Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
When exploring the town, you may come upon some of its 20 “tithe courtyards.”
Farmers who worked on land owned by the Church came to these courtyards to pay their
tithes (10 percent of their production). With so many of these courtyards, it's safe to con-
clude that the farming around here was excellent.
When you've finished the loop, walk up Grand Rue to Eguisheim's main
square—PlaceduChâteauSaint-Léon.It'slinedwithfineRenaissancehouses;manywere
mansions for the managers of wealthy estates and vineyards owned by absentee landown-
ers. The mini-castle is privately owned and closed to the public—its chapel (described be-
low) was built into it more than 100 years ago.
