Attractions
Colmar Day Trip From Strasbourg: The Day to Avoid
Half an hour by train, every half hour, no logistics to solve. The only decision that matters is which day you go, and t…
Strasbourg Off the Beaten Path: What Is Really Unusual
Half the hidden Strasbourg you read about is walled up or closed. Here is what genuinely opens its doors, and the quarte…
Strasbourg Tourist Train: Two Routes, and Who It Suits
Two circuits, not one, and most visitors only ever find the first. What the little train does well, what it does not, an…
Strasbourg Boat Tour: Which Circuit, and Where to Sit
Eight circuits, two piers and one obvious answer for a first visit. What you actually see from the water, when to book, …
La Petite France, Strasbourg: The Walk and the Hours
The prettiest quarter in Strasbourg, and the one that saturates fastest. Walk it east to west, in the right hour, and yo…
Strasbourg Cathedral: The Climb, the Clock, the Timings
Three visits in one building, three sets of hours, three tickets. When to climb, when the clock runs, and when the queue…
Things to Do in Strasbourg: What to See, in What Order
Everything worth seeing in Strasbourg sits on one island you cross in twenty minutes. Here is what to do, in what order,…
The Most Beautiful Alsace Villages, Ranked by Access
Riquewihr, Eguisheim, Kaysersberg, Ribeauville and the quiet ones. Which hold the national label, which are film sets in…
The Alsace Wine Route Without a Car: an Honest Guide
170 km of vineyard, seven grapes and a transport network that only half works. What you can genuinely reach from Strasbo…
Things to Do in Colmar: The Day, Done Properly
Colmar is half an hour from Strasbourg and easy to get wrong. The two museums close on different days, and one of them s…
Strasbourg or Colmar: which one, and when
Half an hour of train separates them, so the real question is where to sleep and which day to go. The honest comparison,…
