A really nice cathedral masquerading as a church, but I'm not fooled. When you have epic, vaulted…read moreceilings and a massive tower to climb (€ 2, 209 steps, worth it), you're leagues beyond a simple church. A must see on any visit to Freiburg. If you time it properly, you can even deafen yourself when the bells sound and you're standing a mere two feet away, like I was!

Stepped inside Freiburg Cathedral while admiring the Food Market & we were just in time for the…read morechoir - stayed for a song or 2 & gazed upon the lovely altar, grand room & lovely stained glass But the highlight of this church is really what you see from the outside - the steeple. Finished around 1330, it offers a panorama well worth the 329-step climb to the top......or so I'm told. We were unable to climb due to parents w/ mobility challenges & us kids not wanting to leave them alone There are 16 ginormous bells w/ 1 reported to be 750 years old & is one of Germany's oldest bells. Ringing can be heard throughout the city & we were told that at a certain time of the day, "We call it the Spaetzle Bell. It rings at 11am on Fridays to tell us it's time to put the water on to cook the Spaetzle noodles for lunch" Very cute!

Amazing architecture [Strasbourg, France]…read more What a beautiful church! If this is anything like the Cathedral Notre Dame in Paris I am just in wow of how beautiful this gigantic towering building is inside and out. Access to the cathedral is free and without reservation you just have to queue up. The number of visitors entering the church are being monitored and I was lucky to be the last person in before they closed for a break in the afternoon. Anticipate security checks at the entrance by preparing to check your bag. The architecture outside present impressive details. (the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral is no longer accessible to the public since the terrible fire that affected it on April 15, 2019) Review #4070

The cathedral is gorgeous with its Gothic architecture and massive from the outside & inside. They…read morehave beautiful stained glass windows which you can see when walking through the inside. Inside in the back is an astronomical clock which is very cool to watch all the pieces moving when it chimes. For those who want a little workout adventure there is a 332 step climb to a platform for city views. Definitely plan to stop in and take a look at this UNESCO World Heritage Site if you get a chance.

Dating back as far as 1235, the Collégiale Saint-Martin was build on the site of a previous…read morebuilding. It is one of the oldest and most imposing Gothic-style churches in the Alsace region. It was the seat of the bishopric of the Haut-Rhin district during the French Revolution, which did see the interior stripped and taken elsewhere. Still, the outside of this imposing church remains. Note the interesting roofing. The tower replaces a spire that was destroyed in a fire in 1572. [Review 21177 overall - 96 in France - 140 of 2024.]

This is a beautiful church. The roof is very pretty. There are nice gargoyles. You can walk around…read more It's pretty. It's also very popular and lots of people around.

I originally thought that this was the church that Calvin originally was assigned to before heading…read moreup to Geneva and basically starting that movement that has caused an awful lot of pain and heartache to people the world over. However, it turned out that that church was across the river, so unfortunately it felt as if my trip to Strasbourg sort of hit a bit of a dead end. However, all was not lost because I did think that this church was quite nice, and like a number of other protestant churches around the area, they still have the art inside as well, something that I certainly appreciated.

From the owner: Eglise en grès rose Bâtie entre 1240 et 1370, l'Eglise Saint-Thomas est devenue cathédrale…read moreluthérienne en 1524. Bâti en grès rose, ce lieu de culte possède 5 nefs et abrite le mausolée du maréchal de Saxe mort en 1750, imposante oeuvre conçue par Pigalle sur ordre de Louis XV.