Hotels near Colmar - Houssen Airport - CMR, Colmar

The old town of Colmar was fun and the historic buildings very beautiful. The canals and waterside restaurants are very scenic and we loved the Unterlinden museum with its paintings and the famous altarpiece. We very much enjoyed spending time around the town.

Nice little town with a heart. Great atmosphere year round. Very picturesque with so many great shooting spots. It was had great variety of restaurants - three or more of them with Michelin stars. The channels make it look a bit like Venice. It is worth visiting.

I can't wait to come back during Christmas time. We were there at the end of harvest and enjoyed our time traveling to some of the wine villages and the stunning autumn colors were a special memory to us both. We had so much fun in Colmar visiting the different pubs and cafes and it was the highlight of our trip.

We were in Colmar for the Christmas Markets. We could have stayed another day. I would consider staying in Colmar longer and just taking the train for a day trip to Strasbourg and surrounding areas. In my opinion, there's much better value to be had in Colmar than the larger Strasbourg. We only visit this region midweek as to avoid crowds. You can access a lot by trains but we normally drive. The Alsace region is so wonderful and the people are full of smiles. We keep going back.

if you travel on the weekend, be prepared for over-tourism. we barely saw the street and shops because we were walking shoulder on shoulder with other tourists. we couldn't find a place to eat and there were queues everywhere. the umbrellas people had opened due to rain made it even worse and unsafe to walk. We explored the city centre again in the early morning. I guess during the week it must be more relaxing and less crowed.

Colmar is the magic of the Christmas Season personified. Every step is another moment of delight - the town is picture perfect, steeped in history and beautiful architecture, and simply sparkling with Christmas lights and decorations. The multiple markets are charming and offer all manner of delicious local food produce, and local Alsace wines. There are Michelin star restaurants - Maison Rouge was amazing and very reasonable - and the market food is delicious ... Alsaceflett has become a new favourite dish! Hosting the largest wooden indoor carousel in France, in the Champ de Mars (worth a visit with the charming Christmas decorations throughout the park), Colmar is the birthplace of Bartholdi (creator of the Statue of Liberty and the Lion of Belfort) - and home of Mannelle (brioche-style bread, shaped like men) glazed or filled pain d'espice (honey, ginger, cinnamon) - delicious and typical of the area. Colmar is an easy 2.5 hr commute from Paris (TGV), with 1 stop at Strasbourg, and perfectly located if you're heading east to Germany or Switzerland. We could have stayed longer to do day trips to both - but were so enchanted by Colmar decided to just stay in the region. A local bus (the A line @ EUR 2) took us 30 mins to Turkheim, a charming village, nestled in the vineyards, and gave us the opportunity to strolll through the countryside to Cave Turkheim for a delightful wine tasting. Highly recommend a visit to Colmar - for the Christmas Markets or any other time - the people are charming, the town is so picturesque, and the experience entirely delightful.