The capital of Alsace Centre, near Germany and Switzerland, Colmar (roughly 67,000 inhabitants) is situated between Strasbourg and Basel, and the Vosges
and the Rhine.

Despite the ups and downs of its turbulent history the town has managed to preserve its historical centre intact. The latter has been listed as a « protected area » and undergone constant restoration and enhancement.

The pedestrian area, one of the largest in Europe, enables visitors to appreciate and admire the town’s treasures, a heritage from the period between the Middle Ages and the 20th century. From the Maison des Têtes (House of heads - early 17th century), which owes its name to the 111 heads decorating its facade, to Maison Pfister
(Pfister house), a fine bourgeois residence of medieval design dating from the Renaissance, each of its monuments is unique in its kind.

In addition, Colmar possesses a very rich religious art heritage: the Dominican’s Church and the Saint-Martin’s Church are examples of pure, sober Gothic art, stripped of all ornamentation
You can stroll down the streets, admiring the numerous ensigns and the brightly coloured roof … or saunter along the Quai de la Poissonnerie (Fisherman’s wharf), in a picturesque district now referred to as the “little Venice” and once the nerve centre of Colmar’s fish market.