Guided tours Get to know the city like the palm of your hand… Classic tours How to read this leaflet ? Thematic tours Regional tours , of which the "grande île" (great island) This symbol indicates This symbol indicates is classified as UNESCO a coach tour : a walking tour. To ensure World Heritage site, the group must have the best conditions possible, its own coach. has much to tell : its past, there must not be more Drop-off and parking than 40 people per group. its architecture, its art, its traditions, On foot, places have been Strasbourg has a large its great men… For tourists organised in Strasbourg pedestrian sector which makes for coaches. by coach interested in history or for those for very pleasant walking tours… simply curious by nature, and strolls. 70 registered guides are or by at your disposal. Explanations, commentaries, anecdotes, on foot, This symbol indicates bicycle… by coach… or by bicycle… in hours and minutes they bring alive the city 1.30 the suggested length and the region. of the tour ; it is an all the indication and can be adapted according From the Cathedral to the museums, guided tours to your needs. . from the Petite to the European quarter, the guide to appreciate the is an essential element of your tour. This symbol indicates He will adapt to the size, rhythm that the supplementary beauty and interests of the group, so that services (entrance fees everyone benefits to the full. to museums…) must be of Strasbourg paid for by the group. For your next tour in Strasbourg, and remember to book your guide !

How Office de Tourisme to book ? de Strasbourg et sa Région You can book the services 17 place de la Cathédrale - B.P. 70020 of a guide by letter, fax or E-mail. 67082 STRASBOURG CEDEX Tél. +33 (0) 3 88 52 28 20 Tours can take place in French, Fax : +33 (0) 3 88 52 28 29 German, English, Italian, Spanish, E-mail : [email protected] Dutch, Greek, Russian, Czech, Ukrainian, Lithuanian, www.otstrasbourg.fr Chinese and Japanese. 1 2 Classic tours Classic tours All tours are listed for informational purposes and are non-contractual. 1 1/1.30 City-tour by coach Strasbourg's museums 1A coach tour along the banks of the river and through 4 the various quarters of the city, particularly the "German“ quarter (around place de la République) and the European 4A Oeuvre Notre-Dame Museum 4E Archeological Museum quarter (passing in front of the Palais de l'Europe, It holds some of the greatest sculptures from The size of its regional archeological the Human Rights Building and the ). the , particularly from the collections makes this museum one Cathedral and a rich collection of the richest in France (Bronze and Iron Age of stained-glass windows, tapestries, burial remains, objects from the Roman legion's gold and silver work and furniture camp, Merovingian jewellery…). from the 11th to the 17th century. The Cathedral 1 2(12th - 15th century) 4B Alsatian Museum 4F History Museum A shining example of gothic art, as famous Here you will find out all about tradi- of the City of Strasbourg for its Astronomical Clock as for its statues tional life in Alsace over the centuries The presentation of the museum’s collection is organized (Pillar of the Angels, Church and Synagogue…), (decoratively painted furniture, costu- around 2 great chapters of the history of Strasbourg: free organ, pulpit and exceptional stained-glass windows. me, coloured prints, toys, a reconsti- town of the Holy (1262-1681) and the Royal tution of a typical Alsatian interior…). city (1681-1800) with the magnificent 4C Palais Rohan state scale model of 1727. 1.30 rooms and Museum A walking tour of Decorative Arts 3 A sumptuous set of state rooms belonging to the 4GMuseum of Modern of the old town cardinals who lived here and Contemporary Art A walk around the old pedestrian areas around the Cathedral in the 18th century, with Works of famous artists (Monet, Picasso, and in the Petite France. It should be possible to see the world-famous Hannong Sarkis… among which two are native of the Maison Kammerzell, place Gutenberg, St-Thomas church, ceramics, exquisite Strasbourg, G. Doré and J. H. Arp), major the former tanners' houses, the Covered Bridges, the Vauban silverware… works from the pioneers of abstraction dam, the former customs-house, the former town-butchery, (Kandinsky, Kupka), the masters of the Palais Rohan… DFine Arts Museum surrealism (Ernst, Masson, Brauner) 4 and major figures of contemporary art. Fine collection of Italian paintings (Giotto, Botticelli, Raphaël, Veronese, Canaletto), Spanish paintings (Greco, Goya), French paintings (Lorrain, Largillière, What it is possible to do in... Watteau, Boucher, Champaigne, Delacroix, Courbet), 4H Tomi Ungerer Museum Flemish paintings (Van Dyck, Rubens)… International Centre A city tour by coach + the visit of the Cathedral for Illustration 2/2.30 A city tour by coach + a walking tour of the old city It holds a collection of 8000 hours A visit of the cathedral + a walking tour of the old city drawings donated by Tomi Ungerer, the internationally renowned artist The entrance fee to the museum is not included and illustrator born 1931, (group rates for a minimum of 25 people ; 3 a city tour by coach + the visit of the Cathedral to his native city of Strasbourg. + a walking tour of the old city free for school children). Groups limited in number, hours depending on the museum. 3 ! 4 “Petite France“ Cathedral quarter "German" quarter

St-Pierre-le-Jeune church

Place de la République

“German“ quarter

Covered Bridges

Cathedral St-Thomas church quarter

“Petite France“ European quarter European quarter Human Rights Building

St-Paul church European Parliament

Palais de l'Europe Museums Œuvre Tomi Ungerer Notre-Dame Museum Museum

Palais Rohan State rooms and Museum of Decorative Arts Fine Arts Museum Archeological Museum

Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art

History Museum of the City of Strasbourg Thematic tours Thematic tours All tours are listed for informational purposes and are non-contractual. 1/1.30/2 1/1.30/2 6E Discovery 6J Bicycle tour of the Jewish heritage of Strasbourg 5Walking tours Other possible Ritual bath from the 12th century, statues of the Ride through some of the most interesting quarters 6 Church and Synagogue, former places of worship. of Strasbourg following some cycle paths. A visit of the Jewish section of the Alsatian with a museum visit visits in Strasbourg Maximum 20 people. Museum is also possible. The group must have its own bicycles (several hire addresses exist). 2 1 1/1.30/2 or ! A The statues 6F 5A Strasbourg in the Middle Ages 6 The "German" quarter (1871-1918) 1/1.30/2 Visit of the Cathedral as well as the Gothic of the Cathedral 6K Christmas tour Remarkably well preserved ensemble of official and Romanesque rooms of the Œuvre-Notre-Dame The traditions of Christmas in Alsace, gastronomy and private buildings, very majestic and imposing, Museum and presentation of life in the Middle Ages. 1 and local crafts are explained while visiting 6B The stained-glass built to glorify the Empire and German people. the Christmas Market at place de la Cathédrale, 2/3 windows of the Cathedral In its midst, around 1900, several Art Nouveau place Broglie… The market has been held 5B Habitat and traditions in Alsace constructions also arose. continuously in Strasbourg since 1570 ! Visit of the Petite France, the old tanners' and mil- 1 C St-Thomas church End November to end December. lers' quarter, and of the Alsatian Museum with its 6 1/1.30/2 or (12th-14th century) delightful traditional interiors ("Stubs"). GDiscover 2/3 Marshal of Saxony's mausoleum, Silbermann organ. 6 ! unknown Strasbourg C Strasbourg in the 18th century 1 5 St-Pierre-le-Jeune Visit of unusual, secret or little-known places… Visit of the state rooms of the Palais Rohan 6D for those who want to be surprised. -the "Versailles of Strasbourg"- and of the princely church homes and bourgeois residences of the Age 14th century choir-screen, 1/1.30 of the Enlightenment. cloister. 6HTracing the steps of young Goethe At the age of 21, he came to Strasbourg to continue his law studies where he was to stay for over a year.

1/2/3 or Other thematic 6I Strasbourg visits for children of Strasbourg Coach tour, visit of the Cathedral, walking tour can also of the old town by a guide who knows how be organized to be at their level. on request.

The education standard should be precised. For example : Following Strasbourg ! in the footsteps from square to square of the famous (Mozart, The European quarter The entrance fee to the museum is not included Kléber, Gustave Doré, Al- Art Nouveau... (group rates for a minimum of 25 people ; bert Schweitzer, Arp…) free for school children). Groups limited in number, depending on the museum.

!5 6 Regional tours All tours are listed for informational purposes and are non-contractual. Tours 7in the area 4 7A The "Little Wine Route" through several beautiful wine-growing villages in the area of Strasbourg (, Boersch, , Barr, …). 8 7B The "Wine Route of Alsace" through the most famous wine-producing villages of Alsace (Ribeauvillé, Riquewihr, Kaysersberg, Turckheim, Eguisheim…).

4 Notre-Dame - 01/ 2012 e la Fondation de lʼOeuvre 7C Central Alsace : Mont Sainte-Odile, a famous pilgrimage site with its convent founded by the patron saint of Alsace, or Haut-Koenigsbourg, a fortified castle restored as it was in the 15th century by Emperor William II. The “Wine Route 4/8 of Alsace” 7D North Alsace numerous ruins, remains of the strongholds Office de Tourisme which mounted guard during medieval times, constituting an astonishing chain of ; de Strasbourg visit of the two potters' villages ( et sa Région and )… 17 place de la Cathédrale B.P. 70020 67082 STRASBOURG CEDEX Other thematic tours Tél. +33 (0) 3 88 52 28 20

can also be organized Fax : +33 (0) 3 88 52 28 29 - F. Zwardon - Fonds documentaire d - Crédit photos : Airdiasol/Rothan - G. Engel - J. Hampé - S. Hanssens - B. Henry - D. Lutz on request. E-mail : [email protected] L & là For example : The Romanesque Route of Alsace The Black Forest, the Bade area (in )… www.otstrasbourg.fr 7