Strasbourg
The Cathedral
Description
This is where the Protestant Reformation started, when Matthew Zell started preaching Luther's ideas as from 1521. The Cathedral was Protestant from 1529 to 1681, when Strasbourg became French (except for the period called Interim, 1549-61).
Then walk through the town centre, up to the former Furstenberg hotel, 10 rue des Pucelles. This used to be a fortified residence that belonged to the count Guillaume de Fürstenberg. Calvin being his lawyer, he often visited him. As a lawyer with a classic training, he studied Law, Hebrew, Greek, he also self-taught himself Theology.
historical monument
listed historical monument since 1862
