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Tours of the City Walking Tours Strasbourg is an ideal size to be covered by foot and a trip around the Cathedral (particularly at night) and Petite France district is essential for the visitor. The lush, grassy banks of the Ill and the Fossé du Faux-Rempart canal afford views of the major sights. From April to December, the Central Tourist Office, 17 place de la Cathédrale (tel: (03) 8852 2828; fax: (03) 8852 2829), organises guided tours of the Cathedral and Petite France, the main churches in Strasbourg and the German Quarter, as well as visits to the Christmas Market from late November to 31 December. These French-only tours last 90 minutes and cost €6 (concessions are available). Boat Tours The Port Autonome de Strasbourg, 15 rue de Nantes (tel: (03) 8884 1313; fax: (03) 8884 3313; website: www.strasbourg.port.fr/visites-en-bateaux.htm), organises two-hour cruises along the Ill and Rhine rivers (1 July-1 September), costing €8. The Ill River cruise, with commentary in English, departs daily from the Palais Rohan pier, all year round. Tours take 70 minutes and cost €6.40 (concessions are available). Other Tours CTS (tel: (03) 8877 7070; website: www.strasbourg.com/cts) runs a Mini Train sightseeing service, with multi-lingual commentary. The 50-minute tours run daily, every 30 minutes, 1000-1700 (23 March-26 April), 0930-1830 (27 April-28 June – except on 1 May), 0930-1900 (29 June-15 September) and 0930-1700 (16 September-20 October. From 21 October to 3 November the train runs daily, every hour 1000-1700. It departs from the place du Château, passing the La Petite France district and the Cathedral, and costs €4.60 for adults and €2.30 for children. |
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