Strasbourg – Grande île

In the heart of Strasbourg, a quaint island rests atop the River L'Ill; this is the Grande île which, literally translated, means "Big Island". The island is connected to the rest of Strasbourg via a network of bridges, all embedded with brass plates that talk about the city's status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city's architecture found on the Grande île is world famous, and no site exemplifies this more so than the Strasbourg Cathedral, which happens to be one of the tallest cathedrals in the world. Explore the winding and narrow streets that date back to Medieval times and get lost in the romanticism of this beautiful island.