Bird's-eye View. The City and the Augenscheiner Vineyard, Trier, Germany
On the flanks of the Pulsberg on the left bank of the River I hiked steeply up to the Mariensäule at about 140 m above the city to admire the course of the Moselle and the view. In the inset of a city view on the mid far left you'll se a small spot of green on the bank of the River. The main photo shows it from the Moselle.
This is the Augenscheiner Vineyard (main photo). It's one of the few vineyards that grows below the highrise of those Red Sandstone cliffs. Already in 1371 the monks of St Mary's Monastery on the city-side of the Moselle were jealously cultivating their grapes. From across the water they could easily keep an eye on their treasured vineyard. Hence the name 'Augenscheiner Riesling'.
Bird's-eye View. The City and the Augenscheiner Vineyard, Trier, Germany
On the flanks of the Pulsberg on the left bank of the River I hiked steeply up to the Mariensäule at about 140 m above the city to admire the course of the Moselle and the view. In the inset of a city view on the mid far left you'll se a small spot of green on the bank of the River. The main photo shows it from the Moselle.
This is the Augenscheiner Vineyard (main photo). It's one of the few vineyards that grows below the highrise of those Red Sandstone cliffs. Already in 1371 the monks of St Mary's Monastery on the city-side of the Moselle were jealously cultivating their grapes. From across the water they could easily keep an eye on their treasured vineyard. Hence the name 'Augenscheiner Riesling'.