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10 Instagram spots in Strasbourg worth stopping for
A lace-cut cathedral, canals and timbered houses: Strasbourg mixes French and German building styles. These 10 spots center on the old town and Petite France.
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Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg
The Gothic west front is carved in fine detail around the rose window. The roof platform gives the panorama over the city roofs.
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Protection des mineurs
A small house on its own island, reached by stairs from the Covered Bridges. Summer plants fill the passage; the door is sometimes open.
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Place Benjamin-Zix
Black-and-white timbered houses stand along the river on this small square. Shoot across the water for the houses with their reflections.
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Pont Saint-Martin
A stone bridge with decorated railings between colorful timbered houses. The green house at the bridge and the yellow row behind give the layered shot.
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Pont du Faisan
A simple wooden footbridge with green railings over the canal. The patterned timbered houses on both banks fill the frame from mid-bridge.
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Rue du Bai-aux-Plantes
A lane in Petite France lined with timbered houses and window plants. The short street fits in one frame from either end.
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L'ami Schutz
A restaurant front covered in climbing plants. Autumn turns the leaves deep red for the strongest color.
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Restaurant Marco Polo
A restaurant that appears to stand on the river with a terrace over the water. Shoot the terrace from the opposite bank.
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A school building with a formal facade on the Canal du Faux-Rempart. The opposite bank gives the straight view; sunset lights the front.
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Carousel - Place Gutenberg
An old-style carousel on the square among small food stalls. Evening lights give the retro look after dark.
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