The Mémorial de l’Alsace-Moselle, 50km southwest of Strasbourg in Schirmeck, takes an unblinking but reconciliatory look at the region’s traumatic modern history, which saw residents change nationality four times in 75 years.
Mémorial de l’Alsace-Moselle
Alsace
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25.18 MILES
Nothing prepares you for your first glimpse of Strasbourg's Cathédrale Notre-Dame, completed in all its Gothic grandeur in 1439. The lace-fine facade…
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17.37 MILES
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Nearby Alsace attractions
1. Centre Européen du Résistant Déporté
2.74 MILES
The Centre Européen du Résistant Déporté near Natzweiler-Struthof pays homage to Europe’s Resistance fighters.
2.76 MILES
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Stretch your legs by strolling around Obernai’s 13th-century ramparts, accessible from the square in front of the twin-spired, neo-Gothic Église St-Pierre…
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The hillside Chapelle St-Sébastien is known for its Romanesque tower and Gothic choir.
14.8 MILES
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8. Château du Haut Kœnigsbourg
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