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Strasbourg
Strasbourg sits at the crossroads of French and German culture, its medieval island city rising from the River Ill in a tangle of half-timbered lanes and pink sandstone spires. For over two centuries its cathedral was the tallest structure on earth, and today the city doubles as the seat of the European Parliament, making it a place where the Middle Ages and modern democracy share the same skyline.
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Places researched in this city
A selection of the 43 places we've researched in this city. The full set is in the Parroo app.
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Strasbourg Cathedral
For 235 years, from 1439 to 1874, this 142-metre spire was the tallest structure ever built, surpassing every rival on earth. The pink Vosges sandstone nave, completed in 1275, still houses an 1843 astronomical clock that draws crowds at every chime.
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Little France
The district owes its name not to national pride but to a 16th-century hospice that treated soldiers suffering from syphilis, then known as the "French disease." Tanners, millers, and fishermen once worked these canals; today the Maison des Tanneurs, built in 1572, still stands as one of the finest half-timbered houses in Alsace.
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Rohan Palace
Cardinal Armand-Gaston de Rohan built this Baroque residence between 1732 and 1742 as a deliberate statement of Catholic renewal in a city that had been predominantly Protestant for two centuries. Three museums now fill its 7,573 square metres, and Louis XV, Marie Antoinette, and Napoleon all slept here.
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Covered Bridges
Built between 1230 and 1250, these three bridges and four towers once had wooden roofs sheltering archers during sieges; the roofs came down in 1784, but the name "Ponts Couverts" stuck. The towers served as prisons for centuries before becoming one of Strasbourg's most photographed viewpoints.
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European Parliament
Strasbourg was chosen as the Parliament's seat specifically to symbolise Franco-German reconciliation after World War II. The Louise Weiss building, completed in 1998, was deliberately left with an unfinished appearance to represent the European Union's ongoing, unfinished project.
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Broglie Square
On 25 April 1792, a young army captain named Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle performed his newly written song here for the first time: what would become "La Marseillaise." The square had been a horse market until Marshal de Broglie lined it with linden trees in 1740.
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Château Vodou
A neo-Romanesque water tower built in 1878 to supply steam locomotives at the nearby station now holds the largest private collection of West African Vodou artefacts in the world. The site sits above an ancient Roman cemetery, giving its transformation into a museum an extra layer of historical depth.
Good to know
- How many places does Parroo cover in Strasbourg?
- 43 researched places, from the Strasbourg Cathedral and Little France to lesser-known spots like Château Vodou. Each one has a short summary, a full article, and a ~3-minute audio story.
- Is there an audio guide?
- Yes. Every place has a ~3-minute audio story, written from the perspective of a guide standing next to you and produced with premium narration, not the article read aloud.
- Which languages is Strasbourg available in?
- German, English, and French. Pick whichever you'd rather read or listen in.
- Do I need to book anything or be online?
- No booking, no signup. It's a self-guided walk you start whenever you like. You do need a connection for now to stream the audio and load articles; offline support is something we're still building.
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Updated: 2026-05-29