StreetArtMap is an interactive map that flags Strasbourg's best street art sites. By clicking on different icons scattered across a map of the French city, ...

The Strasbourg Christmas Market is the oldest in France and one of the most famous. It started in 1570 and consists of several markets scattered around the city's squares.

France’s TGV high-speed rail network is one of the best in the world. Just a few hours from Paris, Strasbourg’s main station is just a few minutes’ walk to the Petite France neighborhood.

Air France flies Heathrow to Strasbourg, but only via Amsterdam, from five hours in all (airfrance.fr).Or train it from London on Eurostar and the TGV-Est, also from about five hours and £200 return.

When President Barack Obama visited Strasbourg, France to attend a NATO Summit in 2009, he spoke at a town hall meeting on the eve of the Summit. On that occasion, he remarked: “Strasbourg has ...