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Pointed Houses of 1416

2007.04.26














Bernkastel-Kues is a little town in Germany and over 700 years old and located on the Mosel River.
Bernkastel is very famous for its wines and the mediaeval market square. The square is surrounded by many well preserved half-timbered very small and narrow so-called "Spitzhäuschen" (the "Pointed Houses") which dates back to 1416.
There is an annual wine festival for the whole middle Mosel region on the first weekend of September.
The wine is grown on steep slopes rising up to 60 degrees and on terraces with Mediterranean flair. The mild micro climate and the slaty soil, which stores the warmth, provide ideal conditions for the Riesling vines.
Bernkastel-Kues is a good hour’s drive from my country Luxembourg and last summer I was fortuned to spend four week in Bernkastel hiking on the Plateau tasting the great wine or eating Apfelstrudel with milk cafe.
The town is picturesquely and charming the architecture ancient surrounded by wine fields with the Mosel River running though the valley.

22 Comments
haushinka magical!!!!
haushinka · 2007-04-26: 07:17
phantomoz Awesome shots, amazing colours and so clear. I was there in wow 1994, lol its sad the first thing I remember was the sign on the barrel :-)
phantomoz · 2007-04-26: 07:20
deleted090307 Great set!!
deleted090307 · 2007-04-26: 07:51
Malvira Very nice town - we've been there on vacation a few years ago.
Wonderful pictures, good memories !
Malvira · 2007-04-26: 08:04
OC110481 Oh I could live there for all life. So beautiful
OC110481 · 2007-04-26: 09:00
mimax2 beautiful set!
mimax2 · 2007-04-26: 09:21
jendayee The angles you choose are great ! the colours are amazing, love the entire set with 1, 6 and 10 as fav
jendayee · 2007-04-26: 10:09
sudipsur Thanks for the visual trip!
sudipsur · 2007-04-26: 10:17
anniepie Oh, I wish I was there. So beautiful!
anniepie · 2007-04-26: 10:36
Carley Me too! It's so unlike anything I've ever seen before....
Carley · 2007-04-26: 16:27
miclaud I am fascinated by these colors, very warm! Beautiful photos.. Thanks for sharing them.
miclaud · 2007-04-26: 17:02
vollenda Wonderful. I love #8.
vollenda · 2007-04-26: 23:39
Hocuspocus fabled!
Hocuspocus · 2007-04-27: 05:32
aimeric xxcellent ! nice colours,
thanks for sharing
aimeric · 2007-04-27: 15:53
magpy fantastic set! those houses are astounding
magpy · 2007-04-27: 17:04
ashika wow!
very colourful......................i liked all of them..............
ashika · 2007-04-27: 21:44
Yanko That´s a beautiful place and very well captured! Very colorful! I liked this set very much!
Yanko · 2007-04-28: 11:29
Genevieve Nice set...I love #6. I just wish you'd waited for the umbrella lady in #3 to get close enough to be the subject of the photo. What a nice place!
Genevieve · 2007-04-28: 12:04
kangshung Really beautiful place and wonderful photos - thanks.
kangshung · 2007-04-29: 03:14
Helen So beautiful shots and place!I've just been in Germany!I love this country!
Helen · 2007-04-29: 07:50
baiska Beautiful place and great colors!
baiska · 2007-04-29: 09:09
flemspar Awesome Set
flemspar · 2007-04-29: 13:40
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