Colmar Tourist Attractions

Colmar is a beautiful European city in northeastern France that has over the years developed as a major tourist place of interest. Located within a distance of 64 kilometer to the southwest of Strasbourg on the Lauch River, this city often referred as the prettiest in France. While on a Colmar visit, you will be introduced to wonderful architectural masterpieces. Colmar tourist attractions include museums and galleries featuring spectacular works of art. Alsatian buildings and half-timbered houses are the major draws of this tourist city. The Canal quarter named as the Petite Venise is a popular attraction of the city. This city in France is also popular for its wine. In fact, it can be one of the many reasons of planning a visit to the city. A trip to Colmar will also offer you the opportunity of planning a visit to nearby medieval towns like, Eguisheim.

Popular Attractions in Colmar

Museums and galleries mostly characterize this European city of tourist interest. Here is a list of some of the major Colmar tourist attractions that will offer you to a great vacation.

Musée d'Unterlinden
Located in the 13C Dominican convent, this museum is famous for housing spectacular works of Grünewald, Schongauer and Isenmann. This museum devoted to Rhineland art exhibits an amazing collection of sculptors, paintings, and artworks from the period of Middle Ages and Renaissance. The major attraction of this museum is the Issenheim altarpiece. The art museum is also famous for exhibiting modern art, which includes the popular works of Picasso, Braque, Renoir, and Leger. A part of the museum is also dedicated to the history of the town and exhibits from Alsace.

Hours of Operation
May 1 to October 31
Monday to Sunday – 9:00am – 6:00pm
November 1 to April 30
Monday to Sunday – 9:00 am – 12: 00 pm and 2: 00 pm – 5: 00 pm

The museum always remains closed on
New Year's Day (January 1)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
All Saints' Day - Christian (November 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)

Contact details
Unterlinden Museum
1 rue d'Unterlinden
F-68000 Colma, France
Tel: 03 89 20 15 50

Maison des Têtes (House of the Heads)
This house is a popular Colmar attraction that features spectacular works of renaissance architecture. The major attraction of this architectural masterpiece is around hundred sculpted heads on the façade. The pointed roof the house also features great decorative.

Contact details
19 r. des Têtes F - 68000 Colmar
Dominican Church
This church is one of the major places of tourist interest in the French city. The church is lit by stained glass windows and by the magnificent Virgin in the rose brush atop. This tourism site by Martin Schongauer is quite popular with the tourist.

Contact details
R. des Serruriers F - 68000 Colmar

Old Town
The old Town is probably the most famous attractions in Colmar that appeals a significant number of visitors to this part of the French city. The Rue des Marchands, the old customs post, and the Rue Mercière within the heart of Old Town are of major attractions in this tourism site. This historic street is characterized by old Alsace dwellings with their flower-covered balconies, corbelled turrets, oriel windows and half-timbering. The Pfister house is another major tourist draw of the Old Town. Other popular attractions of this region of the city in France include Collegial Church of St Martin and the Dominican Church. These churches are famous for their paintings of Virgin in the rose bush.

Contact details
Pl. de la Cathédrale F - 68000 Colmar
Bartholdi Museum
This museum of local history ranks as one of the top Colmar tourist attractions. The birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi, the house is transformed into a museum exhibiting the facts on local history of the town. The life and works of the creator of the Lion of Belfort, of Vercingetorix of Clermont and of the Statue of Liberty in New York are the major sites of interest in the museum. Other popular attractions in and around the museum include the monument to Admiral Bruat, monument to General Rapp, monument, and Vigneron fountain.

Contact details
R. des Marchands F - 68000 Colmar
Tel: 03 89 41 90 60

St Martin's Collegiate Church
The residents themselves popularly refer to the St Martin’s Collegiate Church as the Cathedral of Colmar. Built of red sandstone, this church is an example of an architectural masterpiece. The two towers bordering its main portal is a major attraction. Inside the church, you will find an organ chest from the Silbermann workshop and a 14 C sculptured Crucifixion. The St Nicholas Portal with the sign of Maestro Humbert bears the decoration of the legend of the Saint.
Contact details
22 pl. de la Cathédrale F - 68000 Colmar

Tourist Attractions in Colmar
Bartholdi Museum	Dominican Church
Little Venice	Maison des Tetes
St. Martin Church	Unterlinden Museum

Isenheim Altar and Chapel The Isenheim Altar and the chapel located in the Unterlinden Museum is one of the most significant Colmar tourist attractions. The chapel boasts of beautiful paintings of world-renowned artistes including the works of German artists. Works by Isenmann, Lucas Cranach and passion scenes by Martin Schongauer are the noted works of art displayed in the museum. The major highlight of the museum is Matthias Groenewald's Isenheim Altar, which is known as the most popular works of German painters. While on a visit to the museum, you will get a good view of te paintings from the gallery.

Cité de l'Automobile and Schlumpf collection
This collection of vintage cars is another major draw of tourists in the French city. Collected by Fritz Schlumpf, the museum boasts of an incredible good collection of around 400 vintage cars, some of which are popular as rare and unique cars. The major highlight or tourist attraction of this museum is the history of automobiles. This history covers the period of “ancestors” (1895-1918) and “classic cars” (1918-38) to “modern” vehicles of the post-1945 period. A part of the museum is dedicated to racing cars and motoring masterpieces. Other popular attraction of the museum includes a karting circuit (for children) and a simulator (for adults).

Contact details
192 av. de Colmar F - 68100 Mulhouse
Tel: 03 89 33 23 21
Colmar tourist attractions covering a range of galleries and museums throws light on history of the French city and exhibit a good collection of artworks.