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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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Wissembourg is about 60 km north of Strasbourg. The little town has many treasures to be found, like the red sandstone of Saint Peter and Paul Abbey church (13th century), the fascinating Salt House and the picturesque Bruch quarter on the banks of the river Lauter.For more information, please have a look at my Wissembourg page.
Riquewihr is one of the most popular small Alsacian villages - and that is for a good reason! The old wood timbered houses are well preserved and decorated with flowers and the narrow cobble stone streets add to a romantic atmosphere.But there are also plenty of tourists who enjoy all this! Don't miss climbing the tower and enjoy both the museum inside and the view!
Kaysersberg is a lovely village with lots of history to it. It is so much fun to stroll around the place! Another very enjoyable visit is the castle that can be climbed! You have a wonderful view across the countryside from there.
Eguisheim is a beautiful village surrounded by vinyards. So many storks were all over the place - it was a fantastic atmosphere! We were lucky to also visit a wonderful fleamarket there AND we did go to a vinery (but just to visit). Very laid back place, which I enjoyed enormoulsly!
It took years until I finally got to visit Colmar. Such a wonderful place: rather small, but with beautifully restored timber houses with multicolored roof tiles, arched bridges across the Lauch river, an impressiv Church of St. Martin, and a 13th century Dominican monastery which now houses the Unterlinden Museum. I was totally banned by Colmar and can only recommend it!For more information, please have a look at my Colmar page
Colmar - almost like an identical twin to Strasbourg - has a magnificent cathedral (St. Martin`s) and a picture-perfect Old Town with lots of half-timbered buildings. The "Little Venice"-quarter on an island is especially nice with lots of canals and bridges. You can even find a copy of the Liberty Statue (12 meters high) in Colmar.
The small village of Riquewihr (1200 inhabitants - not counting the tourists) has an almost perfectly preserved Old Town. It is one of the prettiest villages in Alsace and France, yet very crowded with tourists. In this regard, it reminded me very much of Rothenburg or Heidelberg in Germany or San Gimignano in Tuscany. So it might be a wise decision to arrive early before the tour busses start rolling. It is also quite expensive due to its popularity. Nevertheless: an absolute must-see.
Haute Koenigsbourg is the most important castle of Alsace, pretty well preserved and with fine views on the surrounding countryside. It is also one of the biggest castles in Central Europe. It must have been nearly impregnable in medieval times!
Strasbourgs Old Town gives testimony to the fact that Alsace was a very prosperous region in the Middle Ages. The magnificent cathedral (Straßburger Münster) dominates the city. There are many fine ensembles of half-timbered architecture, especially around the beautiful cathedral square and in the "Gerberviertel" (tanner`s quarter). As the Old Town (Ile de la Cite) is built on an island, many canals flow through the city (you can do boat trips, too). As to indoor activities, the Beaux-Arts Museum features many fine pantings.
Albert Mann is a rising star in Alsatian wines. It's not yet as famous (= not as expensive) as some others in the area but their reputation is growing rapidly. Albert Mann was in fact recommended to us by the sommelier of L'Auberge de l'Ill. Indeed their pinot noir (Alsatian red wine) was outstanding so we decided to add a visit to their domaine.
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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