The half-timbered style

The half-timbered style

Architecture Folklore History The half-timbered style March 31st 2021, by Gabriel 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...
The Battle of Hausbergen

The Battle of Hausbergen

Dates History The Battle of Hausbergen March 8th 2021, by Gabriel The Battle of Hausbergen, an important event in the history of Strasbourg. By dint of mentioning this famous date of 1262 during our visits, I ended up thinking that the knowledge of this historic...