# OLD TOWN (Grande Île) 7 

Surrounded on one side by the main channel of the Ill River and on the other side by the Canal du Faux-Rempart, a canalized arm of that river, the charming old town of Strasbourg – a UNESCO World Heritage Site – is a paradise for pedestrians and home to an impressive historic and architectural heritage.

City District World Heritage Site: since 1988

by Jonathan Martz / CC BY-SA 3.0

# PETITE FRANCE (Tanners’ Quarter) 6 

Situated on the Grande Île, Strasbourg’s most picturesque area is renowned for its canals, its extremely well-preserved half-timbered houses (that date back to the 16th and 17th centuries), and its covered bridges.

City District World Heritage Site: since 1988

by Guilhem Vellut / CC BY-SA 2.0

# Fine Arts Museum (Musée des Beaux-Arts) 5.5 

Housed in the baroque Palais Rohan, Strasbourg’s Museum of Fine Arts displays works by non-Upper Rhenish artists from between the 14th century and 1871 and by Upper Rhenish artists from between 1681 and 1871.

• • • Important Masterpieces: 2
    • Highlight: Portrait of A Young Lady by Raphael and Giulio Romano (1520), 60 cm x 40 cm

1) Portrait of a Young Lady, Raphael and Giulio Romano (1520), 
260 cm x 40 cm
 by Wikimedia / Public Domain

2) Vanity, or Luxuria, Hans Memling (c. 1485)
20 cm × 13 cm (7.9 in × 5.1 in)
 by Wikimedia / Public Domain

3) La Garde civique de Saint-Adrien, Cornelis Engelsz (1612), 
178 cm × 510 cm (70 in × 16.7 ft)
 by Wikimedia / Public Domain

4) La Belle Strasbourgeoise, Nicolas de Largillière (1703), 
138 cm × 106 cm (54 in × 41 in)
 by Wikimedia / Public Domain

5) The Virgin of Consolation, William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1875),
204 cm × 147 cm
 by Wikimedia / Public Domain

6) Portrait of a Bearded Man, Tintoretto (1620), 
55 cm x 44.5 cm 
 by Wikimedia / Public Domain  

7) Cephalus and Procris, Paolo Veronese (1580-1582),
162 cm × 185 cm (63 in × 72 in)
 by Wikimedia / Public Domain 

8) Mater Dolorosa, El Greco (c. 1509), 
52 cm × 36 cm
 by Wikimedia / Public Domain 
 
9) Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Jusepe de Ribera (1616),
126 cm × 112 cm (50 in × 44 in)
 by Wikimedia / Public Domain  

10) Virgin and Child with two Angels, Sandro Botticelli (1468–1469) 
107 cm × 75 cm 
 by Wikimedia / Public Domain

Fine Arts Museum Gallery Space: ca. 4,000 m2 | Galleries: 20 | Artworks on Display: ca. 250 | Established: 1890| Visitors (2017): 66,533

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# Musée de l'oeuvre-Notre-Dame 5.5 

Located in excellently restored buildings from the era, this museum displays Upper Rhenish fine and decorative arts from the early Middle Ages until 1681.

• • • Important Masterpieces: 1
    • Highlight: Romanesque stained-glass window "Head of Christ" from Wissembourg (11th or 12th century)

1) Portrait Romanesque stained-glass window Head of Christ from Wissembourg (11th or 12th century),
diameter 25 cm
 by Wikimedia / Public Domain

2) Saint Catherine and Mary Magdalene, Konrad Witz (c. 1440),
161 cm × 131 cm (63.3 in × 51.5 in)
 by Wikimedia / Public Domain

3) Summer or the Five Senses, Sebastian Stoskopff (1633), 
114 x 186 cm
 by Wikimedia / Public Domain

Fine Arts Museum Gallery Space: ca. 2,000 m2 | Galleries: 42 | Established: 1956 | Visitors (2018): 51,959

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# ROHAN PALACE 5.5

Built in the 1720s, this elegant baroque palace with its attractive classical façade, today houses three exceptional museums: the Fine Arts Museum, the Museum of Decorative Arts, and the Archaeological Museum.

Palace

by Radek Kucharski / CC BY-SA 2.0

# Parc de l'Orangerie 5.5

Situated opposite the Council of Europe, this beautiful park features a pavilion, tree-lined paths, pretty gardens, a couple of restaurants, a small zoo, a lake – where one can rent a rowboat in the summer – a waterfall, and a bowling alley.

Park Land Area: 0.26 km2 / 64 acres | Created: 1801

by Fabien Romary / CC BY-SA 3.0

# Place Kléber 5.5

Named after General Jean-Baptiste Kléber, the largest square in Strasbourg is a very pleasant pedestrian area with beautiful historic buildings, flowerbeds, and water fountains.

Square 

by Jorge Franganillo / CC BY-SA 2.0

# Musée d'Art moderne et contemporain 5.5

Located in the Petite France district along the banks of the River Ill in a building dating from 1997, this museum is home to an expansive collection of 19th- and 20th-century paintings.

• • • Important Masterpieces: 0
    • Highlight: The Forest, Heinrich Campendonk (1919)

by D Delavierre / CC BY-SA 4.0

1) The Forest, Heinrich Campendonk  (1919), 
260 cm x 40 cm
 by Wikimedia / Public Domain

2) Le Salon de Musique, Wassily Kandinsky (1931)
20 cm × 13 cm (7.9 in × 5.1 in)
 by Wikimedia / Public Domain

3) Hortus Conclusus, Mimmo Paladino (1992), 
178 cm × 510 cm (70 in × 16.7 ft)
 by Wikimedia / Public Domain

Fine Arts Museum Gallery Space: ca. 10,000 m2 | Galleries: 40 | Artworks on Display: ca. 250 | Established: 1998 | Visitors (2017): 126,453

# Musée Alsacien 5.5 

Located in several 17th-century houses, the Alsatian Museum displays an impressive collection of folk art, furniture, costumes, and domestic items. 

Museum

by Fabio / CC BY-SA 2.0