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Prefecture in Grand Est, France
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Strasbourg (German: Straßburg, Alsatian: Strossburi), in Alsace, is the capital of the Grand-Est region of France and is most widely known for hosting a number of important European institutions. It is also famous for its beautiful historical centre - the Grande Île, which was the first city centre to be classified entirely as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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Built between 1176 and 1439 and with a 142-m tower (the highest cathedral tower in France), the Gothic cathedral is undoubtedly Strasbourg's finest architectural highlight. Check out the astrometric clock inside the cathedral.
A splendid museum of medieval religious art related to the cathedral.
The Kammerzell house
The intricately carved half-timbered frames decorating the upper floors date from 1589.
French-style palace, built after the acquisition of the town by the French (1681). Home to the Museum of Fine Arts, the Archaeological Museum and the Museum of Applied Arts.
Alsatian Museum
This museum features articles from the daily lives of Alsatian peoples from the 13th to 19th centuries: clothing, furniture, toys, tools of artisans and farmers, and religious objects used in Christian, Jewish, and even pagan rites. The exhibits are in rooms connected by wooden staircases and balconies in adjacent multistory Renaissance-era houses around a central courtyard.
Covered Bridges
The Ponts Couverts are three bridges dominated by four towers from the 12th and 14th centuries. The bridges got their name from their roofs, which they lost in the 18th century. The towers are the remains of the ancient ramparts.
Vauban Dam
The Barrage Vauban is a bridge, weir and defensive work erected in the 17th century. At that time, it was known as the Great Lock (grande écluse), although it does not function as a navigation lock in the modern sense of the word. Today it serves to display sculptures and has a viewing terrace on its roof, with views of the earlier Ponts Couverts bridges and Petite France quarter.
Le Palais de l'Europe
Built in 1977 by Henry Bernard.
Built in 1995 by Richard Rogers
The parliament tends to meet in Brussels more and the arrangement with the parliament moving shop between Brussels and Strasbourg several times a year has been criticized as wasteful of money by EU skeptics and penny-pinchers.
A beautiful classical park. It has a small free zoo featuring birds and a few other animals. Also has an excellent playground for young children.
Garden city built in the early 20th century in the south-east of the Neuhof (southern part of the town). Use bus line #24 to get there.
Built in 2001 by the contemporary architect Zaha Hadid.
A central crossroad encircled by neoclassical public buildings.
Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain
It's recommended also because of the interesting building.
Museum of Strasbourg's history.
Science center for kids 3-15.
Musée Lalique
A very large collection of works by René Lalique, a renowned French glassmaker and jeweller active from the 1880s until his death in 1945. The museum is adjacent to the sole production facility operated by Lalique (the company he founded), opened in 1921 and is on the site of a glass-making factory dating to the 18th century.
This a restaurant and microbrewery. Try one of their beers and a tarte flambé. Has a small children's menu.
Serves a great variety of flams (tartes flambés) and has an amazing winelist for a budget joint.
Features sandwiches "tartines". Food from noon to night. Tables on street and inside.
Two doors down from Flam's, it serves a wide range of home-cooked pasta and pizzas at reasonable prices. Offering pizza and pasta main courses, meat dishes and Alsatian beer. The owner is friendly and the food is good, satisfying Italian cooking.
The oldest university restaurant in France, in a 19th-century building, built by the Germans (which explains the ceiling decorations). It is the last French university restaurant that is managed by students. Not a culinary triumph, but very affordable.
Tunisian/Algerian couscous and kebabs. No alcohol.
This little Greek restaurant in the Krutenau area features sandwiches, souvlaki, and kebabs.
This Lebanese restaurant features sandwiches and kebabs.
Usually frequented by Jacques Chirac, when he comes to Strasbourg, because of its well-known tête de veau (cooked veal head). More expensive.
In the Petite France district, serves well-prepared flams and Alsatian specialties in a small room with smiling waiters. The chef usually comes by at the end of the evening. Great terrace during the summer under a big tree on the bank of the river. No reservation, mid-range prices.
le restaurant
The restaurant is above a fine Alsatian specialty food shop on the ground floor.
Try the choucroute aux trois poissons; it is very fresh and a wonderful take on the traditional sauerkraut dish. They also serve the traditional choucroute garnie, with up to seven types of meat, including headcheese.
'The boar'
A small restaurant with a traditional setting. If you want a Baeckoffe, you must inform the restaurant 24 hr before. Mid-range prices.
Beer bar near la place Gutenburg. Spacious with an agreeable atmosphere.
Bar with an intimate interior. Great place to enjoy a game of backgammon.
offers a variety of hostel accommodation, with rooms from 1 to 8 beds. Rates start at €27/night, and there's a canteen.
20 minutes bus ride from town and fifteen minutes from the European Institutions, this youth hostel is in a leafy suburb close to the Rhine.
Ten minutes from the city centre, this hostel offers a restaurant, bar and activities for guests.
A budget hotel.
Self-catering apartments situated in the heart of the historical quarter of the “Grande île”, just 10 minutes walk from the TGV station. Each of the 57 apartments sleep 2-4 people, are air-conditioned and completely fitted out: kitchen, television with international channels, etc. Located in the centre of the Alsatian capital makes this Aparthotel an ideal stopover location for business trips or for a long weekend. Car park less than 300 m away.
Best location of any hotel in Strasbourg, stylishly decorated, and more affordable for rooms without views of the cathedral.
It has a stylish bar and restaurant, facing a fairly quiet street.
10 minutes from the Cathedral. Free wireless internet.
A 3-star hotel.
A 3-star hotel.
An old building in the heart of the city.
Not far from both the Cathedral and Petite France.
flea market
A shopping centre with over 100 shops and restaurants north of the city center, but within walking distance.
This new development has shops similar to Place des Halles as well as higher budget shops and a selection of cafes.
By train
Strasbourg is well served by regional, national and international train services, predominantly by SNCF (French Railways), but also by Deutsche Bahn (German Railways).
By bus
By tram
The German town of Kehl just across the border was linked to the Strasbourg tram network in 2017.
By car
You can reach Strasbourg by various highways:
By bike
Strasbourg is ideal for cycling - the city center is flat and there are plenty of bike lanes and bike paths. You can rent bikes at:
By bus and tram
Buses and trams in Strasbourg are operated by the Compagnie des Transports Strasbourgeois (CTS).
Parking
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