Strasbourg in 2 days
A ready route for 2 days in Strasbourg: the main sights grouped by area, so you don't walk back and forth. Each day opens on the map with all its stops.
Grande Ile & Cathedral Quarter · La Petite France & Riverside · Beyond the Centre
6 places · about 5 h of sightseeing · 1,6 km between them
Morning
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Strasbourg Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame)A soaring pink sandstone Gothic cathedral that was the tallest building in the world for over two centuries, free to enter, with a famous astronomical clock inside.
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Astronomical Clock (Horloge Astronomique)A Renaissance-era mechanical marvel inside the cathedral, with a daily animated show at 12:30 where figures representing the ages of life parade before Christ.
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Palais Rohan MuseumsA grand 18th-century episcopal palace beside the cathedral housing three museums in one ticket: fine art, archaeology, and decorative arts.
Afternoon
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Batorama River Boat TourA glass-topped boat tour along the Ill river past the cathedral, Petite France and the European institutions - an easy, relaxing way to see the city's layout.
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La Petite FranceStrasbourg's postcard district - half-timbered houses, canals and old tanners' and millers' quarters, prettiest around the locks at dusk.
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Vauban Dam & Covered Bridges (Barrage Vauban & Ponts Couverts)A free rooftop terrace on a 17th-century dam with the city's best view back over La Petite France and the medieval Covered Bridges' towers.
Route of the day: Google Maps Apple Maps
Neustadt & Parks
4 places · about 3,5 h of sightseeing · 3,9 km between them
Morning
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Musee Tomi UngererA museum of drawings and illustrations by Strasbourg-born artist Tomi Ungerer, from mischievous children's books to sharp political satire.
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Neustadt - the Imperial German DistrictA grand late-19th-century district built when Strasbourg was part of the German Empire, with wide boulevards and Neo-Renaissance, Neo-Gothic and Art Nouveau buildings around Place de la Republique.
Afternoon
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Parc de l'OrangerieStrasbourg's oldest and grandest park, with storks (Alsace's symbol) nesting and roaming in a small enclosure, a lake, and a boating pond.
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European Parliament & Parlamentarium Simone VeilA free visit to the interactive Parlamentarium visitor centre inside the European Parliament's Strasbourg seat, with a seasonal rooftop terrace.
Route of the day: Google Maps Apple Maps
Good to know
When to go
May, June and September are best for walking La Petite France and the old town without summer crowds. In December the city becomes the capital of Christmas.
Book ahead
Batorama River Boat Tour, European Parliament & Parlamentarium Simone Veil
Closed days
- Palais Rohan Museums — closed: weekday.Tuesday
- Musee Tomi Ungerer — closed: weekday.Monday
- European Parliament & Parlamentarium Simone Veil — closed: weekday.Sunday
Want times, places to eat and a plan for your own dates?
In your own plan:
- exact times for each day, checked against the opening hours on your dates
- places to eat near every stop, in three budgets
- your flights, hotel, kids and pace taken into account