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Overview
The capital of the Alsace wine region, Colmar looks for all the world as though it has been plucked from the pages of a medieval folk tale. At times the Route des Vins dâAlsace fools you into thinking itâs 1454, and here, in the alley-woven heart of the old town, the illusion is complete. Half-timbered houses in chalk-box colours crowd dark cobblestone lanes and bridge-laced canals, which have most day-trippers wandering around in a daze of neck-craning, photo-snapping, gasp-eliciting wonder.
Attractions
Must-see attractions
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Gathered around a Gothic-style Dominican cloister, this revamped museum hides a prized medieval stone statue collection, late-15th-century prints byâŠ
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If you see just one thing in Colmar, make it the Little Venice quarter. Canal connection aside, it doesnât resemble Venice in the slightest, but it'sâŠ
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In the house where FrĂ©dĂ©ric Auguste Bartholdi was born in 1834, this museum pays homage to the sculptor who captured the spirit of a nation with hisâŠ
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Prepare for dĂ©jĂ vu as you approach Colmar on the rte de Strasbourg (N83), 3km north of the old town, and spy the spitting image of the Statue of Liberty,âŠ
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Quintessentially Protestant in its austerity, this Franciscan church has something of a split personality. From 1715 to 1987, a wall divided the soaringâŠ
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This Renaissance pile was built in 1537 for Ludwig Scherer, a wealthy hatter from Besançon. With its delicately painted panels, elaborate oriel window andâŠ
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Lit by late-medieval stained glass, this desanctified Gothic church shelters the celebrated triptych La Vierge au Buisson de Roses (The Virgin in the RoseâŠ
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Delicate stonework guides the eye to the polychrome mosaic roof and Mongol-style copper spire of this Gothic church. Its jewel-like stained-glass windowsâŠ
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