Rohan Palace (Palais Rohan), Strasbourg: How to Visit and What to Do Nearby

The Palais Rohan sits on the Ill River next to Strasbourg Cathedral, a baroque palace built between 1732 and 1742 as the residence of the city’s prince-bishops. The building houses three museums: the Archaeological Museum in the basement, the Museum of Decorative Arts on the ground floor with the bishops’ furnished apartments, and the Museum of Fine Arts upstairs, holding paintings by Raphael, El Greco, Rubens, and Goya. The courtyard facade, with its colonnade reflecting in the river, is one of the finest 18th-century compositions in Alsace. is just one of many options in Strasbourg. Major attractions worth considering include Grande Île, Strasbourg Astronomical Clock (Horloge Astronomique), and Alsatian Museum (Musée Alsacien).