Strasbourg

• Explore Strasbourg’s Jewish landmarks, including the Great Synagogue, the ancient mikveh, and Holocaust memorials, while learning about local traditions and the tragic Valentine’s Day Massacre.
• Take a walking tour of the city, passing key sites such as the Strasbourg Cathedral, Place Kléber, and the “Jewish Bridge.” Visit memorial plaques and markers detailing the persecution and reestablishment of the Jewish community.
• Stroll through the medieval district, including the former Jewish ghetto near Rue des Juifs, and learn about the early Jewish community, its expulsions, and the tragic events of the Black Death era.
• Visit the old Jewish Cemetery (Cimetière de la Porte de l’Hôpital), with gravestones dating back to the 14th century.
• Optional: Explore the Alsatian Museum, which includes exhibits on rural Jewish life, traditional garments, ritual objects, and the integration of Jewish and Alsatian cultures.

Lunch Suggestion

Enjoy Alsatian cuisine with kosher-friendly options, or try a Strasbourg café offering dishes inspired by Jewish-Alsatian culinary traditions.

Colmar & Southern Alsatian Heritage

• After lunch, travel to Colmar (about a 1-hour drive), a beautifully preserved medieval town known for its canal district, “Little Venice.”
• Visit the Colmar Synagogue, built in 1832 with a façade inspired by Kabbalistic symbolism. Inside, an opaque glass pyramid tracks the sun’s path, bathing the space in soft light.
• Stop at the Jewish Cemetery of Colmar, dating back to the early 1800s and still in use today.
• Optional: visit the Unterlinden Museum. While not exclusively Jewish, it houses artifacts related to Jewish life in Alsace, including ritual objects and a model of a prayer room (shtiebel).
• Return to Strasbourg or stay overnight in Colmar at a charming Alsatian spa hotel.

Optional Itineraries for Further Exploration

• Day 1: Follow the trail from Rosheim to Obernai, with stops at the Rosenwiller cemetery, Benfeld’s synagogue and its 1895 organ, and Obernai’s restored synagogue.
• Day 2: Visit Bischheim’s ritual bath museum, Pfaffenhoffen’s museum in a former synagogue, the synagogues of Ingwiller and Haguenau, and Jungholtz’s historic cemetery.
• Day 3: Explore Bouxwiller’s Judéo-Alsacien Museum, stroll the gardens at Soultz’s Bucheneck Castle Museum, and end the day at Reichshoffen synagogue, home to artist Ben Jack Nash.
• Day 4: Drive from Strasbourg to the synagogues and cemeteries of Balbronn, Westhoffen, and Schwenheim, with a stop at Marmoutier’s Jewish Heritage Museum and a scenic picnic by the Westhoffen ramparts.

Additional Experiences

• Have a look at our Themed tours of Alsace such as WWI & WWII Memory Tours, Wine and Tasting Tours, Genealogy Tours, Christmas Markets, and Day Trips to Germany & the Black Forest. Themed tours in Alsace
• Participate in a wine pairing or Alsatian beer crafting workshop.
• Join a cooking class to prepare traditional dishes like choucroute garnie, tarte flambée, or baeckeoffe.
• Visit farms in the Vosges and learn how Munster cheese is traditionally made.
• Explore the vineyards along the Alsace Wine Route on an E-bike tour.
• Craft traditional Alsatian ceramics at studios in Soufflenheim or nearby villages.
• Enjoy guided hikes through the Vosges Mountains or the Black Forest.
• Take a guided boat tour through the canals of Colmar or Strasbourg.
• Go for a hot air balloon ride or try tandem paragliding over picturesque landscapes.
• Combine your Alsace visit with a tour of Paris, Normandy, Burgundy, or other regions of France.

Final tips

• You will be accompanied by a professional guide-driver with expertise in history, art, and local culture.
• We provide assistance with hotel and restaurant reservations, travel and transfers, ticket bookings, and scheduling activities.
• Enjoy 24/7 English-speaking telephone support during your travels.
• This itinerary can be customized to suit your preferences.