Colmar is one of cities in
France situated some 30 km north-west of
Breisach and 500 km from
Paris, 30 km north-west of France -
Germany border. The population of the the city was estimated at 65,500 people according to the 2010 census Many people visit Colmar each year to take a look at its famous castles and art museums and galleries.
Colmar is served by Houssen (IATA: CMR) airport, which is 10 km away.
Interesting places in it
The château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg is located at Orschwiller, Alsace, France, in the Vosges mountains just west of Sélestat. The castle is nestled at a strategic location on a high hill overlooking the Alsatian plain; as a result it was used by successive powers from the Middle Ages until the Thirty Years' War when it was abandoned. In 1900 it was restored under the direction of Emperor Wilhelm II. Today it is a major tourist attraction, located on the Alsace wine route.
The Unterlinden Museum (officially Musée d'Unterlinden, also cited in English as Musée Unterlinden) is located in Colmar, France, in the Alsace region. The museum, housed in a 13th century Dominican religious sisters' convent, is home to the Isenheim Altarpiece by Matthias Grünewald and features a large collection of local and international artworks and manufactured artifacts from prehistorical to contemporary times. The museum bears the quality label Musée de France and is one of the most visit…
The Église Saint-Martin (St. Martin church) is the main church and principal Gothic monument of Colmar, Haut-Rhin, France. Because of its past as a collegiate church, is also known als Collégiale Saint-Martin, and because of its large dimensions, as Cathédrale Saint-Martin, although Colmar had never been the seat of a bishopric.
If you have seen everything in Colmar already, take a look on the outskirts of the town. Are you fancy to travel around a bit? Here is our list:
Be sure to check out photos of the area taken by other travellers.