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There are beautiful gardens, stately buildings,a small zoo, an aviary,a boating lake, an unusual outdoor planetarium and a stylish cafe and restaurant.

A lovely place to spend an afternoon away from the busy city centre.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16143 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16141
Hire from just up the canal (Saverne or Lutzelbourg) and stay moored free just before the Rhine lock gates.

Five minutes from the centre by bike (hired with the boat) and you get to see the Alsatian countryside.

Try a night moored at Saverne, looking up at the Bishop's Palace where Cagliostro studied and Cardinal Rohan welcomed Marie Antoinette as she arrived to make a doomed marriage. Beats a static hotel room any day.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16141 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15783 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15783 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15770
This allows unlimited travel throughout Alsace as well as Basle in Switzerland and parts of Lorraine.

It is available at the bargain price of 13.50 Euros per day and for parties of 2-5 travelling together it is exceptional value at 26.60 Euros for the whole group.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15770 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15768
You can pop from sauna to plunge pool to hot pool, surrounded by sea nymphs, statues of Neptune and fine art nouveau design. The perfect way to relax and warm up on a bitter Strasbourg winter day!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15768 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15766 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15766 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15762
Stroll round the Petite France area with its timbered buildings and shops, and have lunch at the mediaeval Maisons de Tanneurs.

Afterwards, take a leisurely boat trip on the canal which circumnavigates the city. Should you have the stamina, pay a visit to one or more of the many museums and art galleries, the planetarium, the botanical garden or the zoological museum.

All this only three and a half hours from London by Eurostar.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15762 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14919
Set against the backdrop of the Vosges, this is a place where national boundries blur. Half a day is plenty of time to travel there to enjoy a walk about and sink a cool beer and return to the city.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14919