STRASBOURG EN FAMILICITI - PRACTICAL GUIDE IDEAL FOR FAMILY OUTINGS! CONTENTS
STRASBOURG PASS 4 MUSEUMS 5-9 TOURS 10-12
A climb up to the Cathedral platform The Cathedral’s Astronomical Clock Le Vaisseau The “Petite France” district and the panoramic terrace Vauban dam The Planetarium WALKS AND RIDES 13-16
Pleasure boat Mini-train Cycling A FAMILY TRIP TO STRASBOURG Pedicab Segway IS A FABULOUS WAY FOR EVERYONE Familicitirali TO GET TO KNOW THE CITY. Walking tour of Strasbourg
A simple stroll through the pedestrian streets of the old town around the LITTLE EXTRAS 17-19 cathedral, enjoying the wealth of tourist Audio-guided tour attractions is a real pleasure. The European Institutions district The historic wine-cellar of the Strasbourg Hospital But Strasbourg has even more treasures in The MM Park store for visiting families: a wide variety of recreational activities for the whole family to enjoy. PARKS 20-22
Whether observing the stars or taking a bike ride, climbing up to the Cathedral LEISURE ACTIVITIES 23-26 platform or taking part in a mini treasure hunt in the city centre, learning about Museum “Les Secrets du Chocolat” ant communities or taking an audio- Orangerie bowling alley guided tour… there’s something to suit Swimming pools everyone’stastes! Iceberg skating rink Natura Parc Strasbourg, a dream destination Friedel wildlifze park for the family! USEFUL AMENITIES 27 2 3 STRASBOURG PASS MUSEUMS
STRASBOURG PASS STRASBOURG BOASTS 10 MUSEUMS... AND STRASBOURG PASS JUNIOR: SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE! SPEND LESS TO SEE MORE! FREE ADMISSION FOR EVERYONE ON THE FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH AND FOR CHILDREN AT ANY TIME! WE GAVE YOU THE STRASBOURG PASS, 4 HALF-PRICE OFFERS: NOW DISCOVER THE STRASBOURG PASS With its 10 prestigious museums and the Aubette 1928, the City of Strasbourg has long strived to JUNIOR FOR CHILDREN AGED 4 TO 17! > A mini-train tour of the city make this fabulous cultural heritage accessible to the wider public. (from April to October) With special events and facilities specifically geared towards children and families, Just like the “adult” version, it is a discount > Admission to le Vaisseau the Strasbourg museums are determined to introduce both children and adults to their world of voucher book, valid for 3 days and available > Guided visit (according to the programme) treasures the fun way! from the Tourist Office. > The audio-guided tour Both passes enable families to visit a wide range of sites at discounted prices. LITTLE EXTRAS, E.G.:
The Strasbourg Pass Junior includes: > Reduction on the visit of the museum “Les secrets du chocolat“ 5 FREE OFFERS: > Reduction on the visit of the “Château Vodou“ > A tour of any museum > Reduction on a unsual discovery of > A climb up to the cathedral platform Strasbourg in Segway > A ride on a pleasure boat > 20% discount on certain items sold > Admission to the cathedral’s by the Tourist Office, place de la Cathédrale astronomical clock > A mini treasure hunt in the city centre with the “Familicitirali”
˾ ENTRÉES GRATUITES, RÉDUCTIONS, INFOS PRATIQUES.
˾ FREE ADMISSIONS, REDUCTIONS, PRACTICAL STRASBOURG INFORMATION.
˾ FREIE EINTRITTE, 4/12€ ERMÄßIGUNGEN, 10 NÜTZLICHE HINWEISE L’AUBETTE 1928 PASS Pour individuels uniquement OFFICE DE TOURISME JUNIOR 3 PRACTICAL INFO 13/17€ Nur für Einzelpersonen POUR VISITER PLUS 15 !For individual persons only DE STRASBOURG ET DÉPENSER MOINS Did you know that you can visit a work of MEHR BESICHTIGEN Opening hours: WENIGER AUSGEBEN modern art located right on place Kléber? TO VISIT MORE Wed.-Sat.: 2 p.m.-6 p.m. ET SA RÉGION AND SPEND LESS ˾ ENTRÉES GRATUITES, RÉDUCTIONS, Explore this former avant-garde leisure INFOS PRATIQUES. Free entry for all € complex, which once featured a cinema/ STRASBOURG 21,50 ˾ FREE ADMISSIONS, Place Kléber 17, place de la Cathédrale REDUCTIONS, PRACTICAL dance hall, a café-bar where you could have Tél. +33 3 88 52 28 28 INFORMATION. +33 3 68 98 51 54 a drink during a showing, and an impressive Fax +33 3 88 52 28 29 ˾ FREIE EINTRITTE, www.musees.strasbourg.eu PASS ERMÄßIGUNGEN, NÜTZLICHE HINWEISE community hall. Experience the simple e-mail: [email protected] POUR VISITER PLUS 3 ET DÉPENSER MOINS Pour individuels uniquement shapes and colours surrounding you, with www.otstrasbourg.fr MEHR BESICHTIGEN Nur für Einzelpersonen WENIGER AUSGEBEN !For individual persons only each pace following a different rhythm. TO VISIT MORE AND SPEND LESS 4 5 ZOOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Ambling through the vast galleries of the Zoological Museum, the imagination runs wild. Naturalists are in their element; children stand and stare. Granted, it’s a rather unusual way of discovering extinct species, but it’s also a journey to the four corners of the earth in search of fabulous beasts.
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Opening hours: Mon.-Sun.: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Closed on Tuesdays Free: under 18’s 29, boulevard de la Victoire +33 3 68 85 04 89 www.musees.strasbourg.eu
TAKE Closed for renovation from August 2019 PALAIS ROHAN NOTE! to June 2022. DECORATIVE ARTS MUSEUM FINE ARTS MUSEUM
In this 18th century palace, you can walk Do you know “La Belle Strasbourgeoise”? She has through the former living quarters of the king an extraordinary black hat on her head! Come and ALSATIAN MUSEUM and the princebishop. Why not play princes meet her and admire her portrait alongside other and princesses during your visit? At the end masterpieces of the museum, painted by some of What was life like in Alsace 250 years ago? of the museum, you can even see impressive the greatest artists of the past. What did houses look like in Alsace in times time keeping items (including the cockerel, gone by? How did we heat our homes? What said to be the oldest automatic device in PRACTICAL INFO did wedding dresses look like? the world), and a large collection of old A delightful wander through three old mechanical toys given to the museum Opening hours: Strasbourg houses will give you the answers by Tomi Ungerer. to all of these questions. Mon.-Sun.: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM Closed on Tuesdays - Free: under 18’s 2, place du Château - +33 3 68 98 51 60 www.musees.strasbourg.eu PRACTICAL INFO Did you know that in Alsace, right underneath our feet, there are treasures more than Opening hours: Mon.-Sun.: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 600 000 years old? Set off on a journey of From September 2018 to August Closed on Tuesdays discovery of Alsace’s most distant past, from TAKE 2019, significant safety works will Free: under 18’s the Prehistoric era to the dawn of the Middle NOTE! affect opening hours of the three 23-25, quai St-Nicolas Ages, and get to know our ancestors by museums of the Palais Rohan. +33 3 68 98 51 54 exploring the objects they used in their daily More information on the museums’ www.musees.strasbourg.eu lives. website.
6 7 ŒUVRE NOTRE-DAME HISTORICAL MUSEUM MUSEUM Through a fun and interactive journey, this museum displays the city’s history from the Have you ever heard about a devil covered in Middle Ages up to the year 1949. toads and snakes? Do you believe in angels? How many years did You can touch the objects on display, ring a it take to build the cathedral? cast-iron bell and even try on an authentic helmet used as battle armour. To find out about the fantastic and mysterious A real journey through time! universe of the Middle Ages, visit the Œuvre Notre-Dame Museum.
PRACTICAL INFO PRACTICAL INFO Opening hours: Tue.-Sun.: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Closed on Mondays Opening hours: Tue.-Sun.: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free: under 18’s Closed on Mondays 2, rue du Vieux-Marché-aux-Poissons Free: under 18’s +33 3 68 98 51 54 3, place du Château www.musees.strasbourg.eu +33 3 68 98 51 54 www.musees.strasbourg.eu
MUSEUM OF MODERN TOMI UNGERER MUSEUM AND CONTEMPORARY ART Do you know about the “enfant terrible“ of Have you ever seen a genuine Monet or Strasbourg? He’s quite a rascal, but he’s very Picasso painting, or an enormous sculpture talented at drawing! Get to know the famous, made of 18 small wooden houses? crazy illustrator in the museum dedicated to him; look at hundreds of pictures - including Would you like to know what artists are many illustrations for children’s books - which creating nowadays? Visit the Museum of tell a thousand stories… Modern and Contemporary Art, an amazing, light and pleasant building. PRACTICAL INFO
Opening hours: Mon.-Sun.: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. PRACTICAL INFO Closed on Tuesdays Free: under 18’s Opening jours: Tue.-Sun.: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Villa Greiner - 2, av. de la Marseillaise Closed on Mondays +33 3 68 98 51 54 Free: under 18’s www.musees.strasbourg.eu 1, place Hans-Jean Arp +33 3 68 98 51 54 www.musees.strasbourg.eu Reading room: Free comic books EXTRA to share the pleasure of a story with your family. 8 9 TOURS
FREE WITH THE A CLIMB UP TO THE -50% STRASBOURG WITH THE PASS CATHEDRAL PLATFORM STRASBOURG JUNIOR PASS FREE JUNIOR The Cathedral spire stands 142 metres high. The platform is not quite as high, but LE VAISSEAU THE PETITE FRANCE it still takes 332 steps to get up there... not DISTRICT AND THE recommended for anyone scared of heights! Located at the entrance to the city, the Splendid views of the city and the nearby PANORAMIC TERRACE Vaisseau is a fun way for the family to get to Vosges Mountains. Simply fabulous! grips with science and technology. OF THE VAUBAN DAM Set in welcoming and vibrant surroundings PRACTICAL INFO and covering 4 200 m2, the centre houses 7 The Petite France quarter has many surprises universes in the permanent exhibitions (Being in store for young explorers. Apart from its Opening hours: daily April-September: 9.30 Human / The animals / I build / Water / The narrow cobbled streets and its picturesque a.m.- 8 p.m. - October-March: 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. garden / Log’hic2 / Log’oh). half-timbered houses which remind us of the Closed on 1 May, 25 Dec. and 1 Jan. setting of a children’s fairy tale, we can admire Reduced price: children aged 5-18 a lock where boats slowly rise, alongside a fun Free: Strasbourg Pass Junior holders TAKE An auditorium with live shows swing bridge which allows boats to pass. and under 5’s NOTE! and 3D films Free for everyone on the first Sunday of the At the end of this quarter is the Barrage TAKE Closed for renovation from month. > 60% of the museum boasts Vauban. Built on the basis of Vauban’s plans NOTE! October 2018 to March 2019. Place de la Cathédrale - +33 3 68 98 51 42 EXTRA interactive facilities after the reunification of Strasbourg with > A baby-feeding area France in 1681, it was intended to strengthen > Access for reduced mobility medieval fortifications, which had become FREE visitors obsolete. Underneath the 13 arches of this THE CATHEDRAL’S WITH THE bridge, mobile iron panels allowed, in the STRASBOURG ASTRONOMICAL CLOCK PASS PRACTICAL INFO event of an attack, the flooding of the southern JUNIOR part of the city, making it impassable to the Meeting at noon in front of the cathedral’s Opening hours: Tue.-Sun. and enemy. Astronomical Clock. public holidays: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Ticket office closes at 5 p.m.). Closed on Monday. PRACTICAL INFO After a film show on the clock, at 12.30 p.m. Careful! Closed annually during the first on the dot, everything is set in motion: 3 weeks of September, on 1 January, 1 May Opening hours: daily, times may change the 12 Apostles file past Jesus who blesses and 25 December. according to the season. them. Right at the top of the clock, the cock Reduced price: under 18’s crows three times... Not to be missed! Familly day pass (4 people) PRACTICAL INFO Amateur photographers have the Half price: Strasbourg Pass Junior holders possibility to practice their skills Free: under 3’s EXTRA Opening hours: Except Sundays and bank on the panoramic terrace, since it Film on the Astronomical clock: 1 bis, rue Philippe Dollinger EXTRA holidays. Tickets for sale at the postcard stand: offers a magnificent view on the Mon.-Sat. from 11.30 a.m. +33 3 69 33 26 69 9.30 a.m.-11 a.m. and at the south cash desk: Petite France quarter. (Make sure you arrive before www.levaisseau.com 12 noon). 11.30 a.m.-12.15 p.m. Free: under 6’s, Strasbourg Pass Junior holders. Place de la Cathédrale www.cathedrale-strasbourg.fr 10 11 WALKS AND RIDES
THE PLANETARIUM PRACTICAL INFO FREE WITH THE With its large dome housing France’s third STRASBOURG Opening hours: biggest telescope and its magnificent garden, PASS Closed on Saturdays, public holidays. JUNIOR the Planetarium is a fabulous place for Reservation required: +33 3 68 85 24 50 PLEASURE BOAT PRACTICAL INFO learning about astronomy and observing Reduced price: under 14’s the skies. The planetarium’s wide range of Get to know Strasbourg by pleasure boat, it’s Free: under 4’s Ticket sales: Batorama shop, dynamic exhibits gives everyone the chance to really cool! 13, rue de l’Observatoire 18, place de la Cathédrale (or online). learn about the stars, while having fun at the www.planetarium.unistra.fr Departure: landing-stage Palais Rohan, place same time. The boat takes visitors right around the old du marché-aux-poissons town, passes through the lock in Petite France Daily departures all year round Star Crypt and sails past the imposing and solemn (exept during high waters) The crypt houses an exhibition of old scientific buildings of the European institutions. Reduced price: children aged 4-12 instruments, image walls and multimedia Free: Strasbourg Pass Junior holders terminals. Have fun conducting experiments A classic ride, very popular with visitors. and under 4’s. and discovering the latest findings in the field [email protected] of astrophysics. www.batorama.com Captain Hans Trapp, honorary Planetarium sessions pirate, and his parrot Coco, teach Specially designed shows that initiate the EXTRA apprentice cabin boys about the city. public to the secrets of our universe. All aboard me hearties!
Guided tour of the Observatory dome An amazing 34-ton telescope with a 487 mm lens!
Night visits Skywatching sessions (see programme on their website).
12 13 MINI-TRAIN THE PEDICAB
Strasbourg’s mini-train takes the whole family on Be transported through the backstreets a fun ride through the heart of the Alsatian capital, of Strasbourg’s Old Town with a fun, letting them discover typical quarters, narrow personalised tour in a pedicab. alleyways, Petite France and the Covered Bridges. A commentary gives further insight into the city’s history. PRACTICAL INFO Enjoy your ride! Cyclorama www.cyclorama-strasbourg.com PRACTICAL INFO Upon reservation: +33 6 16 56 22 62
Departures: Vélissimo Every day, from mid March to mid November. With or without reservation: DISCOUNT Tour lasts 40 minutes. WITH THE +33 7 86 60 71 04 Reduced price: children aged 6-14, STRASBOURG or [email protected] Strasbourg Pass Junior holders PASS -50% JUNIOR WITH THE Place de la Cathédrale, North side STRASBOURG +33 3 89 73 74 24 - www.petit-train-strasbourg.fr PASS JUNIOR THE SEGWAY
Step on and your instincts take over. CYCLING Visit Strasbourg and its historical city center in an original and playful way… 560 km of cycle trails, a record in France! Why not have a little ride through the DISCOUNT WITH THE historical and pedestrian city centre, along the PRACTICAL INFO STRASBOURG canals, through the parks and gardens or into PASS the surrounding countryside, following the Mobilboard Strasbourg JUNIOR Forts Trails? A different way for families to get Segway Tours to know the city! www.mobilboard.com/strasbourg 16, rue d’Austerlitz For information and booking: PRACTICAL INFO +33 3 67 10 33 04 [email protected] Esprit Cycles 138, avenue de Colmar One City Tours +33 3 88 36 18 41 www.onecity-tours.com www.espritcycles.com 5, petite rue du Vieux-Marché-aux-Vins For information and booking: Vél’hop +33 9 84 46 39 24 Gare SNCF - +33 9 60 17 74 63 Le Maquis Bicycle café [email protected] 3, rue d’Or - +33 9 65 27 97 25 10, place d’Austerlitz 23, bd. de la Victoire - +33 9 62 32 06 46 +33 9 87 00 75 54 www.velhop.strasbourg.eu www.cafevelo-lemaquis.fr
14 15 LITTLE EXTRAS THE FAMILICITIRALI
What do you see when you look up at the cathedral facade? What’s that bird occupying pride of place in the middle? 6 questions to test whether you’ve seen absolutely everything, from the Cathedral to the Pont du Corbeau. An intelligent and fun way of discovering little oddities about Strasbourg!
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The booklet is available from the Tourist Office, all year round. Office de Tourisme -17, place de la Cathédrale FREE +33 3 88 52 28 28 - www.otstrasbourg.fr
WALKING TOUR -50% OF STRASBOURG WITH THE STRASBOURG Enjoy a walking tour through the city’s old PASS districts with your family. JUNIOR
After walking around the cathedral, searching for all kinds of medieval creatures and figures that decorate the façades, enjoy discovering the narrow streets and the half-timbered houses of the «Petite France», where -50% fishermen, millers and tanners worked and WITH THE lived in days gone by. STRASBOURG PASS JUNIOR Following the canals, headfor the towers of PRACTICAL INFO the “Ponts Couverts” (the Covered Bridges), AUDIO-GUIDED TOUR PRACTICAL INFO where prisoners were once held,to reach Departures: May, June, September, With the Strasbourg audioguided tour, all the the “Barrage Vauban”(the Vauban Dam) Available all year round: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. October and December: 3 p.m. family needs is an audio-guide and a map and its panoramic terrace, where you can Reduced price: children aged 12-18, Duration: 1.30 hour of the route to discover the treasures of the enjoy, an impressive view over the town Strasbourg Pass Junior holders Reduced price: children aged 12-18, Cathedral and the old town... and its canals. Free: under 12’s Strasbourg Pass Junior holders Office de Tourisme Free: under 12’s They can set their own place and learn about Place de la Cathédrale Office de Tourisme the city’s history in their own time. Great fun +33 3 88 52 28 28 - www.otstrasbourg.fr 17, place de la Cathédrale for all! +33 3 88 52 28 28 - www.otstrasbourg.fr
16 17 THE HISTORIC THE MM PARK WINE-CELLAR OF THE Located 12 km north of Strasbourg, this STRASBOURG HOSPITAL original concept will allow the whole family to learn and discover while having a good Founded in 1395, this building bears witness time. With an area of more than 7,000 m2, this to a renowned hospital wine-producing collection, which is unique in Europe, gathers history, full of mystery. more than one hundred vehicles and tanks and hundreds of uniforms and weapons from THE EUROPEAN PRACTICAL INFO Amazing treasures can be found in its vaults, World War II. INSTITUTIONS DISTRICT including several masterpieces of cooperage Visitors are admitted to the European and a variety of wine dating from 1472, the A stone’s throw away from the Orangerie, Parliament and to the Council of Europe. oldest barrel of wine in the world! PRACTICAL INFO discover the imposing buildings of this quarter: the European Parliament with its > Council of Europe: Opening hours: huge glass façade, the Palais de l’Europe, Closed on weekends and public holidays. PRACTICAL INFO Exhibition: every day from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. an enormous quadrilateral structure and Booking required: +33 3 88 41 20 29 Game area and bar: the Human Right’s Building with its bold [email protected] - www.coe.int Opening hours: Mon.-Fri.: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. architecture. A wholly contemporary area > European Parliament: Mon.-Fri.: 8.30 a.m.-noon Sat. and Sun. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. within the city. Information: www.europarl.europa.eu/visiting/en and 1.30 p.m.-5.30 p.m. Free: under 5’s. A must-see for all European citizens of the > Lieu d’Europe: Sat.: 9 a.m.-12.30 p.m. Reduced price: under 18’s. future. Tue.-Fri.: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 8, rue Boecklin Free admission 4, rue Gutenberg - 67610 La Wantzenau +33 3 68 00 09 10 +33 3 88 59 25 43 The Lieu d’Europe assists www.lieudeurope.strasbourg.eu 1, place de l’Hôpital www.mmpark.fr EXTRA European youth in better +33 3 88 11 64 50 www.vins-des-hospices-de-strasbourg.fr understanding European Put your skills and nerves to institutions through numerous EXTRA the test on flight simulators, exhibitions and activities. at the shooting range or at the “fighter's course” (the treetop adventure course). Attractions are not included in the entry fee to the museum. 18 19 PARKS CITADELLE PARK
Located in the Esplanade quarter, not far from the university campus, the Citadelle Park is WHILE EACH OF THE CITY’S QUARTERS HAS ITS OWN favoured by students, who go there to study QUAINT LITTLE PARKS AND PLEASANT PLAYGROUNDS, or relax.
THERE ARE NEVERTHELESS SOME EXCEPTIONAL ONES Built by Vauban in the years following THAT DESERVE OUR SPECIAL ATTENTION. 1681 and partially destroyed in 1870, the ramparts now mark the boundaries of a magnificent space punctuated by playgrounds and waterways, where children and adults come to relax or let off steam… much to the amusement of the ducks!
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Opening hours: daily, round the clock Free admission Quai des Belges
TWO SHORES GARDEN THE ORANGERIE PARK PRACTICAL INFO A symbol of Franco-German friendship, this cross-border park boasts a footbridge for With its incredible vegetation, its lake, its Opening hours: daily, round the clock pedestrians and bikers that links Strasbourg boats and its waterfall, its storks, its little Free admission to park and mini-zoo to the town of Kehl in Germany. zoo, its games, its mini-farm and its carousel, Avenue de l’Europe From the top of this central structure, there the Orangerie is a popular meeting place is a magnificent view over the Rhine. This for joggers, walkers and families. It is also border-free garden hosts plant exhibitions and a welcome oasis during the hot summer The mini-farm is open on cultural events, with facilities for children to months and a children’s paradise. TAKE Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays, enjoy throughout the year. NOTE! and daily during the region’s The Empress Josephine, wife of Napoleon I, school holidays from 2 p.m. loved strolling through this park. The lodge to 6 p.m. PRACTICAL INFO in the middle of the park is actually named after her. 26 hectares of nature for relaxing, Reduced price: children over 4 Opening hours: strolling, picnicking, admiring cheeky Free: under 4’s Summer: daily, 6 a.m. to midnight monkeys, majestic lynxes and mischievous Winter: daily, 6 a.m.-9 p.m. llamas! Free admission A favourite with the locals, old and young Avenue du Pont de l’Europe alike.
20 21 LEISURE ACTIVITIES
MUSEUM “LES SECRETS DU CHOCOLAT“
800 m2 given entirely over to the joys of cocoa and the chocolate-making process. 3 circuits and an amphitheatre for learning everything there is to know about chocolate. Yummy!
BOTANICAL GARDEN PRACTICAL INFO PRACTICAL INFO
An amazing oasis in the heart of the city, Opening hours: Opening hours: Tue.-Sat.: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. the Botanical Garden is a favourite among 1 March-31 Oct.: daily: 2 p.m.-6 p.m. (7 p.m. in July, August and December) students, families and walkers. Covering (until 7 p.m. from May to August) Sundays and public holidays: 2 p.m.-6 p.m an area of almost 3.5 hectares, this living 2 Nov.-24 Dec.: daily: 2 p.m.-4 p.m. In January: Wed.-Sun.: 2p.m.-6 p.m. museum is home to more than 6,000 different Closed: Mondays and 25-26 Dec. and 1 Jan. tree and plant species, including a few Closed from 25 Dec. to 1 March Reduced price: children 5-15 experimental flower beds specially planted for and on 1 May, 1 and 11 Nov. Free: under 5’s research purposes. May close in bad weather for safety reasons. Rue du Pont au Péage The tropical hothouse, which covers Free admission. DISCOUNT 67118 Geispolsheim an area of 336 m2 and is teeming with rare and WITH THE 28, rue Goethe - +33 3 68 85 18 65 STRASBOURG +33 3 88 55 04 90 lush vegetation including treasures such as www.jardin-botanique.unistra.fr PASS www.musee-du-chocolat.com a traveler’s tree, a giant bamboo and a fiddle JUNIOR leaf fig, etc. The Bary hothouse: this listed building with its giant Amazon water lilies is the only THE ORANGERIE PRACTICAL INFO remnant of the original hothouses. BOWLING ALLEY Opening hours and prices: OVER 3’S POURTALÈS PARK Located right in the middle of the Orangerie, www.jardinorangerie.fr the bowling alley is the ideal place to while Parc de l’Orangerie Located in the Robertsau quarter, the away rainy days. +33 3 90 41 68 00 - www.jardinorangerie.fr Pourtalès Park surrounds a manor of the same name. This former landscape garden Everything caters to the family: bowling balls is home to numerous contemporary works are especially designed for children, shoes of art set at random along the forest paths. start at European size 27 (British size 10) It also features recreational facilities, for the and 6 skittle lanes are dedicated to younger enjoyment of children and adults alike. children.
PRACTICAL INFO The CrocBowling package: EXTRA 2 games, shoe rental, 1 drink and Opening hours: daily, all year round 1 toasted ham and cheese Free admission sandwich, daily before 2 p.m. 161, rue Mélanie - Strasbourg-Robertsau (except on Sundays and public holidays)
22 23 THE ICEBERG SKATING RINK
With two skating rinks and a total surface area of 3 300 m2, it is the biggest ice-skating complex in France. Several activities are offered all year round, for adults and children.
PRACTICAL INFO OVER 3’S Opening hours and prices: Info on the website www.strasbourg.eu Rue Pierre-Nuss - Strasbourg-Cronenbourg
Throughout the year the Iceberg TAKE NOTE! skating rink hosts fabulous shows SWIMMING POOLS on ice. The full programme is available on the website. THE MUNICIPAL SWIMMING POOLS THE WACKEN POOL The most daring of you can carry EXTRA on having fun at the Rotonde skate This pool offer a fabulous setting for indulging At the Wacken Pool, families are welcome all park, which is right next to the dam. in the joys of swimming. year long! There’s something for everyone: Copper plumbing, marble tiles, earthenware athletes, “loungers”, or little splashers. baths, a fountain and fine panelling lend an You can even swim outdoors in wintertime. NATURA PARC ancient touch to the two pools. 15 minutes away from Strasbourg and in Aquatic recreation: the middle of an oak forest, Natura Parc is a On Saturdays from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on fabulous playground for the entire family. Sundays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., have a safe and A rope bridge, zip lines, monkey bridges carefree splash in the small pool. and suspended walkways are just a few of Fun, educational equipment is even provided, the games and obstacles that have to be so everyone have some fun in the water! mastered for a real thrill. A breath of fresh air for everyone, with 9 trails. An unforgettable experience among the treetops. PRACTICAL INFO OVER PRACTICAL INFO 3’S Opening hours: Info at +33 3 88 25 17 58 or on the website www.strasbourg.eu Opening hours from Easter to All Saints Day: Reduced price: children aged 4 to 17 PRACTICAL INFO Wed., Sat., Sun., public holidays and school Ticket books available holidays in Alsace: 1 p.m.-6 p.m. 10, boulevard de la Victoire Opening hours: Info at +33 3 88 31 49 10 Closed from December to March. or on the website www.strasbourg.eu 3 hours use of park facilities with personal Reduced price: children aged 4 to 17 TAKE protective equipment Closed for renovation until 2021. Ticket books available NOTE! Reduced price: depending on age groups. 8, rue Pierre-de-Coubertin Minors must be accompanied by an adult. 35, rue de la Nachtweid - 67540 Ostwald 24 +33 3 88 65 40 07 - www.naturaparc.com 25 USEFUL AMENITIES
PUBLIC TOILETS FREE LOAN OF BABY BUGGIES Parc de l’Etoile: Daily: 24/7 To make it easier for you to get around Place d’Austerlitz: Strasbourg with children aged 1 to 4 (18 kg Mon.-Sat.: 7 a.m.-7:30 p.m. max.), the Tourist Office provides baby buggies Sundays-public holidays: 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. free of charge. Place du Château: Daily: 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Daily: 7 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Tourist Office: 17, place de la Cathédrale Place Kléber: Mon.-Sat.: 7 a.m.-7:30 p.m. FREE PLAYGROUNDS Sundays-public holidays: 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Place Broglie: Station: Daily: 9 a.m.-8 p.m. On the corner of Rue Kuhn and Rue Kageneck Quai des Pêcheurs - St-Guillaume: (behind the municipal library) Daily: 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Krutenau: Quai Charles Altorffer: Place Mérian - Place des Orphelins Daily: 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Petite France: Barrage Vauban – Petite France: Square Louise-Weiss (with ping-pong table) - Mon.-Sat.: 7 a.m.-7:30 p.m. square des Moulins Sundays-public holidays: 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. République: Wacken - Boulevard de Dresde: OVER Parc des Contades (Tram B or E “Contades”) FRIEDEL PRACTICAL INFO Daily: 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. 3’S Orangerie: WILDLIFE PARK Parc de l’Orangerie IN THE PARKS AND GARDENS Opening hours: Port du Rhin: Citadelle Park: At the heart of the Girlenhirsch recreational Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, public holidays Jardin des Deux Rives zone, by the banks of the Ill river, the and school holidays. Daily: 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. collection at the Friedel wildlife park is End of March-October: 2 p.m.-6 p.m. Orangerie Park - bowling: unique in the Strasbourg area. Over an area of (7 p.m. from May to August) Daily: 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. CAROUSELS more than 2 hectares, visitors can come into Closed in winter from November to the end of Orangerie Park - Avenue de l’Europe: AND OTHER GAMES direct contact with a wide variety of domestic March. Daily: 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. animals, from farm and barnyard animals Free admission. Two Shores Garden: Place Gutenberg: to aquatic species and even more exotic Daily: 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. (closed in winter) Carousel creatures! Important: Orangerie Park: The opening of the park depends on the Little cars Come and visit an attractive location where weather conditions. you can explore and observe the animal The information contained in this kingdom. Rue du Girlenhirsch TAKE document is subject to change. Suitable for all ages! 67540 Illkirch-Graffenstaden NOTE! Strasbourg Tourist Office may on +33 3 88 66 80 80 no account be held responsible www.illkirch-graffenstaden.fr for schedule changes or incorrect information.
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� LA MONTÉE � LA BALADE À LA PLATEFORME EN BATEAU- DE LA CATHÉDRALE PROMENADE Aufstieg zur Bootsrundfahrt Münsterplattform durch Straßburg Ascent to the Boat-tour cathedral platform through Strasbourg
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! � LA VISITE � LA PROMENADE DU “VAISSEAU“ EN MINI-TRAIN Besuch Vente et information / Verkauf und Tel +33 (0)3 88 52 28 28 Rundfahrt des “Vaisseau“ mit dem Mini-Zug Information / Sale and information: Fax +33 (0)3 88 52 28 29 Visit of Tour with 17, place de la Cathédrale Ouvert tous les jours : 9h-19h the “Vaisseau“ the mini-train BP 70020 Jeden Tag: 9 bis 19 Uhr geöffnet 67082 STRASBOURG CEDEX Open every day: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Copyright: Architecte Studio - P. Ausina - J.-F. Badias, Ville de Strasbourg - Bains Municipaux - H. Bernard - J.M. Bernard - M. Bertola - P. Bogner - D. Dehaye - J. Dorkel, Ville de Strasbourg - Eurométropole - Guérin - Eurométropole de Strasbourg Ville - J. Dorkel, Bogner - D. Dehaye - P. - M. Bertola - J.M. Bernard - Bains Municipaux H. Bernard de Strasbourg Badias, Ville Ausina - J.-F. Studio - P. Copyright: Architecte - 08/2018 - C. Wenger Vigouroux - C. Urbain T. Schalk - J-L. Stadler - P. de Rexel - P. - C. Parmiggiani de Strasbourg - Musées de la Ville - MM Park C. Hamm - J. Hampé M. Mimram