Finally, after the long period of dark, gloomy and rainy weather we were rewarded with a couple days of sun. So, I couldn't help myself but get out and have a lovely walk in town.
You would be surprised why in town, not in the nature? Because, my fellow Steemians, in my opinion, Strasbourg is one of the most beautiful European town rich of esthetic architectural details and history.
Strasbourg is the largest city in the French region called Alsace which is situated on the eastern side of France, right on the border with Germany. It is a unique piece of land with a long history of being a center of a dispute in regards to the ownership between these two countries. Due to that a very specific mix of French and German architecture, traditions, gastronomic legacy, and mentality has formed and coexist in a perfect harmony even today - Strasbourg is the perfect example of it. It is situated right on the border and due to the European Union, open borders policy to cross these two countries is not more difficult than literally cross a bridge through the river of Rhin.
The history of the Strasbourg dates back to the ancient Rome empire. It began as the fortified military outpost and it perfectly well explains why the city center is conveniently situated in the small isle that is surrounded by the river "L'Ill".
In 1988 the old town was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO (The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) and it is always a great pleasure to take a stroll through the streets of the old town and find some little details, what I've missed before. It is truly a treat for the eyes and an artistic soul.
My route began by crossing the river.....
...and following pretty straight street that leads to the Place Kleber. It is a must to look up and say hello to the local - a massive metal bear embedded in the shopping mall facade.
Place Kleber. It is the main place for shopping, relaxing and various events. In summer part of it is covered with fountains right now, the place is used for the Flee market.
Following the cozy streets further.
Getting close to the very heart of the city - The Cathedral.
An absolutely beautiful architectural gem with a long history and completely unexpected and unconventional use that I'll cover the other time.
The different sides...
The surroundings of the Cathedral square.
If you look up to the rooftops you will notice a very curious thing - a row of unusual little windows. Nowadays they serve as the attic windows, however, if I am correct, originally they had the defense fortification function. Was used for shooting through in the event of the attack on the city.
Palais Rohan - built in 18 century. The former residence of the prince-bishops, cardinals, kings, and Napoleon. It is considered a masterpiece of French Baroque architecture. My apologies for not being able to convey the full beauty but I might come back to it in the summer.
Maison Kammerzell. One of the most ornate and well preserved medieval civil housing buildings built in mid of 15 century in the late Gothic style.
Every time when I walk, what really catches my eye the most are little gorgeous details covering building facades and not only...
Even a street lamps are straight from the fairy tale.
To be honest it was a bit shame on me to take pictures now since it will not convey the full beauty that this lovely place can offer at summer time but I'll do that later again, so you'd have a comparison.
In any case,I hope you enjoyed as much as I did.
Have a lovely week everyone!
Much love <3
@gretum
Thank you for this very thorough #walkwithme through Strasbourg, I cannot believe my eyes, what fabulous architecture everywhere, all the tiny details in everything, the history...it's so much to take in!
This decoration is amazing to me...what would go through its mouth?
It is truly amazing. All city seems to be built with such a passion for beauty that even after two years here I still discover little things that I haven't noticed before every time I go for a walk.
This decoration is part of the Cathedral. There are few of them actually in different sides of the doors. Knowing a bit of history of this place it makes me think that it might have been used to hang up lanterns. I am not certain though. I'll write a small piece on the unusual use of the Cathedral building a bit later on. Maybe it will make more sense then :)
Love the bear sitting inside the building!! We haven't been to Strasbourg but it looks awesome. Also thank you so much for joining our Discord Travel Group!!!!
Thank you so much for a warm welcome and taking a moment to visit my blog! I really appreciate it!
Strasbourg is a truly unique place and France/Germany (I am constantly between these two since Strasbourg is literally on the border) are two wonderful countries worth visiting :)
@originalworks
really amazing the town its so rich in cultural form
Indeed it is. It was just one part of it. It has so much more :)
Beautiful place. Beautiful buildings.
Would love to visit that cathedral.
I'm really glad you enjoyed. It is not that well know tourist destination so I though that it might be interesting to share. When the first time I saw Cathedral it resembled me a Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris a lot (apparently they are even called the same Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg/de Paris). With all the attention to details etc., However this one is missing one tower :)
amazing details that buildings in this city have. I don't like France, but Strasbourg is pretty awesome ;)
It is a very unique place with so much to offer. Like I mentioned a mix of everything that France and Germany has. However, to my surprise not that well known so not very touristy since everyone knows mainly Paris and Provence :)
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This post giving us lot of detail thank you my dear Greta :-) and the town is so amazing make me feel jealous :-)
It is definitely worth visiting at least once :)
Absolutely !! I think I have to save money for the trip now :-)
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