Strasbourg Attractions: 6 Visitor Guides
Strasbourg's highlights include the cathedral and its astronomical clock, the canals and half-timbered houses of Petite France, the Ponts Couverts and Barrage Vauban, the Palais Rohan museums and Place Kléber. These guides cover each visit.
Strasbourg attraction guides
Barrage Vauban, Strasbourg: The Free Panoramic Terrace Guide
The Barrage Vauban is a 17th-century bridge, weir and defensive dam across the River Ill, and its rooftop terrace is the quickest free viewpoint over the Ponts Couverts and Petite France. Allow 20 to 40 minutes, come on foot, and pair it with the towers and lanes just downstream.
Palais Rohan Strasbourg: What to See Inside the Palace
The Palais Rohan is an eighteenth-century palace beside Strasbourg Cathedral that now holds three separate museums: archaeology, decorative arts and fine arts. This guide explains the building, what each collection offers, how long to allow and how to decide whether to visit one museum or all three on a short Strasbourg break.
Petite France, Strasbourg: What to See and How Long to Allow
La Petite France is Strasbourg's old millers' and tanners' quarter on the Ill, a compact grid of half-timbered houses, narrow lanes, locks and bridges that you can cover properly in half a day. Here is what each set piece gives you, how long to allow and how to fold it into a wider Strasbourg weekend.
Place Kléber, Strasbourg: What to See and How to Get There
Place Kléber is the square Strasbourg uses for everything: rallies, street performers, markets and the big Christmas tree. It sits in the Grande Île, with the Aubette along one side and tram lines A and D on its western edge. Plan on a short stop between the cathedral and Petite France, not a morning of its own.
Ponts Couverts, Strasbourg: Visiting the Covered Bridges
The Ponts Couverts are a short, free open-air stop in Petite France: a run of stone bridges and towers over the Ill. Here is what you are looking at, how to reach them on foot and where to stand for the classic view.
Strasbourg Cathedral: Visiting the Cathédrale Notre-Dame
Strasbourg Cathedral, the Cathédrale Notre-Dame, stands on the Grande Île in the middle of the old town. Here is what to see on the west front and inside the nave, how the astronomical clock and the tower platform work, and how much of a day to give it.