Strasbourg, France: Plus Colmar and Central Alsace (Works by B G Preston / Barry Sanders)

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Updated for 2026 – Strasbourg, Colmar, the central Alsace, and even a few fun German destinations.
Strasbourg is a delightful mid-sized city on the French and German border. This Starting-Point Guide covers Strasbourg and several nearby towns, villages, and castles around the Alsace area. A guide for travelers who wish to use one city such as Strasbourg as their base camp to travel the area and not move from town to town as they travel through Europe.
You will find numerous graphs, maps, and photographs to help orient you to this historic area. Guidance on how to get around town and an orientation to the most popular sites are included. This guide focuses on Strasbourg but also covers notable sites including Colmar, France, and Freiburg, Germany to the south, and Baden-Baden, Germany to the east.
This is not a complete guide to the Alsace region. Such a guide would go beyond the suggested scope of staying in one town and having enjoyable day trips from there.

From the Publisher

Starting-Point Guides for Enjoyable Explorations in France

Nine distinctly different destinations in France to explore.

Starting-Point Guides – These guidebooks are concisely crafted aids to help you have a delightful trip, whether you are staying for several days, or just passing through. Before going into more detail, it may be of interest to note that these books are written by an actual human, and not AI as so many travel books are now. Most of us, author included, want advice from someone who has actually been there and not simply read output from a computer algorithm.

There are many different ways that we humans prefer to travel. Some individuals want to see as many of the more popular highlights as possible, while others, such as the author, prefer to get to know a city and area first, letting the museums and monuments take a slightly lower priority. The author’s personal travel style, which is reflected in these guides, is to first obtain a good feel of the city, its neighborhoods, the local culture, and even learn about the local transportation. Actually, to the author, logistics is important, and this ranges from guidance on getting into the city from the airport or train station, to the local tram or subway system. Spending hours or days in museums is a bit of a secondary goal.

The approach of these guides is to give you an overview of what to expect when visiting each of these cities, how to get around, and local transportation options, where to find some of the top sights and, on occasion, some dining areas to explore. After browsing a Starting-Point Guide, you should have a good orientation to the city and area and also have some good idea of what some of the better day trip options are and, most importantly, how to effortlessly get around and how the town is laid out.

Features Found in all Starting-Point Guides

Numerous Maps Are Included

Each guide includes a variety of color maps ranging from suggested walks, to the layout of the city and even tram maps.

Where to Explore in the City

Details are provided on the suggested sections of town, which provide the best local flavor and history such as the Petite France area of Strasbourg, shown here.

Guidance on Local Tours

Every guide provides suggestions for local tours including information on tour companies to consider.

Dining and Shopping

Each Starting-Point Guide provides some assistance in exploring local cuisine and where to shop. These are not dining guides, per-se, but some help is included.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C1J7CQQM
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 10, 2023
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 136 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8390814932
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.3 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.31 x 8 inches
Book 22 of 26 ‏ : ‎ Works by B G Preston/Barry Sanders
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