On the last foothills of the Vosges, a few hundred meters above, Mont Sainte Odile watches over the Alsace plain. In the distance are the mountains and, on the other side of the German border, the Black Forest. Below, the Wine Route runs from one village to another. The mild local climate is favorable to its culture, and the autumns are hot and prolonged. From the top of her statue, Sainte Odile watches over the Alsatians, of whom she is the patroness saint.