Colmar: Explore The Most Stunning Medieval Town with Explosive Colorful Past
Situated at vineyard-framed foothills of eastern France in the southern Vosges Mountains, Colmar is an ancient small town home to many historical architectures and filled with amazing fairytale-like sites that will take anyone into a new world of magical era. Being located within the Alsace Wine Route, near Switzerland and Germany, this charming town is known as the capital of Alsatian wine and is the most preserved city in France with perfectly blended French and German architecture. Visit this beautiful city by booking a flight to Colmar Airport.
Best Time to Visit
Summer is when Colmar welcomes most of its tourists for this when the wine festival is celebrated. For a more peaceful vacation, tourists may consider traveling to Colmar in early November before holiday crowd arrive at the city and temperature is milder ideal to explore the city by walking.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Colmar has colorful and complex history that only a guided tour can make visitors fully understand the details of everything tourists will see. Tourists may start my exploring the old Colmar town where they can feel like being in a setting of century old movie. Then tourists can head to Little Venice for a romantic boat experience and pictures to fill one’s instagram page. Afterwards, head to Museum of Toys and Little Trains and reminisce one’s child in this 3-storey building field with over 19th century toy collection. Other interesting places to visit are the Unterlinden Museum, Bartholdi Museum and House of the Heads. For a relaxing overnight stay, visitors may book either at La Maison Des Tetes or at Best Western Grand Hotel Bristol.