© 2022
River Ill, sometimes written "Jll", crosses Strasbourg and so even the curious visitor can get to all the important places of the city by water.
Batorama, the boat tour provider of Strasbourg, offers 70-minute city tours throughout the year, passing by the main sights, such as the Petite-France district, the New Town and the European institutions. Through headphones, commentary can be heard in 12 languages, and a children's commentary is available in 4 languages.
We start our tour just behind the Palais Rohan, at the Batorama pier, which you can't miss with its pink tugboat.
Passing the half-timbered houses of the Petite-France, we turn before the Vauban weir and the ship is put back to low level in a second lock to continue following the river.
Our route takes us under many bridges towards the New Town and past the Église réformée Saint-Paul. The houses on the right and left of the bank become more modern and ...
... soon we reach the European Quarter with its glass government buildings.
This is the turning point of the tour.
We slowly return through the New Town and the Petite France district, then disembark again at the pier behind the Rohan Palace after about 90 minutes.
This ride is a pleasure not only in sunshine and we strongly recommend this perspective on Strasbourg and its neighborhoods.
