Strasbourg

Strasbourg is a city located in the east of France. Quite a bunch of CouchSurfers are living here and willing to host travellers.

You can find more information about Strasbourg on this article on WikiPedia (or here in french).

History of Strasbourg

More informations about the History of Strasbourg on the wikipedia:Strasbourg !

Touristy stuff

Strasbourg is one of the cultural heart of Alsace… There are plenty things to do !!

The Places to visit

• The cathedral of Strasbourg.
• “La petite France”, a lovely quarter of the city with beautiful old alsatian houses, typical

restaurants (quite expensive…) and buildings of the XIV-XV centuries…

• The European institutions.
  
  
• Church of "St Pierre le Jeune", rue de la Nuée Bleue, here you can find a very little and nice convent. A very quiet and beautiful place

Make a tour along quays, stop you, drink a small beer at the edge of the water!

See the walls of Strasbourg, we have some people who make street art!!! (maybe you will see a "karton" from Mr karton : http://www.myspace.com/fais_tes_cartons )

Many museums (http://www.musees-strasbourg.org/F/intro.html)

• « Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain ».

Exhibitions are more interesting than the permanent collection. It’s free for students and free for everyone the 1st Sunday of each month.

• “Musée alsacien” (not that interesting..).
  
• « Musée historique de la ville ».
  
• "Musée de l'oeuvre Notre-Dame"
• Etc, have a look on the website …
  
  

Theatres

• “Théâtre National de Strasbourg” (National Theatre), one of the higher level of theatre schools in France.
  
• “Théâtre Jeune Public”.
  
• La Choucrouterie.
  
• Le Kafteur.
  
• …
• le Maillon-Wacken

TIP!! Points of informations for cultural events (concerts, exhibitions, etc.) : La Boutique culture, 14h-19h, 10 place de la Cathédral. You can find evrything there and propose your own events…

More informations about the places to visit in Strasbourg on the wikitravel:Strasbourg !

Evenings

A week in Strasbourg..== Monday: Erasmus parties at “La Java”, 6, rue des Faisans… Good place to meet people from different countries.
Tuesday: JAM Session at “La grotte”, rue des Juifs… You can come with your instrument and join the band. The entrance is free, rock-jazz evenings.
Wednesday: 1.50 euros the beer at “La Lanterne”, 5,rue de la Lanterne!
Thursday: JAM Session at “L’Artichaut”, Grand rue… Many jazz evenings, everyone can play with the band… Good opportunity to share your knowledge and meet people! Free entrance…
Friday: 00.00-04.00, “Clubbing” at “La Laiterie”. Electronic evenings, house, hard core, drum and bass, etc. 5 euros the entrance and 2.50 the beer (http://www.artefact.org/).
Saturday: you would find a nice atmosphere nearlyeverywhere
Sunday: “The Quizz” at the Irish Times (19, rue Sainte-Barbe), 7.30, 8.00-11.00 am. A good way to finish the week and a good place to work on your english!!

All of the time : The "troc cafe" : bar à objets (rue du faubourg de Saverne) : concert, exhibitions...

The best would be to have a look on http://www.strassbuch.com/, where you would find everything, bars, restaurants, entertainment, etc…

And between 1st September and 30th June, you can all the week go in the CAJ Molodoï, it's a very good place where you can dance, drink beer,listen to very good music (electro, rock, noise, ska, reggae, dub...), sometimes look at good videos in the same time and meet a lot of alternative people of Strasbourg : http://www.molodoi.net/ , and the prices are very low (2 or 1.5€ for a beer, and entry: the best is free price--> you give what you want, and the high is 8€)

Meetings

There are no regular meetings of CouchSurfers in Strasbourg. However, setting one is easy, using the group Alsace in the CouchSurfing system.

and we have a very nice group for Strasbourg!!

Mailing List

Most of the CouchSurfers in Strasbourg are subscribers of the Alsace group.

Tips

The center of the town is located in the inner island, but the railroad station neighborhood and the Krutenau area are also very popular places to be. If you don't have a car, you might want to avoid the Robertsau area wich is not well linked to center with common transports. If you couchsurf in the suburbs, the most easier way to move is using the tramway. You can find a transportation map here. If you couchsurf in the center, or railroad station area, or Krutenau, you won't need any transportation. Strasbourg town center isn't that big. However, a cheap bike rent might be a good idea.

You can find free hot spots in theses areas:
- L'Artichaut, a nice afternoon and evening bar, 56 grand rue. The hotspot is un unsecured one displayed as "Thomson".
- Jeannette & les cycleux, a nice evening place too, rue de l'épine. They have a secured (password protected) wifi hotspot, free if you buy drinks or sandwiches from them.
- Café Brandt, place de l'Université. They also provide a hotspot for their customers.

Need a place to eat ?

Here are some Alsatian food recommandations (not so cheap, but price worth it):

- Restaurant Au Coin des Pucelles, 12 rue des Pucelles, +33 3 88 35 35 14. Awesome food, small place, you need to book before going there to be sure there's room for you. Prices are ok (you get out with roughtly 40€ per person wine included). If you're really hungry, ask for the entrecote with bones.

- A La Tête De Lard, 3 rue Hannong, +33 3 88 32 13 56. Good local food and reasonnable prices.

[[ Some Vegan or Vegetarian restaurants:]]

- "Poêles de Carottes" , very good food, not so expensive but french prices (you know...) You can have a good menu for 17€ : their website:[1] And my personal recommendation: le gratin trois légumes à la crème!!

- "Au potiron" , 24, rue Sainte Madeleine - 03 88 35 49 86, 15-30€

-"Bistrot et chocolat", 8, rue de la Rape - 03 88 36 39 60, 15-30€ For people who love chocolate!!!

CouchSurfers

Meeting Organisers

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Antheaz: Me and my flatmate Séverine (she's a couchsurfer too) can host too but only when we don't move too much!!! So ask and maybe...

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Media Mentions

Couchsurfing was mentionned several times in the local newspaper, called Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace.

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