We’re proud to be part of the Free Tour Community, a group of top-rated local and independent tour initiatives in over 80 cities worldwide, offering quality-oriented tours led by local guides.
Free Walking Tours
&
Private Guided
Tours
WE ARE PROUD OF OUR REWARDS
Free Tours
You are welcome to join them, check our calendar!
All our tours start in front of the cathedral! The guide always carries a big sign “Happy Free Tour”, hard to miss it 😉
In order to maintain a balance and cohesion of groups, if you are 8 or more people wishing to join our tours, we suggest you book a private tour.
Calendar Overview
From January 6th to March 23rd 2025 :
☻ Idéal Tour in French at 11h Saturdays and Sundays.
☻ Ideal Tour in English at 14h30 Saturdays and Sundays.
From March 24th 2025 to January 4th 2026 :
☻ Petite France Tour in English à 11h everyday.
☻ Idéal Tour in French at 11h Saturdays, Sundays and French public holidays
☻ Original Tour in English at 14h30 everyday.
☻ Original Tour in German at 14h30 Saturdays (and on October 3rd).
☻ Strasbourg Insolite in French at 14h30 on first Sundays of the Month.
Meeting point
All the free tours start in front of the cathedral.
Just look for the big “Happy Free Tour” Sign !
Meeting Point
All the free tours start in front of the cathedral.
Just look for the big “Happy Free Tour” Sign !
Meeting Point
Private Guided Tours
Happy Strasbourg also offers private, customisable guided tours, for team building, family trip, bunch of friends, or even to simply enjoy your own private guide!
We offer guided tours in English, French, or German for your pleasure.
Professionals
Happy Strasbourg also works with travel agencies, we can adapt our tours to your programs and provide several guides at once for large groups.
Professionals
Happy Strasbourg also works with travel agencies, we can adapt our tours to your programs and provide several guides at once for large groups.
We are independent
We value our philosophy very much, therefore, in order to respect it, we remain independent, not affiliated to any organization other than us. For our love for Strasbourg we would not tolerate any compromise. And as such every tip, story and/or recommendation is inspired by the will to share the best bits of Strasbourg, the way we like it.
100% local guaranteed !
Because who could introduce you to the city better than the people living in it, and knowing the local culture from the inside? And as such we are able to give all the tips about what to do and where to go. Anne, Gabriel, Gustave, Leo, Matthias, Remy, Thomas and Viviane were raised in Alsace, fed by alsatian food, immersed in local culture since childhood, we are ambassadors of our region.
Every tour is different
Because each of our guides created his own tour, regarding his own interests, specialities and personality. We are no robots, and therefore, each one has his own unique way to guide a tour and present things. And of course every one of you is different and we adapt our tours to our guests, because we love to exchange and interact with you!
Invested
Because while being fun-loving and openhearted, we take our job seriously and professionally, we give you the best of ourselves each and every guided tour, and try to answer every possible question, adapting ourselves to your interests and knowledge.
Passionate
Because we love our city and we love sharing it. We are eager to talk about everything and would hate to be boring, even for a minute.
You are 100% free
You can join our free tours whenever you want, no need to book, and you are free to leave whenever you want as well.
We are united
Happy Strasbourg is a member of the Free Tour Community, whose members are all local and independent initiatives, all operating under the “name your own price” model. Its new members are selected by current members on quality criteria, the most obvious of which is the overall rating given on sites like Tripadvisor. In this community we remain independent of each other, but we are committed to supporting each other to provide the highest quality cultural experiences and to promote the concept of free tours around the world. The idea is that by helping each other we all become better.
on Google
Ann did our tour and we loved it! She is an enthusiast and fun guide who knows very well every bit of the city. Also, she added her own experience... read more
Marina Garcia10 January 2024
Mattias was a good and inspirational tourguide
tim odeh10 January 2024
here's the thing - I was coming from Venice where I thought I had met the best guide ever and even though Strasbourg is a city you can't get to... read more
Marek Marek10 January 2024
Was very nice to make the tour with Mathias. He really knows a lot about the city and it's history.
Cami Lucini10 January 2024
A very happy and lively tour with Ann in Strasbourg! Interesting and gripping histories, funny intermezzo’s and personal stories.
Barbara Henkes10 January 2024
A great tour of Petite France. There were lots of stories that make up the overall area with facts. Gabriel is a very nice and knowledgeable your. Highly recommend to... read more
Arin Canbolat3 January 2024
on Tripadvisor
I love doing walking tours when I travel, so when in Strasbourg for a few days I did the Petite France one with Matthias. It was great and was just... read more
TO-psych13 September 2022
Our guide was called Anne and she walked us through the streets of Strasbourg from the cathedral through the streets and dight of the Southern part of the city, La... read more
Daniel168514 July 2022
We took the Happy Free Strasbourg Original Tour in English and it was guided by Remy who was excellent. His explanations of each of the sites we visited was excellent... read more
PapaBear10 October 2021
Our tour with Matthias was just great! He has a great knowledge of the city, always combining history lessons with a good joke, very approachable and wants you to have... read more
Nicolas L26 September 2021
We were at the Strasbourg‘s Cathedral when we randomly met Remy, our super knowledgeable and funny guide. He made us feel like we were a couple of college friends walking... read more
Aleksa5 September 2020
Don't miss the walking tour with Remy. He really knows his stuff and made the walked very interesting and fun!
You will end the tour with a solid general knowledge... read more
Micaela F M4 September 2020
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The Mid-2021 news
First of all, we will resume on Wednesday, June 9th. From that date until June 30th, we will be offering the Original Tour in English EVERY DAY at 14h30 (2:30pm) as before.
Saturdays and Sundays you can enjoy the Petite France Tour in English at 11h (11:00am)
Statue’s secrets – Kléber
HistoryAdresses Statue's secrets - Kléber May 7th 2021, by Remy Strasbourg city center is home to some pretty statues. Yet the inhabitants sometimes pay little attention to them. Of course, as we pass by them every day, they are now part of our daily routines and we...
The half-timbered style
Let’s talk a little about Alsatian houses, the half-timbered houses (maisons à colombage) also referred to in French as the houses with timber frame panels or studwork. This “colombage” allows us to add this monument to the five “C’s” of Alsace.. which, of course, work better in French : cathédrale (easy enough), choucroute (=sauerkraut), cigogne (=stork), coiffe (=headdress) and colombage (=half-timbering).
The Battle of Hausbergen
The Battle of Hausbergen, an important event in the history of Strasbourg. And what better time than March 8th to do a little historical reminder? Yes, because it was on March 8th of the year 1262 that took place this battle which was to change the fate of Strasbourg.
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