bLOGBOOK - Strasbourg

Strasbourg, bridge Ponts Couverts

Strasbourg

Strasbourg: the Council of Europe and the European Parliament. For many people this city is just a place where go to work, for most of the people is place poor of interest when, on the contrary, is full of charme. Its old Medieval houses brushed by the river Ill offer a unique atmosphere, donating admirable glimpses to be experienced. Walking through the city center as well as visiting the Petite-France area is an immersion into the past: there everything seems to be remained as it was century ago. Alleys and half-timbered houses well restore the idea of old days belonged to an age far away in time. Promenades and pedestrian areas build an extended network up for silence, giving the idea of a daily life far from modernity. Outside the old town center life runs fast, with all the frenzy tipical of our modern society, in contrast with the great tranquillity breathable at Place de la Cathédrale or in Place du Marché Gayot. Both are, each in its own way, places where people meet to relax. Restaurant and pubs situated along the perimeter of the square are the main starring of city life. In Place de la Cathédrale the majestic Cathedral of Our Lady stands out in all its power, but the Roman Catholic catedral is not the only attraction. Close to it there's the Kammerzell House, one of the most famous buildings of Strasbourg and one of the most ornate and well preserved medieval civil housing buildings in late Gothic architecture. Place du Marché Gayot is on the other hand a small and cute closed space enclosed by half-timbered houses and trees.

   River Ill passes through the city creating islets and making Strasbourg a city of water courses and bridges. Among them, the medieval bridge Ponts Couverts is without any doubt to don't miss. Sights to visit are a lot. Indeed Strasbourg is permeated of history. The Protestant reformation, the Holy Roman empire, Napoleone Bonaparte, the Franco-Prussian war, the first and the second World War: history books were written here. And today Strasbourg has another story to tell, another completely new and totally different. The Council of Europe and the European Parliament are here, and for such a reason for many people the city is just a place where go to work, missing all the treasures Strasbourg can give.


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