FREE TOURS

ORIGINAL FREE TOUR

(around 1h45 duration)

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 river, 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.

In winter season (January’s second week to March’s second to last week) the Original and Petite France Free Tours are replaced by the Ideal Free Tour at 14h30.

PETITE FRANCE FREE TOUR

(around 1h15 duration)

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.

In winter season (January’s second week to March’s second to last week) the Petite France and Original Free Tours are replaced by the Ideal Free Tour at 14h30.

IDEAL FREE TOUR

(Durée 1h50 environ)

The Ideal Free Tour offers you a summary of the Original and Petite France Tours for your greatest pleasure! It takes you to the most famous squares of Strasbourg. Always starting from the incredible cathedral with its 1000 years of history, we will guide you through the Grand Island of Strasbourg to discover the different periods that have shaped it, to end in the picturesque Petite France, a real Alsatian postcard.

You will see the main places and monuments, hear their stories and quirky anecdotes, without forgetting present-day Strasbourg, with its gastronomic culture, its modern life and its good addresses. The creation of our homes, their architecture, and our legends and traditions handed down over the centuries will hold no secrets for you.

You will start with the eastern part behind the cathedral, where the original Roman camp was located, then you will cross the Ill river, the main river of all of Alsace, which outlines the contours of the historic center. There you will reach the German district, a unique Wilhelminian quarter of the German era, to return to the western part with the traditional quarter of Petite France.

You will hear about the duality of our identity and Alsatian history, a bridge built on war and peace, culture and language. All in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, because we put all our efforts into creating a personal visit. It’s our way of sharing our story with you.

With the Ideal Tour, the guide will take you around the Cathedral and the Republic squares, Kléber and Benjamin Zix squares, and also in lesser-known places such as Saint-Etienne square for example. We can’t tell you more, because each guide does their guided tour in their own way, we don’t all go to the same places 😉

SECRET FREE TOUR

(around 1h45 duration)

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! 😉