Time seems to have stopped in Obernai, a town located between Strasbourg and Colmar. If it weren't for the cars parked in the market square, one would think that it is the 18th-19th century outside: the same houses with tiled roofs, a bell tower with a clock, an old church. A burgomaster hurries to the local Town Hall, and a housewife carries greens and fish from the market. Time passes slowly. You don't want to rush anywhere, and you don't need to. The market square is the center of life just like in the Middle Ages. Since the 14th century, there has been a market selling the products of local peasants (farmers) on Thursdays. The monument to St. Odile with a fountain decorates the square for almost 600 years. The clock on the tower strikes every quarter of an hour same as before. Streets with tiled roofs run from the square like a stream. And two red spires of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul can be seen from every corner of the square.

This is the third building standing on this site. In the 12th century, there was a building in the Romanesque style, in the 15th – in the Gothic. And at the end of the 19th century, the neo-Gothic church was built in respect of medieval architecture. The new building preserves an altar of the Holy Sepulchre made in 1504 and beautiful stained glass windows. Besides, Obernai boasts the church organ made by famous Joseph Merklin, the creator of the cathedral organ in Strasbourg. After all, the sound of this musical instrument has been compared to both angelic singing and the noise of Jericho trumpets. During the summer months, everyone can attend Tuesday organ concerts.

Just like in every village, there is a local cemetery behind the church. It is the burial place of Jean Guerin, the portrait painter of Louis XVI. This cemetery also houses a chapel with an unusual sculpture "Mount of Olives" and 16th-century frescoes. The chapel is credited with many miraculous healings.

The embankment starts right from the Church of Saints Peter and Paul and runs along the ruins of the Obernai defenses. Chestnuts, lime trees, benches, the real Alsace vibe, and a great way to feel it by stopping by Obernai.