Breisach, Germany

Situated among rolling vineyards between the Rhine River and the Black Forest, the river port town of Breisach shares a wine- and food-loving culture with its French neighbors across the river in Alsace. The town's landmark St. Stephen Cathedral, pastel-hued buildings, and cobbled streets create an old-world charm that belies the fact that the town was almost totally destroyed in WWII and meticulously rebuilt in the old style. Formerly known as Altbreisach, Breisach is in the district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, about halfway between Freiburg and Colmar - 20 km away from each - and about 60 km north of Basel near the Kaiserstuhl. A bridge leads over the Rhine to Neuf-Brisach, Alsace.