Description Strasbourg, France

Strasbourg - a city for people who are attracted to old buildings and appreciate the beauty of the quiet streets. You can visit the preserved monuments of architecture and art. City of Strasbourg is located near the French-German border. In the German pronunciation of the city name sounds "Strasburg", which can be translated as "city roads.

Strasbourg - the historic capital of Alsace and the Department of Bas-Rhin prefecture. Located on the River Isle, in 3 km west of the Rhine on the border with Germany, opposite the German town of Kehl.

City many times to change its identity, then moving to Germany, then to France. Strasbourg - at first glance, a typical German city - passed into the hands of France in the middle of XVII century, after the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648). Constant transition from Germany to France had a tremendous impact on the Alsace, and in particular at Strasbourg, now he is a remarkable product of an intermingling of two cultures: the German and French.

Now, in Strasbourg, there are such important structures as the European Parliament and the Council of Europe, part of the structure of which is the European Court of Human Rights.

Hotels in Strasbourg built in the style of the whole city. They are like castles and palaces, they lived in the French nobility. Having been in Strasbourg, you can feel in the days of knights fighting, into the spirit of the aristocracy and visit the famous Cathedral.