Chez Yvonne (18) (0033 388 328 415; restaurant-chez-yvonne.net) is a cosy place to sample choucroute (€18.30), a waist-expanding dish of sauerkraut and smoked meats cooked in Riesling.

Over the years Strasbourg has taken turns under both German and French rule. While the city currently has been a part of France since 1944, the German influences are still evident throughout the city.

Air France flies Heathrow to Strasbourg, but only via Amsterdam, from five hours in all (airfrance.fr).Or train it from London on Eurostar and the TGV-Est, also from about five hours and £200 return.

The top restaurant this year is Au Crocodile in Strasbourg, France. The best fine dining restaurants in the world for 2018 have been revealed in a new ranking determined by travellers.

Petite France, Strasbourg. From my Instagram. Geoffrey Morrison. It’s like a fairy tale. ... The building is over 400 hundred years old, though it's been a restaurant "only" 70.

When President Barack Obama visited Strasbourg, France to attend a NATO Summit in 2009, he spoke at a town hall meeting on the eve of the Summit. On that occasion, he remarked: “Strasbourg has ...