Colmar is located in the heart of Alsace, between Strasbourg and Mulhouse. Business trip; stopover; weekend, event at the Parc des Expos Centre des Congrès de Colmar; discovery of the Alsace Wine Route; Alsatian Christmas markets; getaway to the Vosges... The Fasthotel Colmar Houssen, a quality budget hotel, welcomes you for a night or a few days for your stays in Alsace. Nearby, discover in Rust, Germany, Europa Park, the 2nd largest amusement park in Europe after Disneyland Paris!

Colmar around Little Venice

The city center of Colmar is a real postcard that illustrates the charm of traditional and pretty Alsace. Around the canals of the "Little Venice" on the Lauch, Colmar is home to picturesque treasures.

• The Old Customs Square.

• The streets of Marchands and Mercière.

• Half-timbered houses, in particular the “Koifus”, the Pfister House, a jewel of Alsatian architecture.

• The sculpted masks on the facade of the “House of Heads”, a Renaissance masterpiece.

• The remarkable Gothic church of the former collegiate church of Saint Martin, often referred to as a “cathedral”.

• The sculpted decorations and the wrought iron gate of the “Maison aux raisins”, an Art Nouveau style villa, are remarkable.

Colmar: from Matthias Grünewald to Bartholdi

It was in Colmar that the sculptor Auguste Bartholdi was born in 1824, known throughout the world as the creator of "Liberty Enlightening the World", the monumental statue that symbolises the city of New York. He left behind several works in his hometown, including the statue of Martin Schngaueur, the "Little Alsatian Winegrower" and the Roesselmann Fountain. In 2004, his hometown erected, on the occasion of the centenary of his death, a replica of the Statue of Liberty, 12 metres high, installed at the northern entrance to the city. The Unterlinden Museum, in a former 13th century convent, houses a prestigious collection of Rhenish art from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance as well as the "Isenheim Altarpiece", a late Gothic masterpiece of rare dramatic intensity, painted around 1510 by Matthias Grünewald.

Europa Park in Rust: 2nd largest amusement park in Europe, near Colmar

Europa Park is located in Rust, Germany, two kilometers from the Rhine, very close to Alsace on the French border. It is the second largest amusement park in Europe after Disneyland Paris and the first seasonal park in Europe!

The setting, very green and flowery, is made up of 14 European themed districts. From ancient Greece to the golden domes of Russian churches, from the Spanish arena to Scandinavian wooden houses... Europa Park is just as enjoyable for families with young children as it is for friends who love thrills. More than 100 dream attractions and shows and 11 roller coasters await you. An unmissable leisure destination less than an hour from your hotel in Colmar! Open from the end of March to the end of October and for the end-of-year holidays from the end of November to the beginning of January.

Colmar: from the Ungersheim Ecomuseum to Haut-Koenigsbourg

The Écomusée d'Alsace in Ungersheim, created in 1984, is an exceptional open-air museum that brings together 72 farmhouses and rural buildings. All were dismantled and then rebuilt on the site to preserve them. Today, more than a museum, it is a village of yesteryear, living, which comes to life in a natural environment with workshops and demonstrations from the craftsmen's stalls to the threshing shed and the school. Dedicated to the popular arts and traditions of Alsace, it also houses a collection of old merry-go-rounds.

In the Haut-Koenigsbourg massif, very close to Colmar, in the heart of the ruins of the medieval castle of Kintzheim, the Volerie des Aigles offers a unique opportunity to observe birds of prey up close as if in full flight. Right next door, the Monkey Mountain is home to Barbary Macaques, also called Barbary macaques, which live in conditions close to wild life and in a preserved environment that has contributed to the preservation of the species since 1969.

Alsace is also the land of fortified castles with many remains on the foothills of the Vosges. From Colmar and Kintzheim, continue your journey to discover the 12th century Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg, one of the most visited monuments in France. Remarkably preserved, in the heart of nature, it peaks at 800m and offers a superb panorama of the valley.

The Colmar region at the heart of the Alsace wine route

Colmar is the ideal starting point to discover the Alsace Wine Route. Moreover, the destination "Grand Pays de Colmar" has obtained the label "Terre & Vins au Pays de Colmar". The Fasthôtel Colmar Houssen is located a few minutes away from the closest, small wine-growing towns renowned for the quality of their wines and their great Alsace vintages: Bennwirhr, Sigolsheim, Beblenheim, Zellenberg, Hunawirh, Riquewihr, Turckeim, Eguisheim...

Your walk, punctuated by visits to winegrowers' cellars, can be extended towards the Munster valley and the Vosges to appreciate the generosity of Alsace around the meals served in farm inns and at the tables of bourgeois restaurants.

The Colmar Alsace Wine Fair, held in mid-August, is the region's most famous wine event. Its creation, officially after the Second World War in this form, actually dates back to the post-war period of 1870 for the first Colmar events dedicated to Alsace wines. In 1968, cramped in the historic center, the Colmar Fair was at the origin of the creation, in 1968, of the Colmar Exhibition Center, transformed in 2011 into a Congress Center. Don't forget to book your hotel room in Colmar in advance at this time!

The Eco-Bio ecological fair in May for almost a week for over thirty years, one of the oldest in France.

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