Strasbourg: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 68 - 102 Hotel Royal Lutetia
 Just a few minutes from the historical centre of Strasbourg, halfway between the European Parliament and the central railway station, the hotel welcom… MoreEUR 50 - 97 Hotel Pax
 Hotel Pax is a family-run hotel located near the TGV train station and tram station. It is close to the city centre and offers free Wi-Fi access.
Roo… MoreEUR 35 - 85 Hotel Le Petit Trianon
 The Hotel Petit Trianon is located 200 metres from the train station in Strasbourg. Private parking is available and each guestroom has a private bath… MoreEUR 45 - 98 Hotel Victoria
 The hotel welcomes you in a warm atmosphere. Enjoy a privileged location in the city centre, close the banks of the Ill river, a few minutes away from… MoreEUR 29 - 49 Hotel Weber
 Hotel Weber is situated very close to the train station and a 10-minute walk from Strasbourg’s historic Petite France district. It offers simple, bu… MoreEUR 55 - 97 La Cruche D´or
 La Cruche D’or is in a very central location, a 2-minute walk from Strasbourg Cathedral. It offers free Wi-Fi and a traditional restaurant. In summe… MoreEUR 68 - 105 Kyriad Strasbourg Centre Gare
 Kyriad Strasbourg Centre Gare is located next to the train station in Strasbourg. Its rooms have free Wi-Fi internet access and cable/satellite TV.
R… MoreEUR 50 - 150 Hotel Le 21ème
 The Hotel Le 21Ème is located in central Strasbourg, a short walk from the Petite-France area and Place Kléber. All accommodation has lift access, a… MoreEUR 95 - 175 Hotel Kammerzell
 Hotel Kammerzell features unique accommodation in a beautiful building that successfully combines tradition and modernity to give you a pleasant hotel… MoreEUR 90 - 200 Hotel Cathédrale
 Hotel Cathédrale is located in the heart of Strasbourg’s historic centre on Cathedral Square. It offers friendly service and free Wi-Fi access.
Ro… MoreEUR 44 - 127 Hotel Campanile Strasbourg Ouest Zenith
 Hotel Campanile Strasbourg Ouest Zenith is located to the northwest of Strasbourg in Alsace. It offers free private parking and free Wi-Fi.
Rooms are… MoreEUR 50 - 707 Hotel Centre Strasbourg
 Hotel Centre Strasbourg is centrally located within walking distance of Strasbourg’s Gothic Cathedral. It offers a warm atmosphere and free Wi-Fi.
… MoreEUR 56 - 90 Hotel Du Rhin
 Hotel Du Rhin is a neo-classical 19th century townhouse located near Strasbourg city centre. It is directly opposite the train station and offers free… MoreEUR 79 - 145 Hotel Gutenberg
 Ideally situated in the city centre of Strasbourg, opposite the cathedral and next to the historic district of La Petite France, the Hotel Gutenberg h… MoreEUR 45 - 85 Hotel Esplanade
 The Hotel Esplanade is located in the university area of Strasbourg. It offers comfortable and contemporary rooms in a warm atmosphere.
All of the r… MoreEUR 70 - 410 La Résidence Jean-Sébastien Bach
 This residence is located next to the Parc de l´Orangerie and opposite the Parliment. It is just a 5-minute tram to the centre of Old Strasbourg… MoreEUR 75 - 212 Lagrange City Strasbourg
 La Résidence Lagrange City de Strasbourg welcomes you 5 minutes from the train station and 15 minutes by foot from the Petite France charming distric… MoreEUR 98 - 470 Regent Contades - Concorde hotel
 The Regent Contades Hotel is located in Strasbourg city centre, next to the River Ill and the Cathedral. It offers soundproofed accommodation with pri… MoreEUR 68 - 155 Quality Suites Victoria Garden*** Strasbourg
 The Quality Suites Victoria Garden is located in Strasbourg, a 10-minute walk from the city centre. It offers air-conditioned suites and studios with … MoreEUR 37 - 50 Premiere Classe Strasbourg Ouest
 Premiere Classe Strasbourg Ouest is located 5 minutes from the city centre. It offers comfortable and affordable guestrooms.
Bunk beds are available … MoreEUR 132 - 500 Regent Petite France
 This stylish hotel combines noble materials and contemporary facilities. Enjoy luxury and quietness in the heart of the old town.
You will be welcome… MoreEUR 40 - 88 Séjours & Affaires Strasbourg Kleber
 This residence offers comfortable, self catering accommodation. It is in a quiet road in the city centre, a 5-minute walk from the historic Petite Fra… MoreEUR 73 - 359 Villa Novarina
 Villa Novarina is located in a residential district of Strasbourg close to a city park. It has an outdoor swimming pool and most rooms have spacious b… MoreEUR 105 - 380 Sofitel Strasbourg Grande Ile
 Situated on Grande Ile, the historic centre of Strasbourg, this luxurious Sofitel offers guestrooms with Sofitel MyBeds, flat-screen TVs and Wi-Fi int… MoreEUR 87 - 222 Novotel Strasbourg Centre Halles
 The Novotel Strasbourg is located just opposite Grande Ile, the historic centre of the city. It offers air-conditioned guestrooms with satellite TV an… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strasbourg: Guide
Strasbourg (German: Straßburg) is the capital of the Alsace region of France and is mostly known for hosting European institutions. However, it is also a very nice place to visit, especially for its old town. The city itself is one of the 9 biggest cities in France, with a population of about 450,000 people if you include the surroundings. Part of the conurbation is located on the eastern bank of the Rhine, in Kehl, Germany.
Strasbourg is the seat of the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights and is one of the seats of the .
Understand
The city is one of the 9 largest in France with nearly half a million inhabitants in a metopolitan area spanning across the river into Germany.
Get in
By plane
Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) is located south-west of the city at Entzheim, with domestic as well as international flights. There are several flights a day to and from Paris. http://www.strasbourg.aeroport.fr
Buses take travellers to the southern hub of the urban transport network (Baggersee station), which is connected to the A-line tramway (direct line to the town center). A tram-train line running directly from the airport to the town center is planned to open in 2008.
By train
The railway station is located in the western town center, with connections to the tram system and with buses and many taxis waiting outside (to the left of the station forecourt).
The trip from paris currently takes a little less than 4 hours (though new connections once the station's expansion is complete will shorten this time considerably), usually on the German train to or from Munich. From Lyon the travel time is around 5 hours.
services between Paris and Vienna also stop here.
Locally in Alsace, the TER network is quick and efficient. It takes about 50 minutes to arrive from Mulhouse, or about an hour from Basel.
By car
You can reach Strasbourg by various highways:
from the west (Paris, Benelux) taking the A4 highway (E25). About 4 hours from Paris
rue du Maire Kuss, in front of the train station
Bikes are allowed on trams except in peak hours.
More information on cycling in Strasbourg: http://www.strasbourg.fr/strasbourgfr/fr/sedeplacer/avelo/
If using the buses and/or trams a lot, Europass tickets are available from all automatic ticket machines and are valid on all local bus and tram services for either 24 hours or seven days.
Water-bus tours are available near the Palais des Rohans (south of the cathedral). Those tours (about 45 min.) run around the town center and the European district.
Gothic cathedral, built between 1176 and 1439, with a 142 meter tower (the highest cathedral tower in France)
There is a marché aux Puces (flea market) on rue de Vieil-Hopital on Wednesday and Saturdays. The , 24 place des Halles is a shopping center with about 110 shops and restaurants. Is is north of the center, walking distance. Open Mon-Fri 09:00 to 20:00, since June 2006 also Saturdays until 20:00.
Galeries Lafayettes and Printemps have shops, Galeries Lafayettes at rue du 22 Novembre, Primtemps is at 1-5 rue de la Haute Montée. Rue Hellebardes and Gutemberg offer designer clothes and Man's Clothes. has designer clothes for man and has a shop in 8 Rue Gutemberg. A low budget clothing shop is in 6 Rue de la Lanterne, offering second hand clothes. In the rue de Juifs are some gadget shops.
Rue du Sanglier. Considered by some to not be very good.
La petite Mairie
Chez Tante Lisele, in the Grand Rue. Very friendly.
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from the south (Switzerland, Lyon), taking the A35 highway (E25). About 5 hours from Lyon
from the north and east (Germany), taking the A5 highway (E35).By bus
provides bus services to the city.
Lufthansa operates a bus shuttle between Strasbourg and Frankfurt, GermanyGet around
General information on transport in Strasbourg: http://www.strasbourg.fr/Strasbourgfr/GB/SeDeplacer/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:
rue des Bouchers, on the south bank of the Ill river, near the rue d'Austerlitz and the Porte de l'Hôpital tramway station.By bus
By tram
40 kilometers of tramway lines run through the city.See
The tourist office recommends a variety of walking tours through the town (Middle Ages, Renaissance, Modern and Contemporary) and bike tours through the faubourgs (Neudorf and Neuhof).
Astrometric Clock in the cathedral
Maison Kammerzell (XVth century) (to the left of the front of the cathedral)
Petite France district (XIIth - XVIth century)
Palais des Rohans, french style palace, built after the acquisition of the town by the French (1681)
Stockfeld, garden city built in the early XXth century in the south-east of the Neuhof (southern part of the town) (bus line 24)
European district (bus lines 6, 30, 72) :
Council of Europe's seat (Le Palais de l'Europe) (1977), built by Henry Bernard
European Court of Human Rights (1995), built by Richard Rogers
European Parliament (1999), built by Architecture Studio
headquarters (if you like this TV station). 4, quai du Chanoine Winterer, F-67080 Strasbourg Cedex. Near to the European district.
B-line tramway terminus at Hoenheim (northern conurbation) (2001), built by the contemporary achitect Zaha Hadid.Do
The Christmas market. Many places, but the most important and beautiful are place Broglie and place de la cathédrale, although they are crowded... The best place to drink hot wine (vin chaud) and to eat Christmas cookies (Brédalas).Buy
From time to time, the city organizes a general market in vast parts of the center, where many street vendors offer various products and the shops join in with special discounts. Then, the city center on the island is partly closed for parking or driving and the trams don't go on the Rue des Francs Burgeois. The 29th July 2006 (a saturday) was such a day, information about regular market dates is hard to find on the net. If you manage to track down the date of this market, write it here and don't miss it.Eat
Alsacian specialities are numerous and can be eaten in many traditional restaurants, in the city or in the neighbourhood. Particularly you oughtn't visit Alsace without having the sauerkraut (choucroute in French). Other specialities include the Alsacian pork-butcher's meat, Flamenküche or flams (tartes flambées in French) which is a sort of wafer thin pizza made with onion-cream sauce, Baekehof, beef and pork stew cooked, with potatoes and carrots, usually served for two or more persons and Fleischnackas, mixed beef meat presented like spirals and served with salads.Traditional restaurants
Au petit bois vert, in the Petite France district : well cooked flams and alsacian specialities in a small room with smiling waiters. The cooker usually comes 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. 1, Quai de la Bruche.
Le Sanglier (The boar), in the Carré d'Or district, near the cathedral. A small restaurant with a traditional setting. If you want a Baekehof, you must inform the restaurant 24h before. Mid-range prices. Rue du Sanglier.
A l'ancienne douane (To the old customs house), near the cathedral, next to the Ill river. A big restaurant for tourist groups. You are almost sure to find a place here even if you have no reservation. Mid-range prices. Rue de la Douane.Modern restaurants
Mooze, near Place Kleber : sushi restaurant. Sushi moves on a conveyor belt in front of you. Rue de la demi-lune.
Tiger wok Asian food. They cook your dish in front of you. Rue du faisan.Budget
La Gallia, the oldest university restaurant of France, in a 19th century building, built by the Germans (this explains the ceiling's decoration, with the 2nd Reich armoiries). It is the last university restaurant of France that is managed by students. Not a culinary triumph, but really cheaper prices. Quai du Maire Dietrich, near the Gallia tramway station (C-line).
Zorba. Rue de Zurich. A little Greek restaurant in the Krutenau area. Sandwichs,souvlaki, kabaab.
Al Boustane. Rue de la Krutenau. A Lebanese restaurant. Sandwichs, kabaab.
Flam's. Rue des Frères (near the Cathédrale). Restaurant with a flam theme, you can get any sort you might imagine. The winelist is amazing for a budget joint.
L'Epicerie, 6 Rue du vieux seigle, sidestreet of Rue des Francs Burgeois. Main dish are various sandwiches "tartines", each costs about 4€. Food from noon to night. Tables on street and inside. Here two pictures: , Mid range
Chez Yvonne, in the Carré d'Or district, near the cathedral. Usually frequented by Jacques Chirac, when he comes to Strasbourg, because of its well known tête de veau (cooked veal head). More expensive. Drink
Beer : Alsace is the first beer-producing region of France and Strasbourg has many breweries. Best known are Kronenbourg and Fischer, whose factories can be visited for free, with free drinks at the end of the tour.
Alsacian white wine : usually drunk with alsacian food, but also with fish.Sleep
There are many hotels around the station, especially in the place de la Gare and in the rue du Maire Kuss. Most of Strasbourg's hotels are fully booked during the Christmas Market period (December) and when the EU parliament is in session.Budget
is a budget hotel located 55 route du Pont du Rhin. Tel : (+33)891705401.
Mid-range
is a 3 hotel near the main train station of the city. Address: 14-15 Place de la gare. Tel : (+33)3/88157815.
Splurge
is located near the Cathedral and the Petite France in city centre. Address: 4 place Saint Pierre le Jeune. Tel : (+33)3/88154900.Contact
Phone
Local cellphone service is mainly provided by Orange, SFR and Bouygues Télécoms.Internet
There are many cyber-cafés on the quai des Pêcheurs, that stay open fairly late (B-line tramway, Gallia station).Get out
Haut-Koenigsbourg castle
Alsacian wine road
Colmar
Kaysersberg
Riquewihr
Obernai