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Strasbourg is a city I like very much, being quite inviting to enjoy its many attractions. No wonder its historical centre is classified as UNESCO World Heritage – where the Cathedral is the...
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If you want to see the most charming part of Strasbourg - La Petite France - it is best to walk. La Petite France is an island surrounded by canals, pedestrian bridges and old timbered houses. I...
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Supposed to be a gift of famed leader of France, Napoleon Bonaparte, to his lady love, Josephine, the park is a gorgeous place to visit and relax with a good book or a good friend.
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The Palace of Europe is a breathtaking place to visit, especially if you're a visitor from another continent. To me it was going to the very place of international diplomacy! That one building...
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Was in Strasbourg and the first thing I had to visit was the Cathedral. It's right smack in the middle of the square so it's impossible to miss. The outside's gothic sculptures are pretty...
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The Vosges Mountains is one fantastic Mountain area nearby Strasbourg. It is mainly known for the fantastic wine, which grows there and has a very interesting of German and French heritage. The occupancy of the region in the southeast of France changed many times through the past centuries. Once...
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What is better than a free entrance to a museum in France when you normally have to pay? I guess the answer is up to you, but since I am looking around Strasbourg for something to do and it is...
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Guebwiller is to the south of Colmar in the Alsace region and is flanked by pretty vineyard-dotted hills. The town is strung along one main long street and dominated by its church. It’s a...
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The Alsatian town of Artolsheim has a tradition of staging a town-wide Christmas fair around mid-December and if you’re in the area it’s perhaps worth a detour to see. The fair has the...
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Of all the Christmas markets I’ve visited across the Savoy area of France and in Germany the one at Colmar has been my favourite. The atmospheric setting of Colmar’s narrow winding streets...
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Nov 18, 2007
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Palais du Rhin is a big administrative building in Strasbourg, build when Strasbourg was German. In fact I was surprised to learn that, although situated in France it is an example of the typical...
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Nov 18, 2007
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I visited the church of Siant Pierre le Jeune almost by chance - it was close to my way through Strasbourg and I decided - ok, let's see if the other churches in Strasbourg are also as nice as the...
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Nov 17, 2007
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Petite France meaning 'Little France" is one of the nicest quarters in Strasbourg. It is situated on some small islands and peninsulas in the channels of the river Ill, south-west from the city...
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Nov 17, 2007
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The Cathedral of Strasbourg is probably the most magnificent Gothik cathedral I have ever seen - I can compare to it only the cathedrals in Cologne and Ulm, but I liked this one more. It is very...
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Strasbourg is really one of the 10 nicest cities I have ever been and I have visited many cities around Europe. The city center has many pedestrian streets, it is full of people - both French and...
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