Office de tourisme de Colmar en Alsace -

Discover Colmar

• Discover Colmar
• Key dates and figures
  • Colmar in a few key figures
  • The History of Colmar in 20 key dates
• Detailed chronology
  • From 823 to 1499 - From its founding to its medieval period
  • From 1499 to 1679 - From humanism to the consequences
  • From 1679 à 1789 - The French royal city
  • From 1789 to 1918 - From the French Revolution to the Reichland
  • From 1918 to 1945 - The inter-war period and hardships time
  • From 1945 to the present - The unprecedented development of Colmar
• Famous people from Colmar
  • Jean-Jacques Waltz aka Hansi
  • Auguste Bartholdi - Father of the statue of liberty
  • Armand Joseph Bruat - The sailor
  • Jean Rapp : : the fearless General of Napoleon
  • Jean-François Reubell: our only head of state
  • Théophile Conrad Pfeffel: the European
  • Jean-Daniel Schumacher: Librarian of the Tsar
  • Georges Wickram: father of the popular novel
  • Martin Schongauer: the glory of the painters
  • Jean Roesselmann : the hero
• Architectural heritage
• Historical landmarks
  • 823 - The fisc of Columbarium
  • 1278 - The Colmar civil rights charter
  • 1354 - The Decapole
  • 1575 - The introduction of the Reformation
  • 1648 - The Treaties of Westphalia
  • 1679 - The Royal city of France
  • 1698 - The Sovereign Council in Colmar
  • 1753 - Voltaire´s troubled stay in Colmar
  • 1773 - The Military Academy of Colmar
  • 1800 - The Upper Rhine prefecture
  • 1871 - Colmar, town of the Reichsland
  • 1854 - Cholera in Colmar
  • 1945 - The liberation of Colmar
  • 1955 - A new industrial zone
  • 1968 à 1974 - Spectacular restoration works
  • 1974 à 1978 - Woodstock in Colmar !
• The four riots of Colmar
  • 1833 - The plonk riot
  • 1842 - The firewood riot
  • 1854 - The cucumber riot
  • 1855 - The hearses riot
• Legends and stories
• The magic of lights
• Museums
• Alsatian folklore

Gastronomy contents

• A city renowned
• Restaurants
• Local products shopping
• Bars and nightclubs
• The covered Market
• Markets agenda

Accommodation type

• Hotel
• Furnished rentals
• bed and breakfast
• Youth hostels
• Campsites

Leisure & things to do

• Event calendar
• Museums
• Contemporary art
• Theme parks
• Animal parks
• The castles
• Sports activities
• Regional nature parc
• Staying in Colmar
• Bars and nightclubs

Main menu in english version

• Home
• Discover
• Prepare
• Accommodations
• Restaurants
• What’s on
• Travel packages

Contact & useful links

• Booklets & pdf maps
• Contact
• Press contacts
• Sitemap
• Your Personal Road Book
• Satisfaction survey

Guided tours

• Guided tours
• Visit Colmar with a little train
• Trips and cruises
• Visit on a little boat
• Cycling

Accès rapide anglais

• Event calendar - Search in our database by date
• Museums
• Guided tours for individuals
• Restaurants

• Home
  • Welcome
• Formulaire de contact ingenie anglais
• book your stay online
• PROGRAMME 2012 de la Fête de la musique à Colmar
• Cyclotourisme & vélo
• Travel packages for groups

Travel to Colmar

• How to travel to Colmar
  • Camping-vans in Colmar - Instructions for use
  • Public transport in Colmar and its surroundings
  • Routes, schedules and travel time of public transport in Alsace
  • Travel to Colmar by Plane
  • Travel to Colmar/Alsace by train
  • Travel to Colmar
• Taxis in Colmar
• Public transport
• Colmar by bike
• Camping-vans in Colmar

Theme of the stay :

• Typical tourist stays
• Unusual stays
• Wellbeing stays
• Gastronomy stays
• Active stays
• Christmas Markets stays
• Golf stays
• Culture stays
• Romantic stays in Alsace
• Music stays

Contents dedicated to wine

• Colmar, the Alsatian wine capital
• The vineyard of Alsace in a nutshell
• The Alsatian wine route
• The wine festivals
• Winemakers contacts