点评:Strasbourg is one of the most picturesque cities in Europe and many of those pictures come from or of the Ponts Couverts. The good thing is you can see and experience them for free, so simply make plans to visit.
The Ponts Couverts were 3 bridges and 4 towers built in 1250 by the German Strasbourg to defend the western end of the island city. Pons Couverts is French for covered bridges; however, it was the French who removed the covers on the bridges in 1784. Still the name has stuck. Perhaps the French removed them after they constructed their own western defense at the Barrage Vauban across the river Ill from the Ponts Couverts; thus, making the protective covers obsolete. Of note, the best pictures of the Ponts Couverts come from on top of the Barrage Vauban. What was once a place of war is now at place of beauty.
It is great to walk across the Ponts Couverts from the Petite France side to the other so you can go to the Barrage Vauban. While you can take great pictures on the bridges, the best pictures of the Ponts Couverts will come from the Barrage Vauban. For the best sun angle, I suggest any time after 1:00. The bridges are a popular place for tourist so there will be crowds; however, as you can see from my pictures, there are still opportunities in pictures to be the only one there. In 10 minutes, you have seen the entire area, crossed the Ponts Couvert, and gotten pictures of it from the Barrage Vauban.
翻译:斯特拉斯堡是欧洲风景最如画的城市之一,许多美景照片都取材于或拍摄于廊桥(Ponts Couverts)。好消息是,您可以免费参观体验这些廊桥,所以不妨计划一下行程吧。
廊桥由三座桥梁和四座塔楼组成,由德意志斯特拉斯堡人于1250年建造,用于防御这座岛屿城市的西端。“Pons Couverts”在法语中意为“廊桥”,然而,法国人在1784年拆除了桥上的遮篷。尽管如此,这个名字仍然保留了下来。或许法国人在廊桥对岸的伊尔河畔的沃邦拦河坝(Barrage Vauban)修建了自己的西部防御工事后,拆除了遮篷,使其失去了保护作用。值得一提的是,廊桥的最佳照片都拍摄于沃邦拦河坝之上。曾经的战场如今已成为一处美景胜地。
从小法兰西一侧步行穿过拱桥到达另一侧,然后前往沃邦水坝,感觉非常棒。虽然在桥上也能拍出很棒的照片,但拍摄拱桥的最佳角度还是在沃邦水坝。为了获得最佳的阳光角度,我建议在下午1点以后前往。拱桥是热门的旅游景点,所以人会比较多;不过,正如你从我的照片中看到的,你仍然有机会拍到只有你一个人的照片。短短10分钟,你就能游览整个区域,穿过拱桥,并在沃邦水坝拍下拱桥的照片。