Ages and this attempt to relive the era gone by is what adds to the charm of Obernai. Obernai in Alsace is the city that is a striking example of tradition and modernity. Obernai oozes with warmth as it is a city of wine growers, and so the landscape is dotted with tall wine cellars and the wine growers in Obernai beckon to taste the wine and packaging the process of tasting with gastronomical cuisines of the area served by the master chefs. Obernai Alsace is famous for its wine and grape festivals. Obernai is dotted with medieval architecture in the form of fortification of the city and the celebrated buildings in the city include, " le Halle aux Bles" and " Puits a Six Seaux".