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Tourism Colmar
Colmar, a town in Alsace, is the prefecture of the department of Haut-Rhin. It is ranked third largest city in Alsace in terms of population.
Historically, it is part of the Decapolis, a league of ten free Alsatian towns belonging to the Roman Empire.
Colmar is located in the heart of the vineyards of the Alsace region, so it is called the "wine capital of Alsace." The profile of these wines were already in the Middle Ages!
The city has a rich cultural heritage, including the fact that it houses one of the most visited museums in France, the Museum of Unterlinden. Walking through its streets is a pleasure, as is classified Colmar city flowered with the highest label (four flowers) since 1984 and has won several nationnal Grand Prix of flowering.
Sights in Colmar
- Unterlinden Museum
- House of the Têtes
- Church Dominican
- Church Saint Martin
- Museum of Bartholdi
- Little Venise
- Museum jouet et train
Museums and monuments to visit
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Musée Animé du JouetThe Toy Museum of Colmar was founded in the early 1990s. It was in those years that Colmar discover a wonderful collection of nearly two thousand toys dating from the nineteenth century to today. The ... -
Le Musée BartholdiThe birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi now houses the museum dedicated to the famous French sculptor. On the ground floor you will find models of the nine public buildings designed for the city of ... -
Musée d'UnterlindenThe Unterlinden Museum annually hosts more than 200,000 visitors from around the world. This figure ranks second in the list of the Fine Arts Museum the most visited in France. The play's most ... -
Château du HohlandsbourgThe construction of the castle, on the orders of Marshal Colmar Gundolsheim Siegfried, from the year 1279. The site, located at 620 meters to monitor Colmar and its surroundings. From 1281, the ... -
Musée Albert SchweitzerThe Albert Schweitzer Museum is a museum dedicated to the work of Dr. Albert Schweitzer . It is in the house in which Albert Schweitzer spent part of his childhood. Visitors can still see his bedroom ... -
Musée de la Tour des Voleurs et Maison de vigneronThieves' Tower dates from the sixteenth century. At the time, it served as a prison and torture chamber. The building, pentagonal, measuring 18 meters high. During the visit, especially into the ... -
Eglise Notre-Dame de l'AssomptionChurch of Notre-Dame of the Assumption is a yellow sandstone church combining Romanesque and Gothic styles. One of the two towers is unfinished. Façade has a magnificent rose ... -
Musée du BailliageThe museum of the Bailliage of Rouffach presents the treasures of the former capital of the Haut-Mundat (possessions of the bishop of Strasbourg in Upper Alsace), as well as the villages that made up ... -
La Tour des SorcièresWitches' Tower is the last surviving tower of the town's fortifications. The round base is the oldest part and dates from the 13th century. The rest of the tower was built in the ... -
Fortifications de Neuf-BrisachClassified as World Heritage by the UNESCO, the fortifications of Neuf-Brisach, surrounding the fortress of Neuf-Brisach, are the latest achievement attributed to the Réseau Vauban and the outcome of ... -
Le musée VaubanThe Vauban museum is located inside the pavilion of the Porte de Belfort, built in 1700 . Created in 1957, the museum traces the history of the town of Neuf- Brisach , for more than 3 ... -
MUSÉE - ESPACE DES MÉTIERS DU BOIS ET DU PATRIMOINELabaroche is a village montagne.Il has a gem that you would be very wrong not to visit.An authentic experience called "space wood crafts and heritage" museum.Opened in July 2000, its pride ... -
Château du Haut-KoenigsbourgThe Haut-Kœnigsbourg castle is a medieval castle located in the french communal of Orschwiller in the Alsatian region. This historical monument is benefiting of a very significant amount of ... -
Château de KintzheimFrom the castle, watching the surrounding landscape, the visitors will easily understand the choice of this summit cone (703 m), slightly detached from the sandstone massif of Altenberg, for the ...
Tour on the Alsace wine route
- Thème : Sciences and discovery
- Départ : Thann
- Durée : 4 jours
For 4 days, we invite you to discover the Alsace wine route. This famous tourist route was inaugurated in 1953. It extends over 170 kilometers between Marlenheim Thann and includes 170 municipalities.
Colmar
- Thème : Sciences and discovery
- Départ : Colmar
- Durée : 7 jours
Some cities are too small and crowded, some cities are too large and impersonal. Colmar, however, has maintained its human scale.
Discover the Haut-Rhin department
- Thème : Sciences and discovery
- Départ : Colmar
- Durée : 2 jours
Discover the cities located in the department of the Haut-Rhin.
Discover the Haut-Rhin
- Thème : Sciences and discovery
- Départ : Colmar
- Durée : 5 jours
Discover the cities of the Haut-Rhin department.
