France’s Alsace

Narrated by Rick Steves

30 minutes; European Travel Guide

France’s countryside is the ideal place to rent a car for relaxed sight-seeing. We

drive up Alsace’s route du vin—90 miles of vineyards, half-timbered villages and

feudal fortresses. After strolling Alsatian village streets, we head for Verdun and walk the trenches of the longest battle of World War I. Then, at Reims Cathedral we marvel at Gothic splendor and Chagall’s stained glass. Our final stop is Epernay, the bubbly birth place of champagne, where we savor a few sparkling samples.