# 4 days in Strasbourg, Colmar and Obernai

> For the Ascension weekend, we chose to visit part of Alsace, Strasbourg and its surroundings.

Source: https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/en/blog/4-days-strasbourg-colmar-obernai/
Published on 15 May 2021

For the Ascension weekend, we chose to visit part of Alsace, **Strasbourg and its surroundings**. We had already been there many years ago, in 2013, but the memories were starting to fade: so it was time to go back!   
We went there [by train from Gare de l’Est](https://fnty.co/c/r-rkQpMvus): the return trip on a direct service (1h50) cost us **91€ per person** (_youth card fare_). Strasbourg station is right next to the town centre, a short ten minutes' walk from the Petite France district and fifteen minutes from the cathedral.

Since we had no car for these four days there, we preferred to visit Strasbourg at our own pace and make two escapes that are easily and quickly reachable by train: **Colmar and Obernai**. Tempted? Follow the programme!

## What to see in Strasbourg

### La Petite-France

**La Petite-France** is the district you have in mind when you think of the city of Strasbourg! Canals, half-timbered houses, little shops… the classic Alsatian district! Located in the south-east of the city, a stone's throw from the centre, this district deserves one or several visits.

We started our visit of the district with the **Ponts couverts** and their defensive towers spanning the four arms of the Ill. From there, we walked along the place du quartier blanc to climb up onto the **terrace of the Barrage Vauban**, which offers a panoramic view over the bridges. Back at the foot of the towers, a pretty house and its **wisteria** in front of the square des moulins catch the eye for taking lovely photos (_careful, this is private property, you cannot go down the stairs_). You then have the choice between the **quai du Woerthel** or the **quai de la Petite-France** to start your stroll through La Petite-France.

![Square tower of the Ponts Couverts reflected in the Ill](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-02-0a300252.webp)

![Vauban Dam and its long gallery of arches over the river](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-03-0028c36a.webp)

![Towers of the Ponts Couverts beneath the branches of a large tree](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-04-27158df4.webp)

![Arches of the dam lined up under a blue sky, foliage overhanging](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-05-48e2e38c.webp)

![The four towers of the Ponts Couverts lined up along the canal](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-06-d9879bc0.webp)

![Wisteria in bloom in front of a white house by the quay](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-07-bf0aca3b.webp)

![Low footbridge and medieval tower glimpsed through the trees](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-08-3323b6b1.webp)

![Flat roof of the Vauban Dam under a cloudy sky](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-09-118260b1.webp)

![Cascade of mauve wisteria along the tree-lined canal](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-10-2c166d1d.webp)

![House covered in ivy and wisteria beside the canal](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-11-ec55858e.webp)

![Canal and flower-covered house framed in a metal ring](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-12-14c5142e.webp)

The quai de la Petite France is very pleasant and gives access to the heart of the district of the same name. Do not miss **the rue des Tanneurs, the rue du Bain-aux-Plantes, the Grand rue, the place Benjamin Zix, the Petite France lock, the rue des moulins, the pont Saint-Martin**… picturesque viewpoints guaranteed! We found that there were not many people in that corner of Strasbourg at the moment, surely because of the health situation: in “normal” times, expect it to be packed!

![Canal lined with white houses, perfect reflection in the still water](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-13-0f41c126.webp)

![Dark half-timbered facades packed along a narrow lane](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-14-4a738cdd.webp)

![Colourful houses lined up along the canal and its quay](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-15-ba888d88.webp)

![Dark half-timbered house leaning over the narrow canal](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-16-72da0b5a.webp)

![Row of colourful houses at the edge of the choppy water](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-17-dd8095db.webp)

![Cobbled lane between two tall timber-framed houses](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-18-1f833bec.webp)

![Narrow street in the centre with a Gothic spire at the end](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-19-9b2488da.webp)

![Painted cooper's sign hanging in front of a pink facade](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-20-a26119b6.webp)

![Large half-timbered houses facing each other across the canal](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-21-230ea711.webp)

![Traveller leaning on the railing in front of the ivy-covered house](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-22-5bafb164.webp)

We then walked further towards the south of Strasbourg, near the Hôpital civil: the **historic cellar of the Hospices** is quite famous and is said to hold the oldest wine in the world! Unfortunately, at the moment, the cellar was closed.

### The quays and the banks of the Ill

The quays are one of the corners of Strasbourg we liked best during this weekend! Especially the **quai des bateliers** where you can sit at the water's edge facing the monuments of the historic centre. It is really pleasant to walk around the main island on the path that runs along the Ill and to stop on the many bridges: it gives you another perspective on the city! Not to be missed: **the cour du Corbeau facing the quai des bateliers, the Saint-Paul reformed church (viewpoint from the pont royal), the pont Saint-Etienne and its view over the elegant lycée des Pontonniers, the pont du théâtre just after the place de la république and its gardens, the pont de la Fonderie with the church of Saint-Pierre le jeune**…

![Neo-Gothic church with two spires on the bank of the Ill](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-23-162e7743.webp)

![Traveller leaning on a quayside railing, cathedral in the distance](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-24-12ab2bb9.webp)

![Weeping willow bending over the grassy riverbank](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-25-e74fd56d.webp)

![Wide river between two quays of apartment buildings, small boat in the distance](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-26-8cd32044.webp)

![Neo-Renaissance mansion and weeping willows at the water's edge](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-27-f992c22b.webp)

![Red barge moored along the quay with its pale facades](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-28-de03976b.webp)

We also visited the **botanical garden of the University of Strasbourg**, which is a bit further towards the east of the city. We would not necessarily recommend this detour if you have little time there, as the garden is not exceptional.

### The town centre and the cathedral

We do not have a precise itinerary to share with you for going through the town centre, because we simply wandered around the pedestrian streets and the various squares of Strasbourg. A few unmissables: **the place de la Cathédrale, the place du château, the rue Mercière (one of the finest views of the cathedral), the rue des Orfèvres, the Palais Rohan, the rue du vieux-marché aux poissons, the rue du bouclier, the place des tripiers, the place Broglie**… We are not mentioning the place Kléber which, for us, is not of much interest…

Obviously, you cannot come to Strasbourg without admiring its superb **cathedral** in pink sandstone. We were able to visit the inside without queuing, but unfortunately the panoramic terrace was still closed. The cathedral houses an **astronomical clock** that comes to life every day at 12:30.

![Cathedral spire rising at the end of a narrow lane](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-29-8cf5a032.webp)

![Long Gothic nave and rows of chairs beneath the vaults](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-30-1f32cad2.webp)

![Pink sandstone tower of the cathedral, shot from below](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-31-c7b9eb87.webp)

![Astronomical clock and its carved automata in the half-light](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-32-e8eaf9e9.webp)

![West front and rose window of the cathedral, passers-by at its foot](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-33-b1187fda.webp)

![Dizzying upward view of the cathedral's single spire](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-34-c3c8f910.webp)

![Side of the cathedral and its green roof seen from the square](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-35-35a1ba39.webp)

### The Orangerie park

Located in the north-east of the city, the **Orangerie park** is the perfect complement to a visit to Strasbourg. Count about thirty minutes' walk from the town centre to get there. We advise walking along the Ill from the quai des bateliers, then the quai des pêcheurs, passing next to the Saint-Paul church and taking the promenade that runs along the river. That way you reach the **European institutions** which sit on either side of the Ill: the European Parliament, the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights. These buildings are not particularly beautiful, more of an ageing modernism… But from there, you reach the entrance to the Orangerie park in a few seconds!

![Tree-lined branch of the river in front of modern buildings](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-36-8c6b8546.webp)

![European Parliament and its round tower at the water's edge](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-37-6b4897e5.webp)

![Curved glass buildings by the water under a grey sky](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-38-0c7d1f7f.webp)

![Glazed walkway linking two wings of the building above the bank](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-39-6b4226aa.webp)

If you want to escape the city for a few hours, this is where you should come! The park is quite big and offers enough points of interest not to get bored going round in circles: the orangerie itself with its fountain and its pretty gardens, the lake, the waterfall and even a mini zoo (closed at the moment). But above all, you have to come here to admire the **storks** that build their nests at the top of the buildings and the plane trees of the park!

![Small temple with white columns surrounded by flower beds](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-40-9b59ab9c.webp)

![Yellow neoclassical building and round fountain at the centre of the park](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-41-0a753c04.webp)

![Pair of white storks busy in their nest of branches](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-42-d592dab3.webp)

![Tiered fountain amid the flower beds of the park](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-43-0528909d.webp)

![Winding path alongside the park lake in spring](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-44-7deccb4f.webp)

![Stork walking near a bench, in the shade of the trees](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-45-f46be339.webp)

![Wide avenue lined with clipped trees and beds of irises](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-46-362af56a.webp)

![Two stork nests perched on pollarded trunks](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-47-498bfe55.webp)

![Pollarded tree with bare branches against a stormy sky](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-48-1a5af5cc.webp)

![Traveller on the lawn in front of a half-timbered chalet](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-49-65d748cc.webp)

![Stork preening its feathers on top of a cut trunk](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-50-d816dce6.webp)

## What to see in Colmar

Strasbourg/Colmar is the perfect combo for a long weekend! We took the TGV (direct, one stop from Strasbourg to Colmar in **30 minutes**) paying **20,70€** **return** each, and there are also TER services with stops. Colmar station is one kilometre from the town centre: so allow a bit of walking time there and back.

With no great suspense, we loved Colmar, which we were discovering for the second time (and surely not the last!). We were lucky to visit the town without too many people because of the health situation and the somewhat changeable weather. During the summer and at the time of the Christmas markets, the town is usually packed with tourists from all over the world… which cannot be very pleasant for strolling around.

### The town centre

The centre of Colmar is explored by ambling about (_and by tasting excellent pastries!_). But here are a few **points of interest and photo spots** not to miss during the stroll:

- Roesselmann fountain (in white stone, standing on a pretty square)
- Grand Rue for all its shops and food stores
- Schwendi fountain
- Place de l’Ancienne Douane
- Maison Au Vieux Pignon, magnificently decorated
- Rue des Marchands
- Corps de garde
- Cour du Weinhof
- Collégiale Saint-Martin (_look up, there is a stork's nest on the roofs_)
- Rue des serruriers, rue des boulangers, rue des dominicains…
- Musée Unterlinden, a former convent
- Maison des têtes, a magnificent decorated house that holds a luxury hotel

![Carved Renaissance facade and its tall scrolled gable](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-51-4a0f490f.webp)

![Small flower-filled cobbled courtyard behind the old houses](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-52-92435d3e.webp)

![Gothic bell tower wedged between two half-timbered roofs](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-53-30d41574.webp)

![Corner house with a wooden gallery and corbelled turret](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-54-bd78e037.webp)

![Red and white flower-decked houses around a small square](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-55-18d04039.webp)

![Timber-framed corner house opening onto two lanes](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-56-28ec1f05.webp)

![Enclosed courtyard lined with old buildings and rows of benches](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-57-f0dd5b85.webp)

![Stork nest set on a platform at the ridge of a roof](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-58-f1a738ad.webp)

![Gothic chevet in pink sandstone and its tall windows, shot from below](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-59-48e1bfe9.webp)

![Pastel half-timbered houses lining a cobbled square](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-60-c1249a59.webp)

![Wrought iron butcher's sign decorated with white pigs](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-61-4683bca7.webp)

![Cobbled lane descending between colourful facades](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-62-0c1042e1.webp)

![Old shopfront beneath a facade overflowing with flowers](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-63-14c35394.webp)

![Brasserie decorated with red hearts and menu boards](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-64-2e5d16f1.webp)

![Terraces set up under the arcades of an old square](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-65-96756453.webp)

### The banks of the Lauch

The most beautiful viewpoints in Colmar are along the **river Lauch** that runs through the town. The few bridges that cross it fill up quickly with passers-by: so you have to be patient to take your photos!

- First bridge: the one **between the rue des Tanneurs and the quai de la Poissonnerie** (facing the restaurant Le Quai 21), with the view over the halls of the covered market.
- Second bridge: the best known one, **between the rue des écoles and the quai de la Poissonnerie**, with a magnificent view over the colourful half-timbered houses.
- Third bridge: the one on the **rue de Turenne**, with little red hearts hooked onto the railings.
- Fourth bridge: the **pont Saint-Pierre**, the furthest south in the town.

![Flat-bottomed boat gliding along the canal between the houses](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-66-be387a08.webp)

![Passers-by on the bridge facing the covered market and its parasols](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-67-becb05ce.webp)

![Canal glimpsed through the branches, terraces at the water's edge](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-68-dbfee8d8.webp)

![Red brick covered market reflected in the canal](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-69-a5d5313e.webp)

![Pastel houses leaning over the canal and its greenery](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-70-8c3f721a.webp)

![Yellow house and boats moored at the end of the canal](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-71-9e99bfab.webp)

![Traveller leaning on the parapet of the bridge over the canal](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-72-0cb8a124.webp)

![Traveller seen from behind facing the covered market from the bridge](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-73-c1174505.webp)

![Traveller posing on the footbridge in front of the colourful houses](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-74-b7c26707.webp)

## What to see in Obernai

For our last day, we decided to visit the small town of **Obernai**, located south of Strasbourg. The TER journey takes about 30/35 minutes and cost us **10,20€ per person**. _Our tip_: have a look the day before [on the SNCF website](https://fnty.co/c/r-rkQpMvus), there are promotional tickets at 3€ (we missed the good deal by wanting to wait until the day itself to buy our tickets). We had a little over an hour and a half to go round the village and that was enough to see it all and buy a few souvenirs. The station is a few minutes' walk from the centre: so there is no need to allow much extra time to get there.

### The ramparts

Arriving from the station, we took the **rempart Maréchal Joffre** which offers a nice walk around the centre of Obernai. The path follows the walls and the towers still standing. Further on, the path is called the **rempart Mgr Caspar** and runs along the houses built on the site of the old walls, only a few towers remain here. Worth doing if you come to visit Obernai!

![Square tower and curtain wall running along the old moat](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-75-f9e9167c.webp)

![Round tower of the ramparts and an old building, women sitting nearby](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-76-d687fd10.webp)

![Stone corner tower beside the ramparts path](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-77-f0c46806.webp)

### The town centre

Although the centre is not huge, there is plenty [to see in Obernai](https://www.tourisme-obernai.fr/Fr/Voir-faire/Obernai/Monuments-edifices.html). We started with the picturesque and busy **rue du Marché**, lined with large half-timbered houses, which leads to the square of the same name. Here you will find the **Halle aux blés**, the town hall, the belfry and many typical houses. On the rue Chanoise Gyss, do not miss one of the town's curiosities, the **Puits aux six seaux**, right opposite the Schaeffer patisserie. A little higher up is the **Saints Pierre-et-Paul church**, which was under renovation when we passed through. We then carried on towards the **place de l’Etoile** and its carousel.

![Shopping street lined with half-timbered houses and hanging signs](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-78-f63bc453.webp)

![Old carousel set up on a square facing the old houses](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-79-040946d4.webp)

![Teddy bear sitting on a windowsill with red shutters](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-80-fba5568d.webp)

![House with a glazed tile roof on the corner of the square](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-81-623c967b.webp)

![Carved Renaissance well between two tall old houses](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-82-500e940e.webp)

![Gilded pharmacy sign on a timber-framed facade](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-83-7446c501.webp)

![Half-timbered corner houses meeting on the square](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-84-13511654.webp)

![Green and yellow glazed tiles forming diamonds on the roof](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-85-163a5244.webp)

![Purple maple and medieval belfry on the cobbled square](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-86-a71236e9.webp)

![Cobbled bend between yellow and white half-timbered houses](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-87-48f624b8.webp)

![Pedestrian street with terraces and shop windows below the old facades](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-88-c5661d08.webp)

![Ochre town hall with a carved oriel, belfry just behind](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-89-be82d2be.webp)

If you have more time there, plan a little excursion to the Mont national which apparently gives a beautiful panoramic view over the whole town.

## Where we stayed in Strasbourg

We stayed in an [Airbnb](https://www.airbnb.fr/rooms/36192771?source_impression_id=p3_1621106875_7gtZMpzm%2FEUCV9hH) ideally located in the centre of Strasbourg, a stone's throw from the cathedral, rue de la Lanterne (**272€ for four nights**, so 68€ a night). The flat was bright and very well equipped, especially for having our meals when the restaurants were still closed. The owners are charming and gave us plenty of tips on where to buy edible souvenirs from Strasbourg. We recommend it!

## Our favourite places to eat in Strasbourg and Colmar

### Strasbourg

- [Au Pain de mon grand-père](https://www.aupaindemongrandpere.com/): a bakery near the cathedral, with good pastries for breakfast
- [Atelier 116](https://www.facebook.com/monatelier116/): an organic bakery that makes very good bread (the pastries were too dry for our taste).
- [Donatien maître-éclair](https://donatien-maitre-eclair.fr/): a patisserie specialising in sweet and savoury éclairs where we had the grand cru dark chocolate éclair (4,70€) and the wild strawberry éclair (4,90€). Excellent!
- [Sébastien](https://patisserie-sebastien.com/): another excellent patisserie, quai des bateliers; very good marble cake (2€ for a generous slice) and excellent pastries.
- [Bistrot Coco](https://www.facebook.com/bistrotcocostrasbourg/): an excellent and generous takeaway set menu (30€ starter/main/dessert). A real favourite!
- [La Casserole](https://www.la-casserole.fr/): a gourmet restaurant that offers a takeaway set menu (34€ starter/main/dessert). Good overall but the portions could have been bigger for the price (especially the main).
- [L’Ambassade](https://www.facebook.com/AmbassadeStrasbourg/): a good place in Strasbourg for traditional tartes flambées (8€) and munster ones (10€).
- [Mireille Oster](https://www.mireilleoster.com/): a luxurious shop specialising in gingerbread with more than 40 varieties.

We had also noted the following places (for a future stay in Strasbourg perhaps): Les Chauvins, Honesty Restaurant, Le Stras’, Mama Bubbele…

### Colmar

- [L’Atelier de Yann](https://www.atelier-de-yann.com/): an excellent patisserie facing the Collégiale Saint-Martin; special mention for the vanilla éclair (3,30€) and the Virginia (flourless chocolate biscuit, hazelnut crunch, dark chocolate mousse, 4,50€)
- [Gilg](https://www.patisserie-gilg.com/): another lovely spot in the centre of Colmar where we tasted the Lacthé (milk chocolate mousse infused with earl grey tea, hazelnut craquelin, biscuit, 4,40€).

### Obernai

- [Maison Alsacienne de biscuiterie](https://www.maison-alsacienne-biscuiterie.com/fr/): a shop at the foot of the ramparts for bringing back sweet souvenirs from Alsace (biscuits of all kinds, gingerbread…).

## What we thought of Strasbourg

Despite the capricious May weather, we were able to enjoy our stay in Alsace (_without a car_). Four days are enough to visit Strasbourg and Colmar, we were even able to go to Obernai for a couple of hours. If we had to choose, we preferred Colmar and its more picturesque and typical side. It has to be said too that the fact there were very few tourists adds to the charm of this small town (usually packed).  
**If you are looking for a destination not far from Paris, [reachable without a car](https://fnty.co/c/r-rkQpMvus), with plenty to visit and good food, head east to discover Strasbourg, Colmar and even Obernai!**

![Traveller in front of pastel half-timbered houses, cover visual](https://voyagesurlacomete.fr/photos/2026/4-jours-a-strasbourg-colmar-et-obernai-90-9298f9e2.webp)

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