Guided Tours Description

ORIGINAL TOUR

(2h duration, from 120€ on in private tours)

 

This guided tour is taking you to the most famous squares of Strasbourg. Starting by the discovery of our amazing cathedral and its 1000 years of history, we will lead you through the center of our old city, discovering the differents times which shaped it.
You will see the main places and monuments and hear the stories around them, not forgetting the Strasbourg of nowadays, with its gastronomic culture, modern life, and  nice addresses. The foundation of our homes and the old legends shared in the families will have no secrets for you anymore.
You will cross the Ill, our river drawing the outlines of the old town called the Grand Island. And there, you will reach the german district, a unique wilhelminian district from the german times.
You will hear about the duality of the Alsatian identity and history, a bridge built over war and peace, culture and language. And all of this, within a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, as we put all our efforts to personally create the tour. This is our way to share our story with you.

With the Original Tour, the guide will lead you around the squares of the Cathedral, Gutenberg, Kléber, République, and also in some less known places like Saint-Etienne square for example.
We can’t tell you more, as each guide makes his guided tour his own way, so we don’t always go to the same places.

(Guided tour in English, French, German or Spanish)

PETITE FRANCE TOUR

(1h30 duration, from 100€ on in private tours)

 

You may have seen a few pictures of Strasbourg, a postcard, a nice photography. Most of them show one district in particular : the Petite France.
With such a romantic name it should be charming and sweet. And it actually is! An old medieval district, the Petite France is a pedestrian area where you will stroll through cobblestone streets with houses between one and five centuries old, some of the finest examples of half-timbered houses, the traditional Alsatian architecture.
With the help of some still visible details, we will show you the life of locals, leading you over the many bridges crossing this cosy and unique part of our town. You will then walk over some of the last remains of the old fortifications surrounding the city, to finish with a marvellous point of view, where the whole district will unravel before your eyes.

With the Petite France Tour, the guide will lead you around the main monuments of the district, like Ponts Couverts, Barrage Vauban, or the pretty Pont du Faisan, but also through the places which give the district all its charming atmosphere like Place Benjamin Zix, Grand Rue, or Quai de la Bruche.

(Guided tour in English, French, German or Spanish)

PETITE FRANCE TOUR

(1h30 duration, from 100€ on in private tours)

 

You may have seen a few pictures of Strasbourg, a postcard, a nice photography. Most of them show one district in particular : the Petite France.
With such a romantic name it should be charming and sweet. And it actually is! An old medieval district, the Petite France is a pedestrian area where you will stroll through cobblestone streets with houses between one and five centuries old, some of the finest examples of half-timbered houses, the traditional Alsatian architecture.
With the help of some still visible details, we will show you the life of locals, leading you over the many bridges crossing this cosy and unique part of our town. You will then walk over some of the last remains of the old fortifications surrounding the city, to finish with a marvellous point of view, where the whole district will unravel before your eyes.

With the Petite France Tour, the guide will lead you around the main monuments of the district, like Ponts Couverts, Barrage Vauban, or the pretty Pont du Faisan, but also through the places which give the district all its charming atmosphere like Place Benjamin Zix, Grand Rue, or Quai de la Bruche.

(Guided tour in English, French, German or Spanish)

SECRET TOUR

(1h45 duration, from 105€ on in private tours)

 

This is our quirky tour, each place has a hidden history, especially when the place is two thousand years old.
Our city has its own soul composed by numerous smaller stories and tales, some of them well-known or even famous, and some needing a deeper look. In this guided tour we invite you to join us for a walk along the most buried stories of our streets, revealing things that even Strasbourg inhabitants often ignore.
Between the origins of some famous names, hints of the town transformations that can barely been guessed today and quirky details, come dig with us for the secret Strasbourg!
Avoiding the biggest squares and preferring anecdotes to the big History, this quirky tour is a must for those who wants to discover Strasbourg more in depth.

With the Secret Tour, the guide will lead you around the east side of the Grand Island, and also through the Krutenau district, but we can’t tell you more, this is a secret! 😉

(Guided tour in English, French, German or Spanish)

ABSOLUTE TOUR

(3h duration, from 180€ on in private tours)

 

If you want to be sure not to miss any treasure of Strasbourg, this guided tour is mixing the best parts of our different tours.
With a bit longer stroll around the old town, it is especially designed for curious and knowledge-eager travelers. The guide will lead you around the whole Grand Island, on the path of the Original and Petite France Tour, with some little touches of the Secret Tour.

In one tour we will make sure that you discover all that is worth knowing about Strasbourg.

(Guided tour in English, French, German or Spanish)

 

ABSOLUTE TOUR

(3h duration, from 180€ on in private tours)

 

If you want to be sure not to miss any treasure of Strasbourg, this guided tour is mixing the best parts of our different tours.
With a bit longer stroll around the old town, it is especially designed for curious and knowledge-eager travelers. The guide will lead you around the whole Grand Island, on the path of the Original and Petite France Tour, with some little touches of the Secret Tour.

In one tour we will make sure that you discover all that is worth knowing about Strasbourg.

(Guided tour in English, French, German or Spanish)

CATHEDRAL TOUR

(1h20 duration, from 100€ on in private tour)

 

Strasbourg Cathedral, this Strasbourg, Alsatian, French or even European symbol. A masterpiece of medieval art, from Romanesque to Gothic style, this architectural monument which, at 142 meters high, was the tallest building in the world, contains many mysteries with its years of history.

Since the Roman founding of Strasbourg, the location of the cathedral has been central to the city. Bishop Werner continued the tradition and, in 1015, laid the foundations of what would become the oldest lady in Strasbourg today.

The Cathedral is also one of the reasons why the Grand Island was listed as UNESCO in 1988. “At each stage of its construction, the Cathedral presents innovations”. Come discover these innovations, and decipher this masterpiece of Gothic art, which provides us with more than 1000 years of history…

(Special guided tour by Gabriel or Gustave, in English, French, or Spanish)

To visit the inside of the cathedral, audiophones are mandatory, this equipment remain at your expense (you can rent some from the Batorama shop next to the cathedral).

 

VISIT OF 7 CENTURIES OF HERITAGE

(1h30 duration, from 100€ on in private tour)

 

The Grand Island of Strasbourg got classified as part of the world heritage by the UNESCO, in 1988. One of the reasons for it is that you will find here seven centuries of architectural styles and techniques one next to the other, sometimes in good order and sometimes all jumbled. From the 14th century to the 20th, it is an outstanding wealth that lies in the capital city of Alsace and which this guided tour wishes to pay a tribute to.

We invite you here to join a real time travel! On board our imaginary DeLorean, we will go see seven centuries of facades, ranging from the Middle Ages and their half-timbered houses to the 20th century and its disparate achievements, stopping on the way to take a look at Renaissance, Baroque and Art Nouveau styles.

(Special guided tour by Gustave or Remy, in English, French, or Spanish)

VISIT OF 7 CENTURIES OF HERITAGE

(1h30 duration, from 100€ on in private tour)

 

The Grand Island of Strasbourg got classified as part of the world heritage by the UNESCO, in 1988. One of the reasons for it is that you will find here seven centuries of architectural styles and techniques one next to the other, sometimes in good order and sometimes all jumbled. From the 14th century to the 20th, it is an outstanding wealth that lies in the capital city of Alsace and which this guided tour wishes to pay a tribute to.

We invite you here to join a real time travel! On board our imaginary DeLorean, we will go see seven centuries of facades, ranging from the Middle Ages and their half-timbered houses to the 20th century and its disparate achievements, stopping on the way to take a look at Renaissance, Baroque and Art Nouveau styles.

(Special guided tour by Gustave or Remy, in English, French or Spanish)

STRASBOURG BESTIARY TOUR

(1h40 duration, from 100€ on in private tour)

 

The people of Strasbourg are not the sole inhabitants of our old stone houses. At the angle of a street, hiding in the arches of a door or looking at us from a ledge, the animal kingdom partakes in the life of the Rhineland city.
They often come from a different time, when fauna was more common a thing than writing in everyday life, to tell us about old symbolism or ancient customs. Sometimes also, they carry messages from Antiquity to this day, sometimes they come back just to inhabit once more a place they had earlier deserted for a long time.

If you choose this guided tour, you will discover Strasbourg’s bestiary, statues and animal representations from other centuries but whose stories are still vivid in the way we view the world and how they tell us about past times.
With the Bestiary tour, the guide takes you in small streets around the Cathedral, to explore the Golden Square or the rue des Tonneliers, all the way to the edge of the Krutenau district.

(Special guided tour by Leo, in English, French or German)

 

STRASBOURG SHOPS’ SIGNS TOUR

(1h duration, from 100€ on in private tour)

 

With the Shops’ signs tour, the guide will tell you Strasbourg’s tale through some of its most significant signs. You will thus discover the city with your nose up, thanks to various emblems, signs, ads and other original devices, which will all shed some light on Strasbourg’s history, culture, anecdotes…

Be they big or small, perched above us or on the ground, traditional or exotic, these visual elements will be an original way to learn more about this beautiful european city.
Indeed, these signs we see but do not really look at are so many clues left there by bygone times. Be it an emperor feasting until dawn, revolutionaries and their ferocious appetite for change, the secret of brewers or even a crocodile chase, everything is intimately tied to Strasbourg’s rich legacy.

With this guided tour, we will amble in the streets and through time to the heart of the quaint Petite France district. The circuit alternates between large, busy squares like the Place de l’Homme de Fer and narrower streets like the Rue de l’Outre.

(Special guided tour by Matthias, in English, French or German)

 

STRASBOURG SHOPS’ SIGNS TOUR

(1h duration, from 100€ on in private tour)

 

With the Shops’ signs tour, the guide will tell you Strasbourg’s tale through some of its most significant signs. You will thus discover the city with your nose up, thanks to various emblems, signs, ads and other original devices, which will all shed some light on Strasbourg’s history, culture, anecdotes…

Be they big or small, perched above us or on the ground, traditional or exotic, these visual elements will be an original way to learn more about this beautiful european city.
Indeed, these signs we see but do not really look at are so many clues left there by bygone times. Be it an emperor feasting until dawn, revolutionaries and their ferocious appetite for change, the secret of brewers or even a crocodile chase, everything is intimately tied to Strasbourg’s rich legacy.

With this guided tour, we will amble in the streets and through time to the heart of the quaint Petite France district. The circuit alternates between large, busy squares like the Place de l’Homme de Fer and narrower streets like the Rue de l’Outre.

(Special guided tour by Matthias in English, French or German)

 

STREET NAMES TOUR

(1h15 duration, from 100€ on in private tour)

 

The street names are witnesses of our cities’ past and culture. Strasbourg, a more than 2000 years old city, can make you travel through its history just with its streets names. From the Roman origins to the last changes of nationality and thus of languages, fortuitous translations or phonetic alterations, we will go and discover those names that retrace the history and social life of our ancient city.

Sometimes obvious, like the “Cathedral square”, sometimes a pure invention of the Republic during the French Revolution, like the “Comedy street”, simply indicating our former great roads and “faubourgs” or full of history like the “Jews’ street”, in French or Alsatian version… We will take you all over the Grand Island to tell you about those names, a nice way to make Strasbourg shine again in a different light.

(Special guided tour by par Gabriel, in English or French)

 

CHRISTMAS TOUR

(1h15 duration, from 100€ on in private tour)

 

Did you know that Christmas, its market, its tree and its baubles all have their origins in the Alsatian region? You want to know more ? Then this visit is made for you!

Come and discover Christmas in Strasbourg, its Christkindelsmärik (Christmas Market in Alsatian), its decorations, its history, its traditions and legends… With this visit, we will take you to discover each part of the Christmas Market, while avoiding tourist traps 😉
Let’s discover the most interesting chalets with real local artisans, and the places to find the best pastries or the best mulled wine. We will reveal our little tips so that you can enjoy everything that Christmas has to offer in Strasbourg. “Capital of Christmas”, the title is well deserved, and we have everything needed to prove it to you!

(Guided tour in English, French, German or Spanish)

This visit is available only during the Strasbourg Christmas Market period, namely the four weeks preceding Christmas Day.

 

CHRISTMAS TOUR

(1h15 duration, from 100€ on in private tour)

 

Did you know that Christmas, its market, its tree and its baubles all have their origins in the Alsatian region? You want to know more ? Then this visit is made for you!

Come and discover Christmas in Strasbourg, its Christkindelsmärik (Christmas Market in Alsatian), its decorations, its history, its traditions and legends… With this visit, we will take you to discover each part of the Christmas Market, while avoiding tourist traps 😉
Let’s discover the most interesting chalets with real local artisans, and the places to find the best pastries or the best mulled wine. We will reveal our little tips so that you can enjoy everything that Christmas has to offer in Strasbourg. “Capital of Christmas”, the title is well deserved, and we have everything needed to prove it to you!

(Guided tour in English, French, German or Spanish)

This visit is available only during the Strasbourg Christmas Market period, namely the four weeks preceding Christmas Day.

 

CUSTOMISED GUIDED TOUR

(Duration : as you wish! From 100€ on in private tour, minimum rate)

 

Our guided tours are of course customisable, if you want a private tour just for you, you can of course choose the day and time of the tour, but also its content. A specific place or topic in Strasbourg? By foot, by bike, by car or by bus? Tell us about your project when you start your booking, we will be happy to prepare something that really suits you!

(Guided tour in English, French, German or Spanish)