Colmar

Colmar

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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION 
TownColmar
Insee code68066
Postcode68000
Latitude48.0793589
Longitude7.3585120
AltitudeFrom 175 to 214 meters
Surface66.57 km²
Population69187 inhabitants
Density1039 inhabitants/km²CLOSEST TOWNS
National labelHorbourg-Wihr at 2.8 km (6 min)
DepartmentHaut-RhinAndolsheim at 6.2 km (12 min)
RegionAlsaceSearch another town
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SIGHTSEEING
  • The Dominican:
  • Free access to the convent of Dominicans.
  • Attached to the eponymous church, built in the 13th and rebuilt in the eighteenth century, it houses the library since 1951, setting one of the nicest old in the region with 1 200 manuscripts, incunabula 2 700 and 50 000 volumes of centuries precedents. It is also a venue for exhibitions, concerts (Festival "off" Spivakov) and drama.
  • Opening hours (vary according to season): Monday to Friday from 9am to 12pm, from 14h to 18h (except Wednesday to Friday 18:30), Saturday from 10am to 16h continuous.
Detailed information
TransportAirport of Colmar - Houssen,   Train station of Colmar,   Train station of Colmar - Mésanges,   Train station of Colmar - Saint-Joseph
Information pointsTourist Office of Colmar
Leisure centresMuseum Bartholdi,   Museum of Natural History of Colmar,   Museum of Unterlinden,   Skating Rink of Colmar
MonumentsCollegiate Church Saint-Martin,   Cour d'appel,   House Pfister,   House of the Têtes
Performance hallsComedie de l'Est,   Exhibition Park Colmar Expo,   Le Grillen,   Municipal Theatre of Colmar,   Nef Saint Matthieu,   Stadium Colmar Stadium

EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS
  • The Book Fair Colmar:
  • The Book Fair is held the last or penultimate weekend of November at Fair Colmar.
  • A "pool" literary creativity: Organized the year, in schools, bookstores, libraries and Fair Colmar is a beautiful showcase of attractive and entertaining editorial production.
  • At Fair Colmar: Covering an area of 16 000 m², it brings together almost 800 partners (240 booths) from Alsace, Burgundy, Lorraine, Rhône-Alpes - through the Regional Centers of the Book -- and Paris, Toulouse, Lyon, but also Algeria, Romania or Quebec?
  • The Book Fair is one of the largest cultural and economic forums of the Great East. His goal: to bring books and reading, on one occasion and festive atmosphere, the public the largest and most diverse.
  • Information: Library of the City of Colmar: 1 Place des Martyrs de la Résistance - BP 40,509 to 68,021 Colmar Cedex. Tel. : +33 3 89 24 48 18 - Fax: +33 3 89 23 33 80 - Email: info@salon-du-livre-colmar.com
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Colmar International FestivalAnnual tribute to a great musician who shaped our era
From 2nd to 14th July 2013

ATTRACTIONS, LEISURES AND ACTIVITES AROUND
Leisure activities
NameType of activityPriceTown
Bicycle ride or walk in AlsaceNature and the outdoors40 €Voegtlinshoffen (5.5 km)
Taste and buy organic wineLocal flavoursFreePfaffenheim (11.7 km)
Tour and tasting at the Bott Frères cellars Local flavoursFreeRibeauvillé (12.5 km)
Cellar tour and wine tastingLocal flavoursFreeRodern (16.2 km)
Hike without luggage from hotel to hotelNature and the outdoors562 €Lapoutroie (16.2 km)

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PHOTOS
View of the cloister of the Dominicans
 
Sculpture in front of the Bartholdi Museum
House decorated with flowers in the rue de Turenne to Colmar
 
Fountain
Old Colmar
 
Tanners Wharf
Wharf Tanners
 
Streets decorated for Christmas
House decorated for Christmas
 
Street decorated Christmas
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WEATHER
Tuesday 21 May
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Min. 6°C - Max. 14°C
Wednesday 22 May
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Min. -1°C - Max. 12°C
Thursday 23 May
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Min. -3°C - Max. 12°C
RESTAURANTS 
Brasserie Heydel  
8.8
Colmar
At the heart of the old town of Colmar, a stone's throw from Unterlinden museum and the cathedral, Brasserie Heydel welcomes you in a modern and original. The walls are painted in shades...
Located in Colmar37 € per person 
Aux Clefs de Colmar  
8
Colmar
Restaurant discreet, hidden in the heart of the city, Aux Clefs de Colmar invites you to a gastronomic exception. The decor, with its stone walls and contemporary furnishings creates...
Located in Colmar25 € per person 
Côté Cour  
7.9
  SPECIAL OFFER
Colmar
At the foot of the cathedral of Colmar Côté Cour awaits you. Part of the brewery, trendy and contemporary with a large fresco and warm colors invite you to take place. The Chef offers...
Located in Colmar41 € per person 

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BEDS & BREAKFASTS 
Amrein les framboises    
8.7
Katzenthal
5 mansard-roofed rooms of hosts in a house with orée of wood in the vineyard. Rooms with WC and Bathroom.
Located 4.5 km from Colmar55 € the double room 
Les Framboises  
Katzenthal
Five guest rooms in a house located in a quiet edge of the forest in the vineyard.
Located 4.7 km from Colmar55 € the double room 
Chambres d'hotes Rémy herold    
8.9
Katzenthal
Since 1995 Corinne and Rémy (organic beekeeper AB) welcome you with pleasure in their rooms. Peony and Iris. (Bultex new bedding) - sheets and pillowcases towels are provided in the...
Located 6.5 km from ColmarFrom 58 € to 70 € the double room 

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VACATION RENTALS 
Apartment for 4 persons  
8.4
Colmar
In the historic center of Colmar, Guilain welcome you (unless it is Fabienne speaks also German and Italian) in its two parts atypical and charming (beams, studs) with all the comfort...
Located in Colmar490 € per week 
A l'Ancien Relais de Poste
Colmar
50m² apartment on the 2nd floor of a house with lots of character (old post) in the center of Colmar. Description location. Completely renovated in February 2013, it is composed of...
Located in ColmarFrom 330 € to 490 € per week 
Appartement haut de gamme
Colmar
Accommodation ideally located in the historical center, next to the house Bartholdi. In a quiet inner courtyard. Fully equipped with luxury materials. Discover Alsace and its culinary...
Located in ColmarFrom 390 € to 590 € per week 

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CAMPSITES 
Camping vauban  
Neuf-Brisach
The Vauban campsite il leaned on the fortifications of the famous engineer Vauban. The city of Neuf-Brisach is classified in the World Heritage of Unesco. Quiet location, rural setting,...
Located 14.5 km from Colmar 
Camping lefébure orbey    
9.2
Orbey
The Lefébure camp-site is in orbey, small town of 3600 inhabitants located in the valley of Kaysersberg, just near the Vosges. Our town of medium mountains is a real paradise for the...
Located 15.3 km from ColmarFrom 8.60 € to 9.80 € per day 
Camping du Haut-koenigsbourg    
9.2
Lièpvre
In the shade of various species of trees, camping in Upper koenigsbourg you to spend a stay in a large protected environment, a haven of peace and calm rewarded in 2004 with a 3rd prize...
Located 22 km from Colmar11.50 € per day 

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HOTELS
Le Colombier     
8.6
Colmar
Hotel Le Colombier is located in the Little Venice district of Colmar town centre. It offers elegant rooms and suites with flat-screen TVs and private bathrooms. Guest rooms at Le Colombier...
Located in ColmarRoom from 85 €
Hôtel Restaurant - Les Maraichers     
8.1
Colmar
This hotel is located at the entrance of Colmar, just 10 minutes to the historic quarter known as Little Venice. It offers free Wi-Fi. Each room at the Hôtel Restaurant - Les Maraichers...
Located in ColmarRoom from 52 €
Mercure Colmar Centre Unterlinden     
7.5
Colmar
This Mercure offers air-conditioned, soundproofed guest rooms and suites with satellite TV and free Wi-Fi, in central Colmar, near the Unterlinden and Bartholdi Museums. The Mercure...
Located in ColmarRoom from 69 €

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Haut-Rhin
Best Western Hotel Le Schoenenbourg
Surrounded by vineyards, the Best Western Hotel Le Schoenenbourg is opposite the ramparts of the medieval village of Riquewihr....
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