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Notre-Dame Cathedral Strasbourg
119 Reviews You will be attracted like a magnet to the cathedral. It's huge, and dominates the city. The little streets are quaint, full of people in the best of time and pleasant for a stroll, maybe with an ice...
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Old Town Colmar
55 Reviews In the square you can pick up an easy 4-mile English tour through the Old Town. We understand that the train does not stop, so you will have to return to take photos unless you have a fast camera. We...
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La Petite France Strasbourg
51 Reviews The Maison des Tanneurs in Petite France is today actually a restaurant. On our visit to Petite France we didn`t dine here, nevertheless, the building is worth a visit, if only to see from the...
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Petite Venise Colmar
20 Reviews This is certainly the most popular photograph of Colmar. A must for every visitor. It is taken from the bridge of the Turenne street on the Lauch River. The half-timbered houses which form the...
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Boat trip on the river Strasbourg
18 Reviews The River Ill winds its way around the old city of Strasbourg. So a great way to see and learn all about this city is to take a boat ride around it. Boat tours can be just for sightseeing, or for...
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Museums Colmar
32 Reviews Here's my journal entry for the museum: "Followed signs through ancient sculpture, a very dark Alsatian wine cellar (no doubt authentic), XV and XVI century painting . . . and really...
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Place Gutenberg Strasbourg
9 Reviews Place Gutenberg is two blocks west of the Cathedral. At its center is the excellent statue to the town's most famous citizen created by David d'Angers in 1840. Along one side of the square is the...
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Churches Colmar
25 Reviews St. Martin's Collegiate church as we see now was built in the 13th century and is in Alsace a major example of Gothic architecture. The foundations go back to the year 1000. The bulb-shaped dome that...
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The European Parliament Strasbourg
13 Reviews The European Parliament represents, in the words of the 1957 Treaty of Rome, 'the peoples of the States brought together in the European Community'. The Parliament has got 626 Members (30.04.2003) of...
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House of Heads Colmar
10 Reviews Each time I passed in front of the Maison des Têtes (House of the Heads); I wondered what had inspired the merchant Anton Burger in 1609 to build this manor in German Renaissance with its 111...
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Palais des Rohan- Museums Strasbourg
8 Reviews The "palais des Rohan" was built for the infamous Rohan family who detained the town's bishopship during several decades. The palace presents the architectural specificity to be the only 'historical'...
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Fountains/ Statues Colmar
11 Reviews "A military ground for Execises was developed on the premises in 1793 , and was named "Champ-de-Mars". It was developed into a public park in 1808 in its southern part, while the Place Rapp area...
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Les Ponts Couverts Strasbourg
10 Reviews The three watch towers at the end of La Petite France were rebuilt in the 19C to maintain the watch tower appearance and the neighborhood remains as it was along the district but without the tanning...
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Barrage Vauban Strasbourg
5 Reviews The Barrage (dam) Vauban (aka the great lock) was built around 1690, using the plans from the king's Louis XiV architect Vauban (thus the name). It was intended to reinforce the town's security : the...
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The Council of Europe Strasbourg
5 Reviews Strasbourg is a host for several European institutions. One of them is Council of Europe. It is the oldest international organization working towards European integration, founded in 1949. It is...
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Église Saint Pierre le Vieux Strasbourg
4 Reviews Église Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune (Church Saint Peter the New) stands at the end of Petite rue de l'Église/Klein Krichgass. Three churches have been built one after the other on the same place. There...
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Pont Saint Martin Strasbourg
2 Reviews Point Saint Martin is second most famous bridge in Petite France. From the bridge is great view of canal and half timbered houses. Under the bridge is great restaurant with gallery which was washing...
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Musee de l'Oeuvre Notre-Dame Strasbourg
1 Review Visit the Musee de l'Oeuvre Notre-Dame. This museum dedicated to art of the Strasbourg and upper Rhine region is set in a magnificent group of ancient buildings, the oldest being from the 14th...
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The Modern Art Museum Strasbourg
1 Review This strange masqued horse (signed by Mimmo Paladino) stands on the entrance roof of the "Musee d'Art Moderne et Contemporain". The new glass and pink sandstone building hosts since 1998 works from...
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Church of Saint Paul Strasbourg
2 Reviews At the convergence of the rivers Ill and Aar is Le pont d'Auvergne. Sitting in this place is another magnificent church, L'eglise Saint Paul. Rather spectacular views of the church is afforded...
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Like many other towns in Alsace, Ammerschwihr was almost burnt to ashes during the last great war, but it has been reconstructed keeping in mind the old style of the Alsatian towns. In this way, modernity and comfort have been made compatible with the enchantment of older times.The main reason why Ammerschwihr is known is the Kaefferkopf wines, produced with the grapes grown in the so-called hill, which are considered to have an exceptional quality.
Three old gates in one of the best preserved medieval city walls in Alsace still give way to the Turckheimer old town. Putting it into the travel guide language, one could say that trespassing one of these thresholds is like a journey back in time. And certainly few things have changed here since the year when a famous battle was fought here between Germans and French. Who else could it be?Turckheim is the only town in France where a night watchman is still on duty, although his tasks are nowadays more related to folklore and tourism than to its traditional functions. As a tourist, you can join in his daily night round across the town from May to October.The quality of the Turckheim wines is explained by an old legend: a fantastic dragon-like sea creature arrived one day to town and climbed to the top of the nearby Band Mountain in search of rest. That was a particularly sunny and hot...
Kaysersberg, crossed by the small river Weiss, which here rather looks like a stream, is another of the most popular destinations in Alsace. Enjoy the charm of the riverside old houses and climb the hill where the fortress stands to observe the panorama. Wander the streets of the medieval core, with a 13th century church, a Renaissance town hall and a fortified bridge. Finish your Kaysersberg experience sampling some Tokay wines. The town is particularly known for this cépage, which was brought in here from Hungary in the 16th century and has been grown in the area ever since.
For a strange reason, tourists tend not to be very imaginative and always follow obediently the dictates of travel guides. For this reason, the tide of visitors can turn a charming place into a nightmare, whereas similarly valuable sites remain in the most opprobious ostracism.This is also the case of Alsace: unknown places are just a few kilometers away from overcrowded towns like Riquewihr or Kayserberg. These places, rich in art and history, should not be skipped in an Alsatian tour by any means; but he who wants to visit a typical Alsatian place without the crowds, then Bergheim could be a perfect choice amongst many others. Bergheim has indeed everything you expect for the perfect Alsatian experience: half-timbered coulourful houses, picturesque flower pots and town fountains, vineyards and a rest of the town fortifications, including an impressive watch tower. And yes, very few...
Nearby Riquewihr is listed as another of the Most beautiful villages in France. Unlike most of the villages and towns in Alsace, Riquewihr was barely affected by the destructions of the many wars that have taken place in this region. An exceptionally preserved heritage makes of it the most visited of the towns in the Route of the Alsatian Wines. Thus, ten times more visitors as there are inhabitants can usually be found wandering in the streets of Riquewihr during weekends and holiday periods. The presence of coach parties in Alsace is, however, not as overwhelming as in other areas and most of the visitors are families and couples who fill the town a great festive atmosphere. If you still prefer more relaxed places and do not want to miss the great historical landmarks that Riquewihr has to offer, then you should opt for visiting during weekdays and preferably out of Summer.Riquewihr...
As we were explained, the name Hunawihr refers to the first lords of the town, back in the early Middle Ages. Not surprisingly, the feudal lord was called Huno and his wife was called Huna!!. The latter was declared a Saint and, in the subsequent centuries, its relics attracted a significant number of pilgrims to Hunawihr.Hunawihr makes part of the 149 villages which have been labeled as one of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France ("The most beautiful villages of France"), an independent association, which aims to promote and enhance the beauty and picturesquism of small historical towns in France. The importance of the monuments of Hunawihr more than justifies the granting of this label of quality. The main attractions include a XVI Century Town Hall, a Renaissance fountain dedicated to Saint Huna, and the XVI century Church of Saint James, with an adjacent fortified cemetery. But the real...
Our itinerary on the Wine Route leads us to Niedermoschwihr as next destination, just a tiny but picture perfect village in the bottom of a valley surrounded by exuberant vineyards. The main building in the town, the church of Saint Gall and Saint Weldelin, stands amidst the quaint half-timbered winegrowers homes. Its twisted steeple, visible from the distance, is its most remarkable feature.
Mulhouse counterpoints the idyllic side of Alsace, of which you may already have enough after visiting several of the pretty towns in the vineyards, and shows the importance of its industrial legacy, in particular related to the automotive industry.
Obernai is one of the largest towns in the Route des Vins. It is also one of the closest to Strasburg. Through the centuries, the town has kept a remarkable significance and a wealth of styles, from Medieval to Régence can still be admired in the well kept historical area of Obernai.There are rests of the former town walls, a belfry, several historical houses, including the Wheat Hall, and a fountain dedicated to Saint Odille, the Saint Patroness of Alsace.
This is something everyone should experience. If you are in the area, try to get here. It's a sad, yet informative tour that you can partake in. Some of the huts here collapsed before the 1950s, but some still remain. There was a big monument with a human shape carved out of it to represent all of the lives lost. There was also a memorium with a flowered cross in a large, dug-out pit to remember the victims. Spend some time to think about all that happened. Everyone needs to learn about the Holocaust so that nothing like it will happen again.
Hotel Gutenberg Strasbourg
1 Review and 183 Opinions I toured Alsace by bicycle in mid-September, 2008. After the group ride was over, I stayed for 3...
Saint-Martin Hotel Colmar Colmar
4 Reviews and 76 Opinions We stayed 2 nights in 2004. When we arrived we were given keys to a small attic room which was...
Citotel Hotel d'Alsace Wissembourg Wissembourg
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Q: My daughter 22 and I will be going to Alsace next April. We will travel from Paris.We will stay three nights. What's the cheapest...
A: Where you stay depends on what you want to see and do and also your transportation. We drive so we stay in one of the wine villages. We've stayed in Barr many times and...
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