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Saarbrücken: City with ‘Saarvoir Vivre’

September 28, 2015

The French influence is clearly evident in the German city of Saarbrücken. Here chefs whip up French-inspired cuisine, stores stock French products, there's a pétanque club and lots of French savoir-vivre.

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Ludwig Church
Ludwig ChurchImage: Fotolia/wolfgangstaudt

The Sankt Johanner Markt can be found in the heart of town. Cafés and restaurants ring the market square. The Saarland is famous for its food and its state capital is no exception. Here you can find everything from hearty, regional specialties to French-influenced haute cuisine. But Saarbrücken also has much else to offer, including its Baroque old town and chateau, and the Ludwig Church -- the city's landmark.