Along with the Tomi Ungerer Museum, Strasbourg’s Alsatian Museum is one of my favorite cultural visits and museums in Strasbourg. It retraces the daily life in the Alsatian countryside in the 18th and 19th centuries, through numerous objects. The museum, created in 1907, was installed on the Quai Saint-Nicolas, in a typical 17th century building. […]
Walking through century-old trenches, high up in the mountains: that’s what the Linge Memorial Museum in Orbey has to offer. This site, listed as a historic monument since 1921, tells the story of the Battle of the Linge, which pitted the French army against the German army in the Vosges, from July 20 to October […]
Of course, we “know” Murbach Abbey, located in the Guebwiller Valley, because everyone has seen it countless times on their Instagram feed: it’s one of Alsace’s postcards. However, beyond the beautiful photos that we can take of the place, we do not know the history of this religious temple. Shall I tell you about it? […]
In La Wantzenau, north of Strasbourg, is one of the largest museums in Europe dedicated to the Second World War. The MM Park is even an essential stop on the tour of the Americans or the British who come to Europe in the footsteps of the conflict. The Museum is however quite unknown to the […]
Château de Lichtenberg, located in the Bas-Rhin region of northern Alsace, on the border with Moselle, is one of Alsace’s most beautiful castles… yet it’s not so well known! While almost everyone visits the Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg, the Château de Lichtenberg is less well known. My summary I liked I liked a little less A […]
Have you ever heard of the Graufthal Rock Houses? I had already admired these troglodyte houses nestled at the foot of the pink sandstone cliffs from the outside one day but had not yet had the opportunity to visit them. Yes, these incredible blue houses can be visited and it is really worth it! Where […]
The Hohlandsbourg castle overlooks the village of Wintzenheim, next to Colmar, on the Route des Vins. It is one of the many castles to be found on this beautiful road through the Vosges mountains, and is an ideal place to visit with children in Alsace! My summary I liked I liked less A castle to […]
Did you know that people in Alsace and Moselle changed nationality four times between 1870 and 1945? The Alsace-Moselle Memorial, in Schirmeck in the Bruche Valley, retraces this unique story from 1870 through to European integration. Put like that, it might sound a bit dry. But the museum is really well done and genuinely interesting. […]
Strasbourg shares the title of European capital with Brussels. The good news is that you can visit the European Parliament in Strasbourg and learn more about the European institutions. It’s a great way to broaden your horizons, even if it’s raining in Strasbourg. The Essentials at a Glance My Thoughts on the Tour of the […]