Is This French City Really as Magical as on Instagram?

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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!
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Report: Jens von Larcher
Camera: Cédric Tacussel
Editing: Klaudia Begic
Supervising Editor: Elisabeth Yorck
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@anim219 Месяц назад

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

@RainintheBrain Месяц назад

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

@arnolddayday4565 12 дней назад

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

@iliasanastasiadis7658 Месяц назад

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

@christophermichaelclarence6003 Месяц назад

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 9 дней назад

@@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 9 дней назад

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

@quippy8402 29 дней назад

Strasbourg and the Alsace area are absolutely gorgeous!

@christir2142 27 дней назад

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 26 дней назад

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

@user-jg2uc2fu3w 17 дней назад

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

@Bunga_Bunga69 23 дня назад

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

@Peace4MEarth 28 дней назад

Looking forward to move their in July 😊

@CanadianFox1867 17 дней назад

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)

@machtmann2881 27 дней назад

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

@ASMRJusTravelz 23 дня назад

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

@mikebaginy8731 Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

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 )

@julio-iz3sk Месяц назад

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

@inderjeetdhingra7301 Месяц назад

Beautiful

@klblk78 23 дня назад

Yes, it is! Its absolutely amazing

@The-Traveler-And-Wanderer 12 дней назад

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

@ikmarchini Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

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

@heliedecastanet1882 29 дней назад

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 27 дней назад

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 27 дней назад

@@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 17 дней назад

your comment really sound fake...

@edb3255 17 дней назад

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.

@josephusanthonybumaat9690 Месяц назад

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

@sebastienchristophefaubour9102 22 дня назад

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.

@andresalgadomarques Месяц назад

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

@RainintheBrain Месяц назад

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

@davidscott6375 22 дня назад

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.

@mikeshawn5864 Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

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

@christophermichaelclarence6003 Месяц назад

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

@markclemens3409 28 дней назад

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

@bwb4416 28 дней назад

as beautiful as on Instagram ❤

@loeffelm 20 дней назад

Short answer: yes

@Robertwtrasie2024 26 дней назад

🎉

@cablenelsonbabygrandpiano842 19 дней назад

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

@DWTravel 17 дней назад

Welcome to our channel! 😊

@serrael-182 10 дней назад

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

@GrosPointRouge День назад

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

@Vid.186 22 дня назад

Strasbourg is a 5/5 town ❤

@chuckefunn8624 22 дня назад

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 😢

@evaboldt653 Месяц назад

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

@disky01 Месяц назад

I came to say the same, haha...

@rishic6701 Месяц назад

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

@disky01 Месяц назад

@@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 Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

@@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.

@cmartin_ok Месяц назад

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

@ikmarchini Месяц назад

DW (DE) = ESL

@thats_guip 28 дней назад

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 27 дней назад

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

@MsErikdeking 20 дней назад

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

@baturrez7485 5 дней назад

Después de Annecy y St. Briac sur mer.

@thats_guip 4 дня назад

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

@azurman3 25 дней назад

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

@auremilka 10 дней назад

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

@claudiow1129 12 дней назад

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

@phyarth8082 28 дней назад

C is for Sea | Blackadder The Third | BBC Comedy Greats - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gmk4PfuiPVY.html. Baldrick turns into Alsatian (Alsacetion).Magic :) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yakFekW5Jas.html

@i86ij99 Месяц назад

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

@mgnzmn9362 Месяц назад

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 Месяц назад

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 28 дней назад

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.