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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. PRACTICAL INFO 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.