Mulhouse is the largest city in Haut-Rhin in France. Mulhouse is an industrial city, which marked its architecture, there are many Haussmann buildings. Located in the South of Alsace, it is close to Colmar in the Haut-Rhin, Belfort in the Territoire de Belfort, Montbéliard in the Doubs, Basel in Switzerland, the Bas-Rhin department and the Vosges. With a population of more than 110,000 inhabitants, it is the largest city in Haut-Rhin.
Place de la Réunion ("Porte Jeune" tram stop (all lines) then in
front of the station take rue du Sauvage and at the fountain turn
right rue Mercière, the square is at the end of the street. Or tram
station " République "(lines 1, 3 and tram-train) then take rue du
sauvage, at the fountain turn left rue Mercière, the square is at
the end of the street.) - This is the central square of the historic
center of Mulhouse, like a "Grand-Place", it is adorned with many
historic houses with painted walls, and monuments such as the
Saint-Etienne temple, the Town Hall which houses the historical
museum of town, the Mieg house, the former tailors' corporation or
the Lys pharmacy. There is also a fountain surmounted by the statue
of the halberdier. It is entirely pedestrianized. Most of the houses
have shops, cafes or restaurants, and the Espace Réunion has a
shopping mall and a car park. The adjoining streets also have many
shops. The term Réunion refers to the attachment of the Republic of
Mulhouse to the French Republic on March 15, 1798.
Temple
Saint-Étienne Place de la Réunion - Monument classified or listed as
historical monuments in France With a height of 97 meters, the
Protestant temple (or reformed church) of Saint-Étienne in Mulhouse
is the highest Protestant monument in France, and the highest bell
tower in the Haut-Rhin department. The temple is decorated with a
set of 14th century stained glass windows. Many lyrical concerts are
organized there.
Bollwerk (or Tour du Bollwerk) Rue de Metz / rue
du Bastion ("Porte Jeune" tram stop (all lines) then in front of the
station, follow the tram rails along the rue de Metz for about 200
meters) - Monument classified or listed as historical monuments in
France Bollwerk meaning "Bastion", this listed historical monument
is a tower and two pieces of rampart, vestiges of the old city
fortifications, demolished in 1840. Mulhouse is sometimes called
"city of Bollwerk" , the Bollwerk is considered the symbol of
Mulhouse.
Tour de l'Europe 3 boulevard de l'Europe ("Porte Jeune"
tram stop (all lines)) - The tower is the tallest building in Alsace
at 100 meters high. Completed in 1972 by architect François Spoerry,
its triangular shape symbolizes the Mulhouse region, a junction area
of three European countries: Germany, France and Switzerland. At
the top of the tower, on the 31st floor, is a revolving panoramic
restaurant, renovated and reopened at the end of October 2016 after
several months of closure. Its complete rotation takes 75 minutes
and allows you to discover the panorama of the city and beyond, the
Vosges, the Alsace plain, the Black Forest, the Sundgau, the Jura
and in good weather the Alps. At the foot of the tower is the Porte
Jeune shopping center which spans two floors, and the Porte Jeune
tram station which is the center of the city's tram network. A few
steps away is the Mulhouse Tourist Office