"Visite complète" including European Institutions - 2h30

Meet your guide on Place d'Austerlitz, where you will get a short introduction to the city through a talk beside the famous small-scale model (located on Place d'Austerlitz)


Then you'll start the circuit through the imperial german district: the Neustadt, then to the European Institutions and finally back through old town: Petite France
Crossing Pont du Corbeau then passing Place Gutenberg, and soon you'll arrive in front of one of the highlights of the tour: Cathedrale Notre Dame de Strasbourg. 
Then you'll marvel at the architecture of prussian buildings, including the Palais Universitaire and the institutions located on Place de la République (Palais du Rhin, Theatre National de Strasbourg) where you'll get an insight of the german side of the city: the Neustadt (the imperial prussian district from late 19th century)
Passing the city council and the opera house on Place Broglie, you'll cycle through the smallest streets around the cathedral and discover some hidden secrets close to Place Saint Etienne.
Passing through the Neustadt, you'll arrive in the heart of the European district, with the European Parlement, the Council of Europe and the European Court for Human Rights.

Take a breath of fresh air in the Parc de l'Orangerie and its little zoo.



Then head to the old town, through Place Kleber and pedestrian street Grand'Rue. A stop on Place Benjamin Zix, in the heart of Petite France district.
Next you'll get to see the "covered bridges" Ponts Couverts and the Vauban Dam (Barrage Vauban) of the 18th century.
On your way back to Place d'Austerlitz , you'll pass along a piece of the city wall (rue du fossée des orphelins) of the 14th century.




The tour lasts 2 hours
Please be aware that we will have to pick up the bikes on Place d'Austerlitz and park them back at the end of the circuit, this should take 20 minutes. You will be riding your bike approx. 1h, and 30mn will consist in an introduction to the city and the bike pick-up/drop-off.












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