Itinerary · Grand Est
Strasbourg and Colmar for couples: cathedral, museums and Alsace villages
Four days for two between northern and southern Alsace: the spire of Strasbourg Cathedral and its treasury of sculptures, the Issenheim Altarpiece in Colmar, and a final escape to Riquewihr, where half-timbered rooftops turn gold at sunset.
4 days · 8 stops · Romantic
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Overview
Numbers follow the order of the route, day by day — the dashed line is indicative, not a precise driving route.
Day 1
Strasbourg, the cathedral and its treasury
A pink sandstone spire visible for miles, an astronomical clock that draws crowds at noon, then, right across the square, the house where the facade's original sculptures are kept — away from the weather and the crowds, a close encounter with the faces that have watched over the city since the Middle Ages.
Pink sandstone spireChurch · Strasbourg
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg, édifice gothique construit entre le XIIIe et le XVe siècle, est le siège de l'Archevêque de Strasbourg. Dédiée à la Vierge…
The facade's original sculpturesMuseum · Strasbourg
Musée de l'Œuvre-Notre-Dame
The Musée de l'Œuvre Notre-Dame is an art museum located in Strasbourg, in the Bas-Rhin, within the former house of the Œuvre Notre-Dame, an institution…
Day 2
Palais Rohan and a church for two
Morning in the reception rooms of the Palais Rohan, among Giotto, Raphael and Rubens; afternoon in a 13th-century Protestant collegiate church, quiet and almost secret, just streets from the bustle of Petite France.
Giotto, Raphael, RubensMuseum · Strasbourg
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg
Le Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg, situé au premier étage du palais Rohan, propose un panorama de l'histoire de la peinture européenne des origines à 1870.…
Gothic portal, away from the crowdsChurch · Strasbourg
Église Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune
L'église Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune est un édifice gothique situé à Strasbourg, en Alsace. Collégiale de rite protestant depuis la Réforme, elle demeure un…
Day 3
Colmar, the Issenheim Altarpiece and the old town
A former Dominican convent turned showcase for one of the masterpieces of German painting, then a short walk through half-timbered lanes to the Gothic collegiate church that watches over the old town — the busiest day of the trip, and the most moving.
The Issenheim AltarpieceMuseum · Colmar
Musée Unterlinden
The Unterlinden Museum is located in Colmar in the Haut-Rhin. Its collections span a broad historical period, from the Middle Ages to contemporary times,…
Gothic heart of the old townChurch · Colmar
Collégiale Saint-Martin de Colmar
La Collégiale Saint-Martin est un édifice religieux de style gothique situé à Colmar, en Haut-Rhin. Constituée en tant que collégiale, cette église demeure un…
Day 4
Bartholdi, then an escape to Riquewihr
The birthplace of the sculptor behind the Statue of Liberty, before taking the wine road to Riquewihr, one of France's most beautiful villages, where a 13th-century fortified tower offers, at golden hour, a view over the rooftops and the Alsace plain that alone is worth the trip.
Birthplace of the Liberty sculptorMuseum · Colmar
Musée Bartholdi
The Bartholdi Museum is located in the birthplace of sculptor Auguste Bartholdi in Colmar, in the Haut-Rhin department. It belongs to the category of house…
Rooftop views since 1291Museum · Riquewihr
Musée du Dolder
The Dolder Museum is a museum located in Riquewihr, in the Haut-Rhin department, in the Grand Est region. It occupies the emblematic Dolder tower, a building…
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