Strasbourg and Petite France

Cutting across the Rhine plain, Strasbourg lies exactly 60 km from Baden-Baden via the A5 and exit 4 Strasbourg-Nord, with the Black Forest fading behind and the Ill curling through town. Pink Vosges sandstone shapes the cathedral completed in the 15th century; timber-framed houses line Petite France, once the tanners’ quarter, framed by the Vauban barrage and its locks. No formalities at the border thanks to Schengen, and your chauffeur in Strasbourg navigates low-emission zones and slips into central garages like Austerlitz or Gutenberg.

Your day flexes to your pace: hotel pickup in Baden-Baden, a Mercedes at your disposal, photo stops on request, and while he drives, you explore and taste. Climb to the cathedral platform for the skyline, then choose the Alsatian Museum or the Palais Rohan, followed by a winstub lunch—choucroute or baeckeoffe, perhaps a glass of riesling—before a gentle walk along the riverfront. If traffic allows, return via the more pastoral D468, reaching Baden-Baden late afternoon.