COLMAR
The oldest of the towns of Alsace
Colmar was Gallo-Roman before
becoming imperial city at the XIII th century, principal city of Décapole then
seat of the sovereign Council of Alsace under Louis XIV. The capital of the Alsatian
vineyard has escaped with the destruction of the wars and offers an exceptional
urban architectural unit, witness of its last rich person. Splendid worked
residences point out the opulence of the “Renaissance”.
The house Pfister (1537)
Small Venice
The house of the Heads
The French “guides of routard”
will say to you that COLMAR is the most Alsatian of the towns of Alsace, it is
classified among the most beautiful towns of France. The hurdy-gurdy city is a
true jewel of what Rhenish civilization gave of better.
City has to be discovered by foot, which survived the conflicts and the
wear of time, thanks to eternal the good mood which the immediate proximity of
the vineyard brings to him. This one starts with the doors of the city.
An ideal base to radiate in the back country, the vineyard, in the
valleys, on the peaks of the Vosges, so close. In short this city considered as
driest of France (only 52 cm of rain per annum) is discovered like good wine.
Without precipitation.
Country of Stars
of Christmas
Christmas lights
IN December, Colmar penetrates in an unreal world at
the fallen night.
The magic of the Advent gives to the city the
opportunity to avoid illuminations which equip its frontages, its pinions or
its roofs.
Noël in Colmar it
is initially the environment of the old city, illuminated and decorated like a
fairy tale. A historical decoration made magic by the Christmas lights who
during this period of festival are integrated harmoniously into the exceptional
lightings conceived for the valorization of the inheritance.
Noël in Colmar it is also a multitude of
animations : exposures, concerts, tales and market of Christmas.