Colmar has been the wine capital of Alsace for hundreds of years. Formerly faster to transport by water than by land, Colmar was the shipping point of Alsatian wine from the 14th century. In the historic district of Petite Venise, you can still find the canals over which wine was transported to the Rhine.
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- Petite Venise
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- Petite Venise
Maison des Têtes, the house with the heads stands on Rue de Têtes in Colmar. The house gets its name from the 106 heads in the facade, Maison des Têtes was built in 1609.
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- Maison des Têtes
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- Maison des Têtes.
On a corner of the Rue des Marchands shopping street stands Alsace’s most famous house, Maison Pfister. Maison Pfister was built in 1537 by order of a hat salesman from Besançon. The sandstone house is decorated with murals and medallions.
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- Maison Pfister.
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- Maison Pfister.
The Rue des Marchands is also home to the Bartholdi Museum. The museum is dedicated entirely to the French sculptor Bartholdi, whose works include the Statue of Liberty in New York.
The statue was designed by Gustave Eiffel. There are several works of art by Bartholdi in Colmar, such as the statue of Lazarus von Schwendi in the fountain.
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- Auguste Bartholdi standbeeld van Lazarus von Schwendi
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- Auguste Bartholdi.
One museum you should definitely not miss is the Untlerlinden Museum in Colmar. At the museum you can discover art from prehistory to the present, read more information about the museum here.
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- Binnenplaats Unterlinden Museum.
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- Lucas Cranach – Le Melancolie uit 1532.
Located 2 kilometers outside the center of Colmar, Camping de l’Ill is open from April to early January. At the campsite you can rent bikes and there is a wide choice of rental accommodations.
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- Verkoop van Bretzels.
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- Vakwerkhuizen in Colmar.
