A symbol of what?

    Of our consumer society? Here, we have other ideas. In this Advent period, we want to believe in a world that's united.

    On 1 December, Ciarus is to welcome a group of travellers who are a little special:

It's an atmosphere worth discovering...

Need a pick-me-up? Ciarus has an idea…

    For all Petit Plateau menus* (main course + dessert) purchased to the end of November, we will give you a tea or a coffee in our new bar: combine a balanced meal (seasonal vegetables are prepared in our kitchens every day) and a moment of relaxation, not to mention commitment to your fellow global citizens!

    The European Union, once a reconciliation project, but today?

    This is the question that IFOR (International Fellowship of Reconciliation and Church of Peace) asked itself when it met at Ciarus for its European Meetings on 3, 4 and 5 October.

"How can religions live and work together in Alsace?"

This is the theme discussed on Sunday, 18 May at Ciarus in the context of the Alsace inter-religion day.

Fair trade, rational, ethical, organic, regional...

All this in a magic formula for which our chef, Christophe Weicheldinger, has the secret...

Not as secret as all that, because we're offering you a new formula:

Training in small groups, plenary meetings, staff seminars, meetings with your members: whatever your project, our "study days" can be tailored to suit your needs:

Welcoming foreigners? Which foreigners are we talking about here? Illegal workers, asylum seekers, illegal immigrants…? We have to recognise that our views are influenced by bills introduced by the French government, which, when conveyed to us by the French media become real burning social issues.

Here is the Joujouthèque team’s account of their visit to Ciarus from 26 to 29 December 2007: “Just see how a trip to the pretty city of Strasbourg at Christmas time can become an unforgettable memory for a group of children and the staff from the Joujouthèque leisure centre in Aix-Noulette, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

On 1 December, World AIDS Day, the City of Strasbourg organized a series of events to mark the renewed commitment on the part of everyone in the fight against the Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

The hosts at Ciarus played their part by creating a collective work of dense chalk on canvas.

6 high school students and three members of staff from the Ministry of Culture of the Principality of Andorra have been training at Ciarus as part of a cultural project. The EPIM (International Monument Photographic Experience) is organized every year by the Autonomous Community of Catalonia. The young people from the “land of the Pyrenees” produce a series of photographs and are judged on the results. The fruits of their labours are then rewarded by an official prize giving event at the Council of Europe and a stay in Strasbourg.

The Strasbourg Zénith will be opening at the beginning of 2008. With 10,000 places and the highest of high-tech, this is an establishment of the “new generation”, which promises to welcome great artists and major international events alike.

To coincide with the start of the Christmas markets, Ciarus puts on its magical ambience and illuminates thousands of lights. The immense Advent crown which hangs in the hall invites all those who pass through to enter into this state of magical expectation…
In our Advent calendar, we have:

An aroma of haggis, dancing the “skip change of step” resounding to the rhythm of the bagpipes, dancing the reels, men wearing kilts… ahah, the Scots have come back to Ciarus!

Sonnenhof Symposium:

The Sonnenhof Foundation, rich with 130 years of concrete experience in Alsace, aims to accommodate and accompany the disabled person for as long as this person or his family expresses such a wish.

When Erich and Petra Mertens book a room at Ciarus, the entire team looks forward to hearing Erich's wit and wisdom, encountering Petra's wonderful smile and sharing anecdotes about the people they meet in Strasbourg with these slightly unusual guests.

This summer three young French students stopped over at the Ciarus. The aim of their holiday was to make a trip to the East to discover the culture of that part of Europe. And, naturally, Strasbourg was on their itinerary.

The Ciarus is the venue chosen by the theology faculties of Heidelberg, Montpellier, and Strasbourg to launch their new research project. Rites, ethics, memory, community, and a host of other subjects to be investigated by way of "The religious expectations of our contemporaries".

Ciarus is one of the 40 international accommodation centres which have joined a network under the banner of "ethic étapes".