Travel Guide Strasbourg 2016 - BAZAAR of MOXEN

TRAVEL
GUIDE
STRASBOURG
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Table of contents………………………………………………...2
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2. Introduction………………………………………………………..3
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3. Easiest way to arrive in Strasbourg………………………7
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4. Venue….…………………………………………………………….11
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5. Hotels………………………………………………………………..13
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6. Visiting Strasbourg……………………………………………..16
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7. Food and Drinks…………………………………………………20
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INTRO
DUCTION
Welcome to Strasbourg !
Strasbourg is the 9th French urban area with around
760 000 inhabitants. It's located in the extreme
north east of the country, but it's a central place in
Europe. The nearest important city is Stuttgart
(Germany).
Language
The official language is French, and here are some
useful expressions if you sadly encounter someone
who doesn’t speak English.
English
French
Hello
Bonjour
Yes
Oui
No
Non
I don’t speak French
Je ne parle pas français
I don’t understand
Je ne comprends pas
How much is it ?
Combien ça coûte ?
Expensive
Cher
Cheap
Pas cher
I like it
Ça me plait
Excuse me
Excusez-moi / S’il vous
plait
Beer
Bière
Thank you
Merci
Bye
Au revoir
English
French
Go!
À toi !
Target ?
Cible ?
In response
En réponse
End of turn
Fin du tour
Wait
Attends
Draw (a carte)
Piocher
Draw (a game)
Égalité
Good luck!
Bonne chance !
Good game
Bien joué
I win
J’ai gagné
I lose
J’ai perdu
I concede
Je concède
Phonetics
“é” sounds [e]
“è” sounds [ɛ]
« ç » sounds [s]
“gn” sounds [ɲ]
General Tips
INTERNATIONAL PHONE CODE +33
TIME ZONE GMT +2
SMOKING smoking is forbidden in public places (bars,
restaurants, train stations, hotels,etc) but you can
smoke outdoors.
MONEY French currency is Euro. Credit cards are
widely used and accepted, specially Visa and
Mastercard. However, it’s always a good idea to have
some cash with you (some stores don’t accept credit
cards).
ELECTRICITY current is at 220V and 50Hz. Plug types
C, E and F
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE JULY 20 ˚C
EASIEST
WAY TO
ARRIVE TO
STRASBOURG
By plane –
Strasbourg Airport (SXB).
SXB is the nearest airport to Strasbourg
A shuttle train stops at the airport up to 4 per hour ,
allowing you to be in Strasbourg station in 9 minutes!
A covered pedestrian footbridge allows you to walk
between the airport and the station platform.
The "TER+CTS special ticket" to city cost 4,30€ and
allows you go anywhere in the city from the Airport
(1 single ride)
By train –
Strasbourg Rail station
There is two rail station in Strasbourg, but all the train
from the big city arrives at Strasbourg Rail Station.
Strasbourg is easily accessible by train from Paris
(2h20), Bussels (4h), Berlin (6h30), Milano (6h30)
By car
If you wish to travel by car, Strasbourg is connected to
the highways A4 and A35. To reach your destination,
you’ll need:
• From Munich: 4h, via E52, A35.
• From Brussels: 4h40 via E411, E25, A4; 13€ Toll fee
• From Paris: 5h00 via A4; 40€ Toll fee.
• From Milano: 5h30 via E35, E25, A45; 40€ Toll fee
If you want to carshare to come to Strasbourg, you
should use Blablacar!
VENUE
Address
Palais de la Musique et des Congrès
Hall PMC 3
Place de Bordeaux
67082 Strasbourg
France
How to get to the venue
If you take your accommodation in Strasbourg, trams
(lines B and E) and buses (line 50) can drive you to
the venue.
There is one tram each 5 to 10 minutes on Saturday
and one tram each 15 minutes on Sunday.
There is one bus each 42 minutes on Saturday and
very few buses on Sunday.
You’ll have to get off the tram or the bus at the
“Wacken” station, which is 350m only from the
venue.
One ticket will cost you 1,70€ for one ride
A roundtrip ticket (2 rides) will cost you 3,30€
Otherwise, if you come by car, you will find places to
park around the venue (rue du Tivoli, rue Pierre de
Coubertin, chemin de Wacken, …)
HOTELS
You’ll find above a selection of the nearest hotels
from the venue or from the public transports that’ll
bring you to the venue!
Near the venue
For those who’ll want to stay as close as possible of
the venue, here are the hotels located less than 15
minutes on feet.
Hotel ibis budget Strasbourg Palais des Congrès
1 bis ave. Pierre Mendès France
67300 Schiltigheim
+33 892 68 31 87
From 40€ / per night
Hotel Mercure Strasbourg Palais des Congrès
20 Place de Bordeaux
67000 Strasbourg
+33 3 88 37 80 00
From 86€ / per night
Hilton Strasbourg Hotel
1 Avenue Herrenschmidt
67000 Strasbourg
+33 3 88 37 10 10
From 109€ / per night
Near the transport
Hôtel Esplanade Strasbourg
1 Boulevard Leblois
67000 Strasbourg
+33 3 88 61 38 95
From 48€ / per night
Ligne E to go to the venue
Le Kleber Hotel
29 Place Kléber
67000 Strasbourg
+33 3 88 32 09 53
From 67€ / per night
Ligne B to go to the venue
Le Grand Hôtel
12 Place de la Gare
67000 Strasbourg
+33 3 88 52 84 84
From 75€ / per night
Ligne A or D then B to go to the venue
VISITING
STRASBOURG
La cathédrale – The minster
Place de la Cathédrale, 67000 Strasbourg
Every day from 07:00 to 11:15 and from 12:40 to 19:00
It’s a Roman cathedral although considerable parts of it
are still in Romanesque architecture, it is considered to be
among the finest examples of high, or late, gothic
architecture. Erwi von Steinbach is credited for major
contributions from 1277 to his death in 1318.
At 142 meters (466 feet), it was the world’s tallest building
from 1647 to 1874, when it was surpassed by St Nikolaï’s
Church, Germany. Today it is the sixth- tallest church in the
world and the highest still-standing structure built entirely
in the Middle Ages. The cathedral is visible far across the
plains of Alsace and can be seen from as far off as the
Vosges mountains or the Black Forest on the other side of
the Rhine.
Sandstone from the Vosges used in construction gives the
cathedral its characteristic pink hue.
The european Parliament
Allée du Printemps, 67000 Strasbourg
The European Union is having its seat in Strasbourg, in the
middle of Germany, Benelux and France, that constituted
the beginnings of what became the European Union.
The area surrounding it is interesting for walks or travel by
bike, and you can also visit the Parliament, and sometimes
even watch one of the sessions.
Palais Rohan
2 Place du Château, 67000 Strasbourg
Wednesday to Monday from 10:00 to 18:00
It is home to three of Strasbourg's most important
museums: the Archaeological Museum (Musée
archéologique, basement), the Museum of Decorative Arts
(Musée des arts décoratifs, ground floor) and the Museum
of Fine Arts (Musée des beaux-arts, first and second floor).
The municipal art gallery, Galerie Robert Heitz, in a lateral
wing of the palace, is used for temporary exhibitions.
La petite France
It is a district of Strasbourg, famous for its pavement, small
houses and canals. It is close to the Station and the
Cathedral, and makes for a very nice walk, that really
emphasizes the « typical » alsacian sight.
FOOD
AND
DRINK
Restaurants
Alsace is known for its nice wine and food. Choucroute,
Fleischnaka, Baeckeoffe are all specialties from Alsace and
are featured in most of the local restaurants. For a nice
typical meal, you can expect to pay around 20 to 30€,
depending on how many courses, dessert, etc. Tips are not
an obligation.
The easiest way to find a restaurant from the venue is to
take the tram back to « Homme de Fer » or « Gallia ».
Once in the center you are likely to find something fine to
eat (and at a reasonable price if you're not sitting next to
the cathedral).
Big groups
Flam’s
29 Rue des Frères
+33 3 88 36 36 90
A chain serving all you can
eat flammenkueche. It is
one of the few places that
can welcome big groups of
hungry people. You also
need to call beforehand to
make sure there is enough
room for you, especially
on the week-end.
Au Brasseur
22 rue des veaux
+33 3 88 36 12 13
A restaurant where you
can eat flammenkueche,
don't miss the happy hour
from 5pm to 7pm.
However you need to call
beforehand to make sure
that there is enough room.
It also mainly a bar, open
until one.
Other restaurants
Académie de la bière
17 rue adolph seyboth
+33 3 88 22 38 88
This is one of the best
place to get food and a
good beer in a nice
environment.
You definitely need to try
the "patates au munster",
but you can also get a
burger or flammenkuche if
you prefer.
Open from 11:00 to 04:00.
Chez Yvonne
10 rue du sanglier
+33 3 88 32 84 15
Typical Alsatian restaurant,
famous for being the
meeting place for French
presidents and German
chancellors
(Mitterand/Kohl,
Chirac/Schroeder).
Open from 11:45 to 14:15
and 18:00 to 23:00
L'Épicerie
6 rue du vieux seigle
+33 3 88 32 52 41
One of the nicest place to
eat. A small room with a
"stammtisch", a big oak
table where everyone
seat.
No flammenkuche or
burger, but big slices of
bread
generously
garnished.
Open from 11:30 to 01:30
Other restaurants
Zuem Strissel
5 Place de la Grande
Boucherie
+33 3 88 32 14 73
Another very good place
to eat typical Alsatian
food. Not only choucroute,
but
also
Baeckeoffe,
poultry
cooked
with
Alsatian wine or fish
served with Alsatian wine.
Open from 11:45 to 14:30
and 18:30 to 22:30
Gurtlerhoft
13 Place de la Cathédrale
+33 3 88 75 00 75
One of the best place to
eat typical Alsatian food.
To go there, you must first
take the stairs to the cave.
Yes, the restaurant is one
gigantic medieval cave,
nicely decorate.
Open from 11:45 to 13:45
and 18:45 to 21:45
La Cloche à Fromage
27 Rue des Tonneliers
+33 3 88 23 13 19
You don’t want to hear
about
choucroute
or
flammenkuche anymore,
and you like cheese. No,
you love cheese.
Here is the place for you!
There
is
cheese
everywhere.
Open from 12:00 to 14:00
and 19:00 to 21:45
Bars
You prefer drinking than eating. Sure, Welcome in Alsace.
First, check
- L’académie de la bière
- Au Brasseur
in the restaurant section
No, you realy just want a place where you can olny drink.
Ok, follow the line.
Les BerThoM
18 rue des tonneliers
+33 3 88 32 81 18
The best place in the very
Centrum of Strasbourg to
drink a Bier
Open from 17:00 to 02:30
Le Raffiot - Barco Latino
Quai des pêcheurs
Located on boats, those
two club-bars are in the
same street and if the
weather is nice, you can
also have drinks outside,
on the water
Open from 14:00 to 05:00
Le Trou
5 rue des couples
You want to be a lot in
very small bar and drink
shots, here you go !
Open from 20:00 to 04:00
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