Activities in Strasbourg
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Club Vosgien
The Strasbourg section of the Club Vosgien , a regional walking organisation founded in 1872, runs walks, cycling excursions and snow-shoe trips for its members (guests welcome) in the Vosges and other parts of Alsace; there are departures at around 08:00 each Sunday and sometimes on other days too. No reservations are needed for trips by private car (passengers pay around €0.06 per kilometre) or train; reserve a few days ahead for bus trips (around €12). Insurance costs €4.
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Cave des Hospices de Strasbourg
This brick-vaulted wine cellar nestles deep in the bowels of Strasbourg's hospital. A hospice back in the days when wine was considered a cure for all ills, today the cellar bottles first-rate Alsatian wines from rieslings to sweet muscats. One of its historic barrels is filled with a 1472 vintage.
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Brasseries Heineken
In the greatest of keg-rolling traditions, the Heineken brewery promises to refresh the parts that other lagers cannot reach on two-hour tours (some in English; reserve ahead). The brewery is 2.5km north of Grande Île; take bus 4 to the Schiltigheim Mairie stop in Schiltigheim.
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Brasseries Kronenbourg
Selling 700 million litres of beer in France every year – enough to fill about 250 Olympic swimming pools! – this brewery is in Cronenbourg, 2.5km northwest of Grande Île. Call ahead to join a thirst-quenching 1½-hour tour (some in English), which includes a tasting.
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Le Vaisseau
Science is never boring at this interactive science and technology museum, 2.5km southeast of the cathedral. There are plenty of hands-on activities to amuse little minds, from crawling through an ant colony to creating cartoons and broadcasting the news.
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Strasbourg Fluvial
Boat excursions (70 minutes) with English commentary that take in Petite France and the European institutions are run by Strasbourg Fluvial .
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River Ill
The leafy paths that shadow the River Ill and its canalised branch, the Fossé du Faux Rempart, are great for an impromptu picnic or a romantic stroll.
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Batorama
This outfit runs scenic 70-minute boat trips, which glide along the storybook canals of Petite France, taking in the Vauban Dam and the glinting EU institutions. Tours depart in front of Palais Rohan.
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