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Grand Est · France

Strasbourg

Petite France is a canal postcard; the European quarter is a different city entirely. Between them, the cathedral and a wine route that starts at the tram stop.

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Worth the detour

  • Parc de l'Orangerie

    Free

    The city's oldest park, with a boating lake and a small zoo that is free to enter.

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  • Petite France

    Free

    The half-timbered canal quarter, best walked at first light before the boats start.

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  • Strasbourg Cathedral

    £10

    Pink sandstone, a rose window and an astronomical clock that performs at half past twelve.

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  • Alsace wine route by bike

    £26

    A cycle path runs south through the vineyards and half-timbered villages of the Route des Vins.

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Suggested activities

  • Petite France at first light
  • The astronomical clock at midday
  • Tram to the Alsace wine route
  • Boat loop around the Grande Île

Where to stay

guesthouse · classic

Petite France Maison

Nine rooms in a half-timbered house over the canal, in the quietest corner of Petite France.

£176 / night

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apartment · family

Orangerie Apartments

Family apartments beside the park, with a tram stop outside and a bakery on the corner.

£154 / night

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Freiburg

The Black Forest's sunniest doorway

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