Strasbourg: The Don'ts of Visiting Strasbourg, France

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  • Опубликовано: 18 июн 2024
  • Hey there fellow travelers and this time we are visiting Strasbourg, France. A great mixture of Alsace, French, and German culture. With wonderful food, incredible architecture, and an astronomical clock that will make you question how we didn't land on the moon a few centuries earlier. The city has a lot to see and do and we want to give you the best tourist information on Strasbourg, France. From the petit France section to the cathedral to the incredible food and drink, it is also one of the homes of the European Union. What NOT to do in Strasbourg, France
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  • @gets7
    @gets7 2 года назад +382

    Just a little tip from a local : every first sunday of the month, museums are free ! Thanx for enjoying our lovely city :)

    • @airplain2014
      @airplain2014 2 года назад

      U

    • @yeryer316
      @yeryer316 2 года назад +1

      What types of museums

    • @gets7
      @gets7 2 года назад +6

      @@yeryer316 all the public museums like modern art, musée de œuvre notre Dame etc.

    • @yeryer316
      @yeryer316 2 года назад

      @@gets7 Is there anything good or are they boring

    • @gets7
      @gets7 2 года назад +4

      @@yeryer316 'good' they are from my point of view

  • @normantheiss7108
    @normantheiss7108 2 года назад +73

    Well as a Strasbourg native who's been living here since birth I've got to say : biggest don't is call us Germans. We're alsaciens. Thats neither French nor German.
    You hear a lot of German because the tramway is connected to Germany and it takes about 15 minutes to get from Germany to Strasbourg. We alsaciens go shop for grocery in Germany because it's cheaper. The German come to Strasbourg because we have famous fashion brands they don't have.
    Second thing : Mulhouse is the trashcan of elsass, it's just industries, factories and dirt.
    I don't recommend anyone to go out of their way to visit that city ^^
    Besides that, great video and great info!

    • @normantheiss7108
      @normantheiss7108 2 года назад +3

      @@hmmmhmmm6178 I'm 29. But maybe my experience as a hotel manager for 9 years tweaked my relationship to tourists.
      One thing we can probably agree on is that the Christmas market is a pain in the ass for natives.
      And I don't think it's a matter of sticks up their asses. It's more à matter of old people having lived through the war and the border changes ;)

    • @estelle8457
      @estelle8457 2 года назад +5

      I don't know if Mulhouse is really as bad as you say, but the train museum there is really nice :) Could be a reason to make a day trip south if you stay in Strasbourg

    • @rzkcq
      @rzkcq 2 года назад

      t'aimes pas du tout Mulhouse? xD

    • @normantheiss7108
      @normantheiss7108 2 года назад +1

      Honnetzmznt j'y étais que 4 fois mais chuis pas fan. Les bus sont degueu, les rues sont éclatées.. J'ai pas fait tout le tour donc je vais pas m'avancer plus ^^

    • @myfavourite08
      @myfavourite08 2 года назад +5

      Yes, you are alsacians. Geographically/politically your region is part of France and before it was part of Germany. Tuscany is part of Italy and Holland is part of the Netherlands etc etc. However, I have to say that the architecture of Strasbourg/Strassburg is rather German and, more precisely, originates from Southern Germany. Many names of people and places throughout your region are of German origin and many aspects of culture are German from the outset as well. No, I am not a nationalist and I really love Strasbourg/Strassburg, but what is true is true and has to be said.
      Best wishes!

  • @lefactuoscope5692
    @lefactuoscope5692 2 года назад +154

    Precision: you can also go on the roof of the cathedral. It's on the side, there is an entrance. You have to buy a ticket, then you can climb the stairs (you'd better be in good physical condition) and then you have a good view of all the city. When you visit the European Parliament, there is also a rooftop. Don't hesitate to ask how to go there!

    • @Eclipsepearl
      @Eclipsepearl 2 года назад +1

      Has it reopened?

    • @VASIGTravelingLifeinLondon
      @VASIGTravelingLifeinLondon 2 года назад +3

      @@Eclipsepearl might be, also museums in London have reopened but you have to book them in advance

    • @JohnSmith47534
      @JohnSmith47534 2 года назад +3

      @@Eclipsepearl yes! It's open and coasts like 5€ i think

    • @joanaferreira973
      @joanaferreira973 2 года назад +3

      It’s also free the 1st Sunday of the month

    • @xaviercarnet67
      @xaviercarnet67 2 года назад +1

      @@VASIGTravelingLifeinLondon yes it's reopened

  • @ireneneuschwander6010
    @ireneneuschwander6010 2 года назад +102

    As an Alsatian citizen, living in a village just at Strasbourg’s fringe, I really enjoyed your presentation of my beautiful city !!! Thank you so much for liking it. I hope you won’t bother if I use your video to send to some of my foreign friends to show them why they HAVE to come 🥰

    • @jonnykaykorn3060
      @jonnykaykorn3060 2 года назад +4

      Where in France do upper 20s/ low 30s prefer to live? How is Corsica, french catalonia, menton or celtic brittany as well?

    • @ireneneuschwander6010
      @ireneneuschwander6010 2 года назад +5

      @@jonnykaykorn3060 it always depends of what you are looking for! Each region you mention has its beautiful sides 🥰

    • @maximehoffart7228
      @maximehoffart7228 2 года назад +8

      @@jonnykaykorn3060 being in that age frame I can tell you Lyon, Strasbourg and Toulouse are the best towns for young people straight up

    • @florimond.
      @florimond. 2 года назад +4

      @@maximehoffart7228 ye I agree Bordeaux and Rennes are also good options

    • @helenegeigelman
      @helenegeigelman Год назад +1

      What would you recommend for Easter Sunday? That is when my friends and I will be in this beautiful town. We are concerned that most buisiness will be closed.

  • @lesleyking8517
    @lesleyking8517 2 года назад +22

    I live in Strasbourg and think you did a very good précis of our beautiful city. After 15 years here I can never get over how pretty it is.

  • @andresalgadomarques
    @andresalgadomarques 2 года назад +57

    I'm living in Strasbourg for already 3 years now and I love this city. It is wonderful and I still feel like a tourist here, with so much to see and enjoy. It truly is an amazing place, and all the region around it has much to offer (both in France and in Germany)!

    • @innocentiii953
      @innocentiii953 Год назад +1

      "I'm living in Strasbourg for already 3 years now" you're not a tourist anymore and welcome :D

    • @khyaati13
      @khyaati13 Год назад

      Hi, would you be able to tell me how would it be to visit on Christmas Eve, 24th Dec this year? Thanks 😊

    • @andresalgadomarques
      @andresalgadomarques Год назад +1

      @@khyaati13 hello! I'm spending this Christmas with my family this year, but usually the shops close earlier and it may also be tougher to book a restaurant, but you'll still have the decorations on and the streets can be calmer so that you can more easily walk around. It is usually rather cold and sometimes it rains, so come prepared! But you'll love it!

    • @khyaati13
      @khyaati13 Год назад

      @@andresalgadomarques thank you so much 😊

  • @laurelenehamonier2389
    @laurelenehamonier2389 2 года назад +11

    Hi, I am from Strasbourg and I really enjoyed your tour. Just a precision, Paris is now 1h45 from there. And finding a place to stay is in fact expensive, but you can eat really good food for little money, just stay out of the touristy restaurants

  • @sebastienchristophefaubour9102
    @sebastienchristophefaubour9102 2 года назад +6

    As a German from Freiburg I recommend to visit a game of the Racing Club de Strasbourg, the blue and white pride of the city! You'll love the atmosphere when the Blues are taking the field.

  • @hannofranz7973
    @hannofranz7973 2 года назад +14

    I wouldn't ignore the fact that Strasbourg lies right on the edge of the border to Germany. There's even a streetcar crossing the border. Switzerland is also nearby. Explore the beautiful countryside in Alsace ( the Vosges ), Germany ( Black Forest ) and Switzerland ( Jura ).

  • @NeonPinkEyeShadow04
    @NeonPinkEyeShadow04 2 года назад +2

    I lived in Strasbourg for a year. Best year of my life. I miss it. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

  • @rilke3266
    @rilke3266 Год назад +5

    I'm living in Freiburg for the next year for school. I can't wait to be in this part of Europe.

  • @mozaalhamadi6478
    @mozaalhamadi6478 2 года назад +5

    Wow!!! Impressive!! I'm going to live one year as a student in this city... Can't wait!

  • @des8607
    @des8607 2 года назад +53

    FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS: Study abroad hère if you can!!! It’s an incredible student city with so much culture, beauty, and experiences. I absolutely loved my time and cannot wait to be back!

    • @VASIGTravelingLifeinLondon
      @VASIGTravelingLifeinLondon 2 года назад +1

      Really? I wouldn’t have considered it for as a college city. Did you study there?

    • @maximesimon4731
      @maximesimon4731 2 года назад +10

      @@VASIGTravelingLifeinLondon oh yes even among French college students it's a very popular city. probably the best with Lille.

    • @des8607
      @des8607 2 года назад +2

      @@VASIGTravelingLifeinLondon yes! I went to a US university there, but there are quite a few unis (EM, Université de Sxb) with great student areas and a large number of international students as well!

    • @des8607
      @des8607 2 года назад +3

      @@maximesimon4731 Lille looked absolutely beautiful, I really need to go!!

    • @JohnSmith47534
      @JohnSmith47534 2 года назад +3

      As a student here and a tandem for Erasmus students, i second this!

  • @patricianilsen4021
    @patricianilsen4021 2 года назад +15

    Ah - we need to go back - it’s a heritage town as my grandfather was Alsatian (my great/great uncle was a Bishop of the cathedral!) - my don’ts are “don’t forget the Tour de France goes through here (at least it used to, and it makes for a bit of inconvenience) and be prepared and fit if you climb the cathedral stairs to the top!

  • @deadkennedy9140
    @deadkennedy9140 2 года назад +6

    Maybe its because I'm from a notoriously rainy part of Europe that I love European cities on a wet winters evening. Its something to do with the buildings lit up from the inside shining in the gloom that makes them so beautiful and welcoming. That shot of the square you showed a few times made me so wimsical.

  • @HardyGabriel
    @HardyGabriel 2 года назад +33

    Mark, a nice trick, the EU parlement move between Brussels and Strasbourg. The hotels near the parlement are very affordable when the parlement is sitting in Brussels.

  • @motopia7565
    @motopia7565 Год назад +6

    I live close to Straßbourg (but in Germany) and it's by far my favourit city I've ever been to.
    I come to Straßbourg literaly every week and I was never bored and always discover new places.
    For example the new rhine harbor, the German imperial district, the district where the local university is located in (Krutenau).
    It's so fuckin beautiful.
    Also a quick tip:
    In the Gran Rue there is the best record store i've ever been to (33&co)

  • @Coeurebene1
    @Coeurebene1 2 года назад +6

    The countryside in Alsace is great too, there are some very charming hikes to do in the Vosges with a view on the plains, and some gorgeous villages.

    • @thomasguillo3595
      @thomasguillo3595 Год назад +1

      Also the wine route is gorgeous to discover by car or bike as you go through very pretty little villages surrounded by vineyards

  • @Spartakus68
    @Spartakus68 2 года назад +17

    Strasbourg is not expensive if you know where to go ;)
    If you know the right adresses you can't drinks for cheap
    If you are hungry there are actually sooooooo many different restaurants of all kind for all budgets:) Don't hesitate to ask strasbourg people around:)
    Sincerly , a Strasbourger

  • @frankderessener4477
    @frankderessener4477 2 года назад +4

    I would recommend a hotel on the German side of the Rhine (Kehl, Offenburg, Durbach) and then visit Straßburg, but return in the evening. Everything is much cheaper there (restaurants, beer...).

  • @ajisroadtrippin5505
    @ajisroadtrippin5505 Год назад +4

    Just got here this evening, looking forward to an entire day of exploring and experiencing this beautiful city!! ❤️🇫🇷🚚

  • @JamesonDizzle
    @JamesonDizzle 2 года назад +2

    wow and just like that I watched your 12 yr old Strasbourg video and just saw you posted a new one recently!! How exciting! Can't wait to go in November.

  • @guillermoguaraz3377
    @guillermoguaraz3377 Год назад +5

    Estrasburgo es una ciudad mágica de la cual me enamoré cuando la conocí en 2019. Quedé tan impactado por su belleza que este año, a fines de agosto, fuí nuevamente a visitarla. Volveré cuantas veces pueda. Amo a Estrasburgo y su gente. Je t'aime Strasbourg.

  • @susanmance9436
    @susanmance9436 2 года назад +32

    I was staying with a friend who lives in Zurich, and we decided to take a day trip by train to Strasbourg. It was like a fairytale city. Loved it, but wish we would have had more time. Was able to get tickets for the clock in the cathedral.

    •  2 года назад +1

      Hello, which train did you take? I mean the name?

    • @susanmance9436
      @susanmance9436 2 года назад +1

      @ I don't know because my friend arranged the trip. All I remember is we went from Zurich to Basel, then Basel to Strasbourg

  • @kern1000
    @kern1000 2 года назад +60

    Hi Wolter. Your guides are excellent,but I'm surprised when you spoke about day trips you didnt mention the closer options like doing the wine route visiting amazing little towns like Bergheim and Obernai, and of course Colmar. Anyway keep the great channel!

    • @jansolo55
      @jansolo55 2 года назад +5

      Not alone Bergheim, or Obernai !! almost all the villages on the "Route du Vin" are worth a visit, from Marlenheim to Thann, over a distance of 170 km .... And along the way, you can still visit Mt Sainte Odile and the Haut-koenigsbourg castle, each time with a unique view of the Alsace plain and the neighboring Black Forest (Schwartzwald), in Germany, which side of the Rhine plain, parallel to Alsace, with also pretty picturesque towns, villages and landscapes . And so you can also pay a visit to our dear German neighbors of Baden Württemberg !!

    • @jansolo55
      @jansolo55 2 года назад

      @lookin fornothin I don't forget them !! These can be considered as "bests of" , but I would say that most of the towns on the "Route des Vins" are very pleasant to visit ! (However, Riquewihr has become a bit of an annex of Disneyland ....)

    • @dougkeating4335
      @dougkeating4335 2 года назад +1

      Colmar is one of my favorite hidden gems.

  • @heatherowens7437
    @heatherowens7437 2 года назад +1

    I love your videos and you have a great sense of humor. Keep Traveling and Sharing

  • @feliciasampson8032
    @feliciasampson8032 2 года назад +2

    What a magical place! Just added to my bucket list!

  • @thefiftyplusnetwork
    @thefiftyplusnetwork 2 года назад +2

    Very nice overview and tour of Strasbourg. Thank you!

  • @margotheintz1116
    @margotheintz1116 2 года назад +6

    I worked 3 years at the musée Alsacien (in the collections). Best years of my life !

  • @aaronhiggs
    @aaronhiggs 2 года назад +11

    I wants to visit Strausborg so bad. My great grandmother’s family are French Huguenots who fled France to Charleston SC from strausborg. Thanks for the videos!

    • @pierrethetrex6106
      @pierrethetrex6106 2 года назад +6

      It's Strasbourg btw

    • @aaronhiggs
      @aaronhiggs 2 года назад +1

      @@pierrethetrex6106 sorry. I know. Just using text to speech. Lol

  • @nouveaucourteduree9836
    @nouveaucourteduree9836 2 года назад +6

    I think the biggest thing to say is that it's neither French nor German but Alsacien You might hear some older folks speaking some kind of germanic dialect, it's not German, it's alsacien
    The architecture is German but the food and language are from Alsace

  • @dianawinkler1221
    @dianawinkler1221 2 года назад +12

    One of my ancestors painted the clock. My sister has been there to visit but we haven't been able to fit it in our previous 2 tours of France. Next time for sure! Great video as always

  • @bbpete8349
    @bbpete8349 Год назад

    You covered this city well in this short video. I stayed there several days 3 years ago. The weather was the same as you show but it did not dampen my visit. I did not see the clock - I wish I had. Thanks.

  • @passais
    @passais 2 года назад +4

    Was in Strassbourg for the first time this summer. I loved it. Beautiful city.
    If you want to visit the European Parliament IMO you can save yourself some time. Massive building, very nicely decorated but it feels deserted (which most of the time it is).
    So concentrate on the centre!

  • @rc93013
    @rc93013 2 года назад +2

    Your passion is infectious…love your videos…

  • @tompurvis1261
    @tompurvis1261 Год назад

    We spent three nights in central Strasbourg, late November 2021. The Christmas markets we wonderful. We were in the no car zone, which was great, but also created a few obstacles. Another don’t would be to not miss visiting the small villages south of Strasbourg. Riquewhir is wonderful any time of year. We spent three nights there in October 2007 and really enjoyed visiting again. This year, we will be driving from the Frankfort airport to SW Switzerland. Strasbourg is on the way and we will be stopping.

  • @hasaroff7
    @hasaroff7 2 года назад +3

    Great video, great city! Please try Lyon if you didn't already, the city's beautiful and capital of so many things. You'll love it I can tell you!

  • @paulhowlett8151
    @paulhowlett8151 2 года назад +1

    There is a wonderful large model of the Strasbourg cathedral's clock in the Power House museum in Sydney Australia. It does everything that the original clock does and a little more...

  • @craw81_
    @craw81_ 2 года назад +20

    I rode from Scotland to Italy on my motorcycle a few years ago . Strasbourg is one of the places I visited in the way . Beautiful city . It does feel more German than French .

    • @rotkaeppchen_rr
      @rotkaeppchen_rr 2 года назад +8

      Couse it is German

    • @rotkaeppchen_rr
      @rotkaeppchen_rr 2 года назад +1

      @MrTherealpad i once said it in German in Straßburg but i think they didnt understand me

    • @rotkaeppchen_rr
      @rotkaeppchen_rr 2 года назад +1

      @MrTherealpad i see in my eyes alsace/elsass as german ground.

    • @rotkaeppchen_rr
      @rotkaeppchen_rr 2 года назад +2

      @MrTherealpad 😂 never...
      100y. ago it was still German, so stop talking bullshit

    • @sharmaarjuna2169
      @sharmaarjuna2169 2 года назад +5

      @@rotkaeppchen_rr tbh in the history their rulers changed so often that they evolved their culture into a in-between of German and French

  • @MrsMoon-ng7hs
    @MrsMoon-ng7hs 2 месяца назад

    This is VERY helpful! Merci , I’m going there next month!

  • @KKKkiri
    @KKKkiri Год назад +1

    I was there 1 year ago..fantastic and taste of Alsace -)

  • @hildaelbrown
    @hildaelbrown 2 года назад +1

    Wao am proud of this. I live in Strasbourg too. The people here are friendly

  • @tonyhawk94
    @tonyhawk94 2 года назад +26

    Strasburger here. First of all never say to an Alsacian that he is German, it's a very sensitive subject that you don't want to go into (if you hear German on the street it's the Germans of Kehl that take the tram to go shopping in France hehe). :)
    Secondly yeah if you go there try Picon-beer it's an institution in North-Eastern France from Lille to Strasbourg. :) And it's a little shame that you only show footage of the city center and Petit France, because these are the tourist place, i'd recommend going in Krutenau as well and North of the center near the Republic's place, if you go further there is the Orangerie Parc which is just beautiful if you want to picnic for instance. :)

    • @eaglenoimoto
      @eaglenoimoto 2 года назад +9

      Haha thanks for confirming, as a German with several Alsatian friends, that was a big "what not to do in Strasbourg" 😂😂😂 However, I often feel that Alsatians like Germans more than Parisians... On the other hand, it's not hard to be more popular than Parisians 😉

    • @tonyhawk94
      @tonyhawk94 2 года назад +3

      @@eaglenoimoto Haha yes everybody outside of Paris hates Paris (or to be precise everybody says they hate it but love to go take pictures there lol).
      And yes I confirm we have good relation with the German neighbors, because people have been crossing frontiers for centuries, my girlfriend is from Baden Wurtemberg ! :')

    • @aoilpe
      @aoilpe 2 года назад +6

      Tschuldigung, dass isch falsch !
      If you hear German speaking; listen if you hear the difference between German and Alsatian ! A lot of my friends still speak it.
      Btw, the origins are german until Louis XIV gave the Alsatians the free choice to come under his wings or to be conquered…meanwhile Mulhouse associated with the Swiss Confederation and was attached to France by Napoleon I…

    • @camilleroux5012
      @camilleroux5012 2 года назад +3

      could'nt agree more, thanks for your comment (strasbourgeoise here :) )

    • @gamermapper
      @gamermapper 2 года назад

      Alsace is a mixed nation with both German and French heritage. However they're their own separate people.

  • @sobellabg804
    @sobellabg804 2 года назад +4

    I’ve always wanted to visit Strasbourg. Can’t wait to start traveling internationally again. Thanks, Mark!

  • @barrymatthews9686
    @barrymatthews9686 6 месяцев назад

    I lived there for 10 years in this beautiful city . Im English and theres so mamy things from the tarte flambé a nice picon bier in the evenings. And the beautiful buildings. Great ciry .

  • @markvogel5872
    @markvogel5872 Год назад

    Lived here for 3 weeks for a summer french program. It was interesting. Did you know the OG TGV power car is next to a highway off ramp in the suburbs of the city?! Also the tram system is awesome and another must is to walk around at night. This city was beautiful to explore at night. Especially by the river.

  • @OlivierDuvergerHoupert
    @OlivierDuvergerHoupert 2 года назад +12

    Totally agree with the Alsatian museum, it's amazing !
    And also : yes if you stay a week and are an art lover, don't forget to spend a day in Basel, they have amazing museums and it's a beautiful city
    About tour groups... about them...
    You, Wolter, and independant tourists, families, friends group, are way more important to us in Strasbourg, we love y'all !
    But tour groups... I used to live in Petite France (now I'm just a few blocks away) and heard every day the false informations given by tour guides, and worst than that : the school with signs saying "no photo of the kids" were never respected, and guides never made that respected... A big group of people is always more stupid, people follow each other and are not looking around to interact with actual inhabitants or other tourists...
    Also : tour groups at the market interrupting us making our groceries, tour group in front of the entrance door of my building, tour groups in the middle of the bike paths, tour groups preventing you crossing the streets, tour group everywhere. And not spending any money in our hotels or restaurants.

  • @Financierpro1
    @Financierpro1 Год назад

    Thank you for this video. I’m thinking about visiting and retiring over there.

  • @anthonykaiser974
    @anthonykaiser974 9 месяцев назад

    If I was to take a trip back to that area, I'd get an AirBnB/VRBO somewhere between Strasbourg and Freiburg with easy access to rail, and use that as my base for the week. The SNCF has the TER commuter line to Offenburg, which is right on the ICE line to Freiburg, and you're right at the edge of the Black Forest. I took the TER from Appenweier in for Christmas Markets last year. Was wonderful!

  • @perrinekld7451
    @perrinekld7451 2 года назад +7

    If you want better value for price fast foods : go near the central train station or krutenau-esplanade (near the campus). The central island os crowded by tourists, they don't even think about elsewhere

  • @PeterStanton
    @PeterStanton 2 года назад +27

    I lived in Strasbourg for three months and I agree on every part of the video! It seems difficult for English speakers to be consistent about how to pronounce the name of the city, and it doesn't help that it's pronounced differently in French, Alsatian, and German. However, the first syllable should never be pronounced like "Strauss" and should be either "strahz" or "strahss."

    • @jansolo55
      @jansolo55 2 года назад +3

      I'm Alsatian : in alsacian dialect,version Strasbourg, you can also pronounce : "SCH" (Schtross- borry 😁😉) . Alsatian is a Germanic dialect , named in French language "Bas Alémanique", and it has become a mixture of French and German with particular intonations. Years ago there was a German version of the local newspaper, and it was written in general German language (Hochdeutsch) .

    • @PeterStanton
      @PeterStanton 2 года назад +1

      Oui, merci ! Malheureusement j'avais jamais l'occasion d'écouter l'alsacien pendant que j'étais à Strossburi. :(

    • @jansolo55
      @jansolo55 2 года назад +1

      @@PeterStanton Ha ha !! 😁 Et pourtant , ce ne sont pas les occasions qui manquent !! Sans doute n'avez-vous fréquenté que des francophones ! Cela dit, le dialecte malheureusement se perd peu à peu, car les parents à un moment donné en ont perdu l'usage, et n'ont pas jugé utile de le parler avec leurs enfants ...car ça faisait "populaire" ...... Tss, tsss ...Personnellement, j'ai eu la chance d'apprendre le français et l'alsacien en même temps, puisque mes grands parents étaient entièrement germanophones et mes parents francophones, et l'allemand également car nous avions de nombreux amis et apparentés en Allemagne voisine, puis l'anglais lorsque ma fille a émigré en United Kingdom ... Et ainsi, la culture se perd petit à petit. Mais heureusement, il reste un noyau d'irréductibles, dont je fais partie . Parler plusieurs langues ou dialectes (car le Badisch d'outre-Rhin en est un aussi !!) est une richesse inestimable ... Tschüss, auf Wiedersehen, au revoir and goodbye !! 😁

    • @deadreckoner5276
      @deadreckoner5276 2 года назад

      “Strazbourque”

    • @Eclipsepearl
      @Eclipsepearl 2 года назад +1

      Please don’t say ‘Strass’ as that’s German. Alsatian is more German than French. The dialect over the border Schwälbisch is close and they can converse. I’ve lived here 22 years in Strasbourg, 21 married to an Alsatian.

  • @novasup666
    @novasup666 Год назад

    Don't forget the Parks like the jardin des deux rives or the parc de l'orangerie which are beautifull places to chill. Also u can think about visting kehl (the german side of the city) or the port du rhin with its beautifull industrial architecture.

  • @frednich9603
    @frednich9603 2 года назад +8

    We put Strasbourg on our bucket list two years ago because of your older videos about it. Hopefully we'll actually make it there next year

  • @soundslight7754
    @soundslight7754 2 года назад

    That was great, cheers man :)

  • @thesecondwing8075
    @thesecondwing8075 2 года назад +4

    What a nice tour of my city. You're making me proud to live there.

  • @strafrag1
    @strafrag1 2 года назад +3

    A very lovely city. Thanks for the great tour and info.

  • @thefranglish3620
    @thefranglish3620 2 года назад

    .... And do not forget to visit the Wine Cellar of the Strasbourg Hospital "Cave des hospices de Strasbourg" and find, among some huge sculpted oak barrel, a smaller one that is also the oldest in the world, which contains a wine that was kept since 1472. The last who drank a glass out of it was General Leclerc in 1945... This cellar is not just a museum, it is still in use today, and some famous producers from the "route des vins" have their wine kept in Strasbourg by the Hospital.

  • @StamfordBridge
    @StamfordBridge Год назад

    Mark, you’ve influenced me to make an extended visit to Strasbourg!

  • @Spacecorgi
    @Spacecorgi 2 года назад +4

    My favorite city ❤️

  • @leshurlementsdelacave9563
    @leshurlementsdelacave9563 2 года назад +4

    Really awesome city, especially during the christmas period when it reveals all of his potential. The cathedral is wonderful, and the mix of french/german culture make a lot of his charm. And dont forget to taste a bretzel from a good Boulangerie.

  • @seanmcerlean
    @seanmcerlean 2 года назад +3

    That's the beauty of Europe Mark,so much to see & experience.
    If you want to go anywhere it is all close by.

  • @kougasonlygirl
    @kougasonlygirl 2 года назад +11

    Hey Walter! I used to comment on your videos all the time years back and I’m glad to see that you’re still making videos. Unfortunately, I still haven’t been able to make international trips myself, but I still find your contact very helpful for (hopefully) future endeavors. Hope you and your family continue to stay safe :)

  • @eramfatima5599
    @eramfatima5599 6 месяцев назад

    Great Information ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @jean-marie7084
    @jean-marie7084 2 года назад +1

    If you want a smaller version of Strasbourg near Strasbourg you can go to Offenburg for a day or half a day.

  • @simonm8
    @simonm8 2 года назад +7

    Thanks for covering my city Mr Wolter ! You'll always be welcome in beautiful Strasbourg

    • @daveduchesne3096
      @daveduchesne3096 2 года назад +1

      C'est Wolter, et non Walter!!

    • @Wellch
      @Wellch 2 года назад +2

      If you met Wolters personally, you might show him the best places to eat, relax, etc.

  • @johnandannastravels6258
    @johnandannastravels6258 2 года назад +2

    I love that city! Finally, a place that I've been to that's in one of your videos. - John

  • @globethrumylens
    @globethrumylens Год назад +1

    @Wolters World, I love all your Videos ..What is the Camera you use for Photography & Videos ?

  • @henrikrolfsen584
    @henrikrolfsen584 Год назад +5

    The German roots of Alsace cannot be denied.

  • @LopserGaming
    @LopserGaming 8 месяцев назад

    I love your videos!

  • @davesaunders7080
    @davesaunders7080 2 года назад +1

    Nice memories of our 2019 visit, will return again.

  • @TMD3453
    @TMD3453 2 года назад +1

    Thanks, you’ve put Strasbourg on my bucket list! Love the architecture, so beautiful! The food looks like best of all worlds. I did have that weird between worlds feeling about Colnar - which I recommend for the art there. Good tips on prices. Dreaming now…

  • @jmlepunk
    @jmlepunk 2 года назад +14

    A few fun facts:
    - Proto-Celtic people lived here in 1300 BC, the city was called Argentorate
    - Romans arrived in Strasbourg in 58 BC and turned it into a military camp. They also brought winemaking to the region
    - Strasbourg was a free imperial city until 1681 when it became French
    - Overall Alsace was much much longer French than it was German
    - Hitler was over the moon when Germany got Alsace back in 1940
    - Bretzels are from Alsace
    - Munster cheese is from Alsace (the real deal, not the Muenster you find in the US)
    - Gutenberg studied in Strasbourg and invented printing here
    - Goethe lived and studied in Strasbourg
    - Alsace has some of the best and most expensive white wines in the world
    - Alsace has its own language, which is similar to German. Only old people still speak it

    • @sarahw8677
      @sarahw8677 2 года назад +2

      I'm not sur Alsace was french longer that it was german....

    • @jmlepunk
      @jmlepunk 2 года назад +2

      ​@@sarahw8677
      France: 289 years
      Germany: 51 years
      any other question Sarah, you let me know

    • @sarahw8677
      @sarahw8677 2 года назад +3

      Alsace was german from early Middle ages via Holy Roman Germanic Empire, to late XVII with Louis XIV.
      Alsace was french until 1871 then german until 1919, there was also Reich III (4 to 5 years) during WW2
      Actually, it depends what you mean by "german". Overall, Alsace was much much longer germanic than french in its history.
      You can ad to your list that "la Marseillaise" french national anthem, was written in Strasbourg. Jean Calvin lived in Strasbourg too

    • @chrisa3661
      @chrisa3661 2 года назад +2

      1)I'm young and speak Elsatian. Another fun facts: Statue of liberty comes from Alsace, La marseillaise was written here too. Amazing land, and very rich.

    • @jmlepunk
      @jmlepunk 2 года назад +1

      @@sarahw8677 L'Alsace n'était pas allemande. Ça ne veut rien dire ce que vous dites.

  • @jannmikoingelrabagogamingc6012
    @jannmikoingelrabagogamingc6012 Год назад +4

    The St. Denis train station is famously featured by the modern jazz standard "St. Strasbourg St. Denis" by the late Roy Hargrove right after his trip to there.
    Did I got anything wrong? Anyway, I came here to see what the place actually is like because I have been a fan of this jazz composition for as long as I could remember, really! 😊

    • @kirillivanitski196
      @kirillivanitski196 Год назад

      Strasbourg - St. Denis is actually an underground station in Paris, not in Strasbourg.

  • @hxxxkxxx1129
    @hxxxkxxx1129 2 года назад +3

    There are also pretty hiking trails through nature and small villages in the Vosges. Lots of small wineries where you can taste wine.

  • @malikedenizcandizdar1989
    @malikedenizcandizdar1989 2 года назад +1

    I live in Strasbourg since 2019 i am a student here😍

  • @3NFamilyFun
    @3NFamilyFun Год назад

    When is “Christmas season”? We are going October 2023… how far in advance should be book a hotel?

  • @someguy1865
    @someguy1865 2 года назад +2

    I live in Stroudsburg, PA and that's what it sounds like lol

  • @brianpratt3224
    @brianpratt3224 2 года назад +2

    My brother-in-law is from just across the Rhine in Germany. Been there multiple times, it is a lovely city.

  • @Mu93508
    @Mu93508 2 года назад +8

    Especially around Christmas time it is beautiful there

    • @woltersworld
      @woltersworld  2 года назад +2

      Gorgeous then

    • @Mu93508
      @Mu93508 2 года назад

      @@woltersworld How is the situation in Europe for traveling at the moment. I booked my trip for Germany and Italy in September. I hope the situation gets better so that traveling is easier

    • @ballsszy
      @ballsszy 2 года назад +2

      @@Mu93508 if you've had both doses of your vaccine you should be absolutely fine. It'll really come down to:
      1. What the situation is in the US, as they might put it on a red list so you have to quarantine
      2. What the situations are in those countries, as a lot of things may be closed because of covid

    • @Mu93508
      @Mu93508 2 года назад

      @@ballsszy Thank you very much for the information.

  • @sashamellon822
    @sashamellon822 2 года назад +5

    Wolter’s kids have had the most amazing childhood any kid could wish for. 18 year olds like “ I am off to explore the world” wolter’s kids , well you know I’ve already done that 😜

  • @AlbanBytyqi
    @AlbanBytyqi 2 года назад

    Thanks great city

  • @mouniradghoughi
    @mouniradghoughi 11 месяцев назад

    and don't forget to visit the surrounding place like castle and lac to :)

  • @a.g.4843
    @a.g.4843 2 года назад +2

    Yes it is very expensive. I just stayed one night (i live in karlsruhe, germany) yesterday and paid 140 euros for this night in a 4 star hotel. It wasn’t very special, rather very average.

    • @skevbeats
      @skevbeats Год назад

      U went in the summer. Now I just got an Airbnb for 2 nights at $140. If u want to see expensive go to Switzerland.

  • @khyaati13
    @khyaati13 Год назад

    Hi Wolter, thanks for this wonderful video. Could you pls let me know how is it to visit Strasbourg on 24th Dec, Christmas Eve? Thanks in advance 😊

  • @Traciee1129
    @Traciee1129 2 года назад +1

    We are planning a trip for 15 days in Europe. We are in love with places like Bruges, Amsterdam and Paris. We are trying to decide where to go. Between Austria, Prague, and Strasbourg. We like to spend a lot of time in one or two places. We love getting to know each city. Can you recommend a city that feels like a fairy tale without being too hot in August?

    • @marcobrazil8956
      @marcobrazil8956 2 года назад +1

      Closer to the coast like Amsterdam and Bruges is cooler then inland like Paris, Prague, Germany and Alsace.

  • @garoshlorrain3042
    @garoshlorrain3042 2 года назад +3

    I'm living in Alsace and this man is right : DON'T FORGET TO GRAB A PICON :P
    Greatings to all of you and have a wonderful trip in France ^^

    • @romainbelmon4362
      @romainbelmon4362 2 года назад +1

      haha yes with a tarte flambée munster OMG

  • @julianaSilva-hc4db
    @julianaSilva-hc4db Год назад

    Thank you so much for the tips! I just loved it! 🫶

  • @ruxerlouane5206
    @ruxerlouane5206 2 года назад +1

    10:00 don’t forget to go to Europa Park guys !!!!

  • @loveheals1020
    @loveheals1020 Год назад

    Beautiful

  • @stevebartley8594
    @stevebartley8594 2 года назад +1

    Boat ride is one of our favorites

  • @thevillagefoods1860
    @thevillagefoods1860 2 года назад

    Very good video

  • @vadotgildas4573
    @vadotgildas4573 Год назад

    Hello! Thanks for this vidéo, happy to have a feedback from a stranger. There is just a mistake about the cathédrale : she has not 400 years, but 1000 years ;)

  • @MrTwostring
    @MrTwostring 9 месяцев назад

    I clicked on one of your "don't" videos. I think it was about Luxembourg. I only clicked this one because I have fond memories of a day trip I took by myself to Strasbourg. I was staying in Karlsruhe with my mom's former college roommate. I was in college myself -- this was 30 years ago. I knew you'd have great footage - and I wasn't disappointed. I'm not really a fan of your "don'ts" because they're all really "dos".
    - Don't miss this.
    - Don't miss that.
    - Don't just do this.

  • @theoniexit2334
    @theoniexit2334 2 года назад +1

    Good video i m strasburger and you sell it well

  • @Tamar-sz8ox
    @Tamar-sz8ox 2 года назад +2

    Beautiful Christmas market there ! ❤️

  • @bulrus4069
    @bulrus4069 2 года назад +4

    We planned our road trip for last year from Paris-Nancy-Strasbourg-Zurich-Venice-Florence-Rome. Now maybe for next year, maybe later(

    • @KroM234
      @KroM234 2 года назад

      Don't bother with Nancy honestly, outside of the Stanislas square (which is the only thing they show you on the pictures, because there's nothing else) the city is ugly as it can be and there's nothing to do around. Doesn't worth nor the time nor the money. You can do Lausanne (Switzerland) or even Annecy (France) which are way more enjoyable places. Then again, you might have personal reasons to go the Nancy, but if you don't, don't be too hyped about it.

  • @72vince27
    @72vince27 Год назад

    I like this Wolter guy

  • @yourefriendlyneighborhoodbuddy
    @yourefriendlyneighborhoodbuddy 2 года назад +1

    I just realized have you guys ever been to Lichtenstein

  • @jimgreulich7860
    @jimgreulich7860 2 года назад +1

    Great video and very useful for my possible trip there next year! Can you or someone please provide the spelling of that 3-meat deep-dish with potatoes on top at the 1:55 mark? I couldn't get close enough for google to come up with anything useful.

    • @Kietah67
      @Kietah67 2 года назад +1

      You mean, "baeckeoffe" ? :) Have a nice meal while preparing it !

    • @jimgreulich7860
      @jimgreulich7860 2 года назад

      @@Kietah67 yes thats it! Thank you very much! Looks delicious!

  • @princessepanda-licorne4913
    @princessepanda-licorne4913 2 года назад +1

    In Strasbourg, there are several types of restaurants. The classic ones: on the terrace and inside. But also the cultural ones like the house kammerzell. The restaurants where the terrace is inside a courtyard more or less flowered (like the one just in front of the cathedral near the house kammerzell). Or the restaurants where in the background you can eat on the water in a boat effect on the Rhin. (Near la petite france)