Colmar
Prepare for déjà vu as you approach Colmar on the rte de Strasbourg (N83), 3km north of the old town, and spy the spitting image of the Statue of Liberty,…
Must-see attractions in Alsace & Lorraine
Metz
The formal flowerbeds of the Esplanade – and its statue of a gallant-looking Marshall Ney – are flanked by imposing buildings, including the Arsenal…
Strasbourg
Should the inner workings of the EU intrigue you, you can sit in on debates ranging from lively to yawn-a-minute at the Parlement Européen; dates are…
Colmar
Quintessentially Protestant in its austerity, this Franciscan church has something of a split personality. From 1715 to 1987, a wall divided the soaring…
Alsace
Peer into the imagination of celebrated Colmar-born illustrator Jean-Jacques Waltz (1873–1951), aka Hansi, whose idealised images of Alsace are known…
Alsace
The Mémorial de l’Alsace-Moselle, 50km southwest of Strasbourg in Schirmeck, takes an unblinking but reconciliatory look at the region’s traumatic modern…
Nancy
This lime-tree-fringed square, World Heritage material, is graced by a Baroque fountain by Bruges-born Louis Cyfflé (1724–1806), inspired by Bernini’s…
Colmar
This Renaissance pile was built in 1537 for Ludwig Scherer, a wealthy hatter from Besançon. With its delicately painted panels, elaborate oriel window and…
Alsace
The red-sandstone Église Ste Croix has an altar with 18 painted haut-relief panels of the Passion and the Resurrection. Out front, a Renaissance fountain…
Alsace
Stretch your legs by strolling around Obernai’s 13th-century ramparts, accessible from the square in front of the twin-spired, neo-Gothic Église St-Pierre…
Strasbourg
A futuristic glass crescent, the Council of Europe’s Palais de l’Europe across the River Ill can be visited on free one-hour weekday tours; phone ahead…
Strasbourg
It’s just a hop across the Canal de la Marne to the swirly silver Palais des Droits de l’Homme, the most eye-catching of all the EU institutions.
Nancy
Forming part of the place Stanislas ensemble, the grand 18th-century Hôtel de Ville spreads across the entire southern flank of the square.
Alsace
Standing proud above the centre of Ribeauvillé, across from 64 Grand’Rue, this town hall is fronted by a Renaissance fountain.
Colmar
This 15th-century house is identifiable by its much-photographed sculpture of a marchand (merchant).
Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l’Annonciation
Nancy
Crowned by a frescoed dome, Nancy’s 18th-century cathedral is a sombre mixture of neoclassical and Baroque.
Strasbourg
This square is dominated by the Renaissance-style Chambre de Commerce (Chamber of Commerce).
Nancy
Built in 1908, the art nouveau Chambre de Commerce features wrought iron by Louis Majorelle.
Alsace
The hillside Chapelle St-Sébastien is known for its Romanesque tower and Gothic choir.
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