"Sélestat/Schlettstadt" Sélestat by JLBG

Sélestat Travel Guide: 33 reviews and 92 photos

Three clock towered Sainte Foy Romanesque church

Château d’eau

Sélestat , named Schlettstadt in Alsatian and Schlestadt in German stands 47 km south to Strasbourg and 22 km north to Colmar. It has a little less that 20,000 inhabitants.

It has a long history that dates back from the 8th AD but the city began to grow in the 11th. Its highest importance was in the 16th when it was the capital of humanism. Sélestat underwent many destructions along its history but nevertheless has kept an old city center that is worth a visit.

Last visit to Sélestat: Dec 2007
Intro Updated Mar 14, 2008
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Reviews (29)

College Beatus Rhenanus Things to Do (27)

This building stands just outside the old city center of Sélestat, along the free parking lot where we parked our car.... more travel advice

Château d’eau Things to Do (27)

This beautiful (in my opinion) and amazing structure in not mentioned in any guide, paper or electronic. I felt that it... more travel advice

Tour-porte Things to Do (27)

As the city grew southwards, a city entrance topped by a watchtower was built in 1280.It is named the Tour-porte. In the... more travel advice

Amazing old house Off The Beaten Path (1)

This house seems to be woth the interest but unfortunately it is not in good condition and I could not get any... more travel advice

Local Customs (1)
First Christmas tree in the world

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volopolo Jul 27, 2009 at 4:12 AM

Excellent pictures of towers
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LoriPori Jul 24, 2009 at 2:07 PM

"chateau d'eau" is an appropriate name for your very fancy water tower. Just like I called Estoril Castle which was once a Fort and is now actually a Chateau. The Romanesque portal and Pulpit of St. George really are wonderful.
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tiabunna Oct 27, 2008 at 7:15 PM

I enjoyed your page and the lovely photos of Selestat, but it made me disappointed that we have travelled twice past that area - and missed it!
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SLLiew Oct 26, 2008 at 3:10 PM

Wow..nice page. Enjoyed a virtual tour of fine architecture and impressive buildings. Thanks for sharing. Cheers, SL :)
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budapest8 Oct 10, 2008 at 7:16 AM

Superbly documented and photographed..The 'Castle like' water tower looks identical to the one at Margit Sziget in Budapest...Looks like a nice place to spend a few days...Tim
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Beausoleil Sep 29, 2008 at 4:07 PM

Great stork nest photo. The first time we visited Alsace, we went just to look for storks. We absolutely fell in love with Alsace.
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ranger49 Aug 14, 2008 at 1:50 PM

I'll never forget Sunday lunch in Auberge de Allies in Sélestat. Nearly all my photos of a two week stay in the area based in Rhinau were lost/stolen. Thanks for sharing yours.
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evaanna Jul 25, 2008 at 12:32 PM

What a wealth of interesting buildings in this town! Loved the Gothic church and the guild of bakers' building and the knight with an angel. I mustn't tell our storks that there are nests with special facilities in France or they will all move there. :)
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Bwana_Brown May 24, 2008 at 6:21 PM

Wow, Alsace seems to be full of interesting little towns! I was really impressed by the Château d’eau as well as the unique 'tour-porte'.
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hquittner May 20, 2008 at 12:34 PM

We missed Ste.-Foy when we went by many years ago, it turned up while we were building our Conques page (20 Tips!), France's greatest Romanesque treasure which nobody visits! Have you been there?