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Visit Colmar: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Colmar is situated in the Haut-Rhin department (Alsace region) in the north-east of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Haut-Rhin department. (General information: Colmar is 379 km from Paris and 509 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Colmar (page also includes a photo gallery for Colmar)
Popular places to visit near Colmar: these include Turckheim at 5 km and Eguisheim at 6 km. Eguisheim is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 5km and Parc du domaine de Schoppenwihr is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 7km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Colmar: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 4*; Colmar has a protected historical centre "secteur sauvegardé" (see also historical French towns);
Selected places to visit and attractions near Colmar, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Colmar and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Colmar
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc du domaine de Schoppenwihr (7km) : Parc du château de Kintzheim (20km) : Parc de la Marseillaise (22km) : Jardin d'altitude du Haut-Chitelet (26km) : Parc de Wesserling (34km) : Jardins de Callunes (38km) : Parc Alfred-Wallach (38km) : Parc botanique de Mulhouse (39km) : Domaine du Windeck (42km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Riquewihr (10km) : Hunawihr (11km) : Mittelbergheim (36km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Eguisheim (5km) : Ribeauville (12km) : Bergheim (14km) : Soultzmatt (16km) : Marckolsheim (17km) : Guebwiller (23km) : Itterswiller (32km) : Sausheim (33km) : Diebolsheim (33km) : Masevaux (44km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Mulhouse (37km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Thann (36km) : Obernai (43km) :
Map of places to visit near Colmar & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Colmar
Canton: Colmar
Arrondissement: Colmar
Department: Haut-Rhin
Region: Alsace
Postcode: 68000
Distance to Colmar
from Colmar: 0 km
from Paris: 379 km
from Calais: 509 km
from Nice: 487 km
from Bordeaux: 706 km
from Strasbourg: 63 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Colmar (within 6 km): Ammerschwihr : Andolsheim : Eguisheim : Holtzwihr : Horbourg-Wihr : Houssen : Husseren-les-Chateaux : Ingersheim : Katzenthal : Kientzheim : Niedermorschwihr : Sigolsheim : Sundhoffen : Wettolsheim : Wintzenheim :
Colmar holidays and travel
Hotels: book now, pay at the hotel, 'best price promise': Colmar Hotels
Family fun: Holiday villages in Alsace
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Holiday rentals: Haut-Rhin gites and villas
This page in French: Visitez Colmar