Is This French City Really as Magical as on Instagram?

On Instagram, Strasbourg's old town with its timber-framed houses and impressive cathedral looks simply magical. But is the city in the east of France really that fantastic? We went there to find out - come with us to Strasbourg!
CREDITS:
Report: Jens von Larcher
Camera: Cédric Tacussel
Editing: Klaudia Begic
Supervising Editor: Elisabeth Yorck
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[@anim219]

"François Muller" cant get a better name for a french living in Strasbourg 😅

[@RainintheBrain]

Haha yes his name pays tribute to both the French and German influences

[@arnolddayday4565]

Technically these are Germans who were forced to become French. Not only do they have German names but also look German.

[@iliasanastasiadis7658]

Been in Strasbourg, Colmar, Eguisheim and all I can say is, yes, it is totally worth it. Especially now in spring!

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

Absolutely and totally wort it to come to Colmar, Strasbourg. Enchanting and magical town. Located across the Franco German which means people living around there have 🇨🇵🇩🇪 heritage. If you’re interested in History, that used to be Deutsch territory through WW1 and WW2

[@vincentminier2146]

@@christophermichaelclarence6003 Pas du tout, l'Alsace était allemande de 1870 à 1918, date à laquelle elle redevient française suite à sa victoire et au traité de Versailles !

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

@@vincentminier2146 How could I have forgotten. the Franco Prussian War 1870. You lost it following that conflict

[@quippy8402]

Strasbourg and the Alsace area are absolutely gorgeous!

[@christir2142]

I am from Strasbourg. 1st, its urban unity area is 500,000 inhabitants (in France several cities are separated, so here it counts 23 towns). Its also 1 of european capital, famous for its EU parliament. Numbers up not includes german part, Kehl! There is a tramway running there, for me, as a EU city, kehl is kinda a symbolic suburb. Very cute thing. + the christmas markt, the medieval atmosphere, the splendid wine region , the people, all this makes Strasbourg a gorgeous place to visit, just come 😊

[@Veru_catmama]

the whole Alsace region is beautiful and their wines are to die for♥

[@user-jg2uc2fu3w]

Probably the most beautiful city I've been to. ❤

[@Bunga_Bunga69]

Strasbourg a city in France who looks so German 😍 It matches the name of the tour guide 🇫🇷François Müller 🇩🇪 and the FlammKuchen 🇩🇪

[@machtmann2881]

Was in Strasbourg right when this video was released. Can confirm that it is wonderful!

[@CanadianFox1867]

One of the few cities in Europe that actually lives up to hype imho (but watch out during major holidays because it also gets pretty busy)

[@Peace4MEarth]

Looking forward to move their in July 😊

[@ikmarchini]

Been to Strasbourg for work many times. Every time I ask a local "Are you French or German" they tell me they're Alsatian.

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

They’re most likely mixed French and German at this point and according to History around Alsace et la Lorraine across the border

[@heliedecastanet1882]

Well, if you had learnt how much Alsatians suffered under the rule of Nazi Germany during WW2, I think you would have had the tact not to ask this question. You were lucky to come across nice people, seriously.

[@marcoprolo7318]

A million of French died for them including the dad of my grand father. They should call themselves French if they have a minimum of respect.

[@SearcherTwentySix]

@@marcoprolo7318 A million of French did not die for the Alsatians, they died for the Jacobine state's will to recover its territory. Just as millions of Germans died to recover this territory too, which they did a couple of times. On top of that, France has been repressing their local culture and language for a long time to make Alsatians look as French as possible (the same happened for other regional identities). So the Alsatians are right to call themselves Alsatians before French.

[@YOUENNNN]

your comment really sound fake...

[@The-Traveler-And-Wanderer]

I went here for my first time in Europe. Strasbourg absolutely exceeded my expectations!

[@julio-iz3sk]

been there about 10 occasions for training, it’s beautiful.

[@sebastienchristophefaubour9102]

One of Europe's most beautiful cities! There's the picturesque oldtown but there's also a lot of modern architecture throughout the city. As it's a quite small town you can easily discover it using public transportation, bicycle or even walk.

[@mikebaginy8731]

An enjoyable video. Last year I spent a few days in beautiful Strasbourg and also enjoyed Flammkuchen in Le Tigre (make sure to make a reservation) which was absolutely fabulous. Strasbourg is well worth a visit.

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

Couldn’t agree more. Totally worth to come to that Enchanting and Magical to,. Fun Fact, Disney inspired that location for Beauty and the Beast movie (the architecture of the houses )

[@klblk78]

Yes, it is! Its absolutely amazing

[@edb3255]

I don't know what it looks like in Instagram because I don't use it nor tiktok but when I went in person 6 years ago I found the historic quarter as well as the Neuestadt to be very beautiful. I loved the regionalism in the architecture.

[@ASMRJusTravelz]

very beautiful..can't wait to visit it again

[@davidscott6375]

From the title I was expecting this to be more negative than positive. Glad to see it wasn’t. I’ve only been once and stayed in a hotel right next to the cathedral. I just couldn’t got over the awesomeness of that construction. I was completely taken aback by its magnificence when I walked around a corner and there it was. Such a beautiful city and well worth a visit.

[@inderjeetdhingra7301]

Beautiful

[@josephusanthonybumaat9690]

Never fails to disappoint means it surely will disappoint😂🤣 Video Editor, pls edit!

[@andresalgadomarques]

Ma belle ville ❤❤❤ qui m’a si bien accueilli 🥰🥰🥰

[@mikeshawn5864]

Visited in 1995 on a business trip, I loved it back then. It was the most beautiful old town I had ever visited. After three weeks in France this March, it is still the best French old town I have ever visited. I hope to come back again but wonder if too much tourism may succeed to disappoint my old memory.😊😅

[@DWTravel]

Well, things change over time. We can say that we enjoyed our recent stay in Strasbourg.

[@christophermichaelclarence6003]

Some things havent changed there. It’s always crowded in Colmar during peak season but low in season, it’s barely sunny

[@markclemens3409]

Dijon, Montpellier and Nancy await. There are many beautiful center cities in France.

[@RainintheBrain]

Also Strasbourg has a lot of beautiful Art Nouveau town houses in the Krutenau neighbor such as the Hôtel Brion

[@loeffelm]

Short answer: yes

[@serrael-182]

"Flammkuchen" sounds very german to me. Two german words for flame and cake put together.

[@GrosPointRouge]

That is the German name. It’s flammekeuche in Alsatian.

[@bwb4416]

as beautiful as on Instagram ❤

[@thats_guip]

Strasbourg is a 100% worth it! In my opinion, way more beautiful than Paris, where many people judge to be the top pearl of France

[@machtmann2881]

I'm very glad Strasbourg ended up being my first ever French city rather than Paris :)

[@MsErikdeking]

@@machtmann2881 try Lyon aswell, you'll not be disappointed!

[@baturrez7485]

Después de Annecy y St. Briac sur mer.

[@thats_guip]

@@baturrez7485 quizás, no conocía St. Briac Sur Mer, pero Annecy usted tiene razón :)

[@chuckefunn8624]

The reality is, I was there in April and I was shocked at how many homeless people there were from what I understand they shipped them from Paris because of the Olympics 😢

[@Vid.186]

Strasbourg is a 5/5 town ❤

[@Robertwtrasie2024]

🎉

[@cmartin_ok]

I think at the end you mean to say "the reality won't disappoint" rather than "won't fail to disappoint"

[@ikmarchini]

DW (DE) = ESL

[@cablenelsonbabygrandpiano842]

Very nice and beautiful ❤️ 😍 🤩 👌 Thank you ❤️ Subscribed! New friend ❤️

[@DWTravel]

Welcome to our channel! 😊

[@auremilka]

Not my favourite city in France, I prefer Western cities like Bordeaux or La Rochelle, but the Alsace region is a real beauty.

[@evaboldt653]

"The reality won't fail to disappoint." What does this mean?

[@disky01]

I came to say the same, haha...

[@rishic6701]

It means you won’t be disappointed if you do happen to visit Strasbourg. It isn’t rocket science or is it?

[@disky01]

@@rishic6701 "Won't fail to disappoint" means that it will disappoint. If you don't fail in disappointing someone, you're definitely disappointing them. Probably not something the city wants to do, yeah?

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

Probably an Americanism. They never seem to be able to get the use of the negative correct. 🙄 Apart from that a great video. Love the old Fachwerk houses. 😉😊

[@disky01]

@@theoztreecrasher2647 Sorry? The narrator is clearly British, on a German channel...and as an American who noticed the problem immediately I fail to see the connection. Not saying there aren't Americans who do this but it looks like a global phenomenon to me.

[@azurman3]

1:58 subtitle should be "an age* of life" since you have a child, then a young man, an adult, and an elderly character, one every 15 min

[@phyarth8082]

C is for Sea | Blackadder The Third | BBC Comedy Greats - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZ7OZYOcqs6DjLs. Baldrick turns into Alsatian (Alsacetion).Magic :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5LOd5ihjJp9l9U

[@claudiow1129]

Nobody commenting about that dish is actually a pizza???

[@i86ij99]

Why are the locals (especially the ones with german family names) not speaking alsacien/Elsässisch?

[@mgnzmn9362]

They were forbidden to speak their dialect/language until 1974 so many people only speak French while especially older people or people from outside Strasbourg (countryside) speak „Alsacien“. I’m living 300 metres from Strasbourg on the German side and I know a lot of people speaking this wonderful dialect.

[@user-zw2om6nk6m]

I’m’a local, Alsacien is my native language, French my homeland language, studied German at school, and English my working language….also speaking Italian, my wife’s native language….

[@markclemens3409]

It's unfortunate that your legitimate question elicited at least one very misleading reply. Speaking Alsacien was strongly discouraged during the Second Reich German occupation from 1870 to 1918. The German authorities considered it bad German whereas in fact it's a separate language deriving from Old Swabian. A series of laws beginning with the loi Deixonne in 1951 gave increasing French state support to Alsacien and other regional languages. . The Third Reich occupation from 1940 to 1944 was so traumatic--with young men drafted to serve on the Eastern Front--that many Alsatians turned away from their Germanic heritage entirely after the Libération and spoke only French to their children.

[@olivierchamuel7592]

Because they're French. They speak their dialect in private.

[@israel_started_it_ALL_in_1948]

looks amazing!