Tourists passing through the Obertor (upper gate) into the 16th century town of Riquewihr on the popular Route des Vins in Alsace


The Obertor (upper gate) into Riquewihr. There is still a portcullis and it can be seen where the former drawbridge was fixed. On the left is a section of the ramparts. Riquewihr lies along the popular Route des Vins in Alsace.


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Location: Place des Charpentiers, Riquewihr, Alsace, France
Photo credit: © Stephen Frost / Alamy / Afripics
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