@bellwells said:
... You guys in Europe have such great looking bars. The buildings are wonderful and cozy. I'm jealous.
This one is still the property of the Chapter of the cathedral in my town. It used to be the cellar of the chapter's granary in the 18th century and though the granary was later pulled down,they kept the cellar for obvious reasons 😉
They have some serious competition however because the bishop (in another 18th century building, in his castle) "runs" another wine cellar, too. 😄
But that's mainly for the tourists and this "ours' is for the local folks. And yes,the atmosphere of these old places rules! 👍
They are still from the time when the bishop was the landlord of the town and he was the only one who had right to keep pubs (obviously rented them out like today and was not selling wine himself 😄 )