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Half-timbered houses with steep red roofs along a shallow stream below a green wooded hillside in an Alsatian village

Alsace Wine Route from Strasbourg: day tour or rental car?

How to do the Alsace Wine Route from Strasbourg: half-day and full-day tours compared, which villages they visit, languages and age limits, what you can reach by train, and when a rental car makes sense.

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Black Forest from Strasbourg: Titisee, Triberg and Freiburg in one day?

A nine-hour van trip from Strasbourg station to Triberg, Titisee and Freiburg: time at each stop, drive times, what is not included and who the tour does not suit. When to choose it and when to stay in Alsace.

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Illuminated arch over a street at dusk with the words Strasbourg Capitale de Noël in lights, half-timbered houses and a crowd below

Strasbourg Christmas market 2026: dates, where the markets are and which tour to book

When the Strasbourg Christmas market runs in 2026, the eight market sites around the city, what a guided tour adds, and how the Christmas tours differ in length, group size and language.

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A canal lined with red geraniums and colourful half-timbered houses under a blue sky in a small Alsatian town

Colmar from Strasbourg: train or tour, and how much time do you need?

Colmar is about half an hour from Strasbourg by direct train. When the train is enough, when a day tour with Riquewihr and Haut-Koenigsbourg is better, and how long the tours give you in Colmar.

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Eating in Strasbourg: five food tours compared, from a 2-hour tasting to a full choucroute meal

Which Strasbourg food tour fits you: a full meal with choucroute over 3.5 hours, a market-day tasting on Wednesdays and Fridays, or a two-hour tasting for six. Length, group size, languages and who each tour does not suit.

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European Quarter in Strasbourg: visiting the European Parliament and Council of Europe, with or without a guide

The European Parliament in Strasbourg can be visited free of charge, the Council of Europe only in groups. Opening hours, the ID you need, what changes in plenary weeks, and what a guided walk through the European Quarter adds.

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A red sandstone castle with towers on a forested hilltop above a wide valley in soft evening light

Haut-Koenigsbourg and Riquewihr from Strasbourg: castle and wine village in one day

How to see the Haut-Koenigsbourg castle and Riquewihr in a day from Strasbourg: entry ticket only, small-group tour, private driver or coach. Duration, time at each stop, ticket rules and what the castle page says about access.

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Petite France and Strasbourg's old town: guided walk, Segway or on your own?

How to see Petite France and the Grande Île: what a two-hour walk covers, how the Segway and pedicab tours differ, the free Barrage Vauban terrace, and which tour suits which language and group.

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Red wooden motorboat with three people aboard gliding along a canal lined with half-timbered houses on a sunny day

Boat trip on the Ill in Strasbourg: Batorama or a private boat?

Batorama's public boat tours on the Ill, their durations and boarding points, and how the private boats on GetYourGuide differ: group price, length, departure times and the winter Christmas-lights cruise.

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Reddish sandstone spire of a Gothic cathedral rising above rooftops, seen from below through the blossoming branches of a tree under a grey sky

Strasbourg Cathedral: tower platform, astronomical clock and whether a guide is worth it

Entry to Strasbourg Cathedral is free, but the tower platform and the astronomical clock show are separate. Hours, the 330 steps, the 12:30 show and when it does not run, and what a guided tour adds.

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