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.