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Panoramic View of Zellenberg, Alsace, France | Alsace and Lorraine, France (IMG_3906_07_08_09_10_11_12.jpg)

Panoramic View of Zellenberg, Alsace, France

This village is perched on a hill 285 m high, in the middle of the vineyards, which gives it an original and picturesque aspect. A castle was built at the south extremity of the hill in the 12th century and destroyed during the French Revolution. The houses of the village, which are very close together, are a good example of the architecture typical of wine-growers’ houses: cellar that is sometimes in the basement, stone first floor dedicated to the professional activity (wine-press), small cowshed and wooden stairs to go to the next floor up, where there is the dwelling, in which you get in by an arched door with a date or an emblem.
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