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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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when you're in Alsace, take a break in a village called KAYSERBERG. it's where the doctor Schweitzer is borned, but except the museum offering you the all story of his life, the houses and the streets are so particular, a lot of flowers in any case, without forgetting the castle offering you from the top a large view on the suburbs
Pretty old house within the Colmar oldtown.Oops...I'm just wondering why this picture came out with such "red" background....you better have to go yourself to Colmar and look at the house...believe me it's worth going !
If you're into such things...the area north-west of Haguenau (northern Alsace) along the German border is full of castles and ruins.Here is a view from the top of Falkenstein castle, one of the existing castles.
What should not be missed in Alsace are the following cities/villages : StrasbourgColmarRiquewihrSaverneRibeauvilléThe following spots must also be seen : Castle of Haut KönigsburgNext to Séléstat, the "Montagne des Singes" (Monkey Hill) park to get some fun with our "cousins". Next to Colmar, the park dedicated to the official bird of Alsace : the "cigogne" (that's French name). The area around Niederbronn at the northern end of Alsace, along the German border, many castles and ruins. The so-called "Route des Crêtes" (Scenic mountain drive) winding along the summits of the Vosges mountains.This picture shows the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
The Alsace Wine Route stretches from Thann to Marlenheim. I just saw the part near Colmar - in one day, I visited towns such as Ingersheim, Kayserberg, Riguewihr, etc.... I made the decision to walk from Colmar up into the wine route...that wasn't the best of ideas. I walked and walked and walked...it seemed like I walked for about 8 hours. I also got lost...and used my French to ask directions from a German-speaking farmer near Bergheim. Eventually, I made it back to Colmar...my big tip is...rent a car...take the bus. By the way, the wine route is great. If you like wine, grapevines, countryside, hillside castles, and medieval architecture, the Alsace Wine Route is not to be missed.
I saw many cathedrals while in Europe, and, after a while, they all started to look alike...then I came to Strasbourg. I had never seen one like this; it seemed to me that you might see a building like this on a foreign planet. It's in a gothic style - they began building it in 1284 - and a Roman temple was originally on the site. Inside there's an astronomical clock and 328 steps (no, I didn't count them) that reach to the the belfry where you'll get a great view of the city.
A part of Colmar is called 'Petite Venise' and you just have to take a walk along the path, which follows the river. This quarter has been beautifully restored and is just charming with flowers in every corner.
Colmar, capital of the département Haut-Rhin, lies on the river Lauch. Stroll through the narrow alleys and admire the beautiful houses, have a glass of pastis as the French do. By the way, this is how I love it, with a bit of grenadine sirup, which gives it a nice red color and a tangy flavour, it is called 'tomate'. A votre Santé!
Riquewihr is the most charming village in Alsace, with its 16th century image nearly unchanged. For many tourists is this the typical Alsacian winetown and it can be very crowded during the warm summer month or during harvest season.
Have a look at my Travelogue to find pictures of this historical battlefield.
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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