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Half-timbered houses and visitors on a square in Colmar's old town

Is Colmar Worth Visiting, and How Many Days Do You Need?

Half a day, a day, a night or several days. What each option gives you — and who Colmar suits.

Half-timbered houses along a canal in Colmar on a sunny day

Best Time to Visit Colmar: What the Town Is Like in Each Season

Easter markets, Tuesday folk evenings, the wine fair, autumn in the vineyards, Christmas. Colmar has no dead season — just a different town in different months.

A traveller looking out over the rooftops of Colmar

How to Get to Colmar by Train, Plane and Car

Colmar sits on the Strasbourg–Basel railway, with direct TGVs from Paris. How to get here, where to fly into, and what to do once you're on the platform.

Colourful houses and flowers along the canal in Colmar's Little Venice

Where to Stay in Colmar: Choosing the Right Area for Your Trip

Old town, Little Venice, the station or a wine village. The area you choose shapes more than the view from your window — it shapes your whole day.

A half-timbered street in Colmar decorated for Christmas

Parking in Colmar: Where to Leave Your Car for an Hour, a Day or the Night

All six city car parks give you the first hour free, and on-street parking costs nothing at lunchtime or in the evening. Here's where to park and what changes in December.

Colmar Christmas market at night, illuminated wooden chalets and a decorated tree

Christmas Markets Near Colmar: Which Village to Choose and How to Get There

Eight village markets, each on its own calendar. Which ones are open on your dates, and how to reach them without a car.

Colmar or Strasbourg for Christmas: how to choose

Two Christmas cities half an hour apart by train. The choice comes down to scale, atmosphere, where you sleep and how you want to spend the evenings.

Colmar Christmas Market 2026: all six markets, and what is actually at each one

Six separate markets inside one small old town. Here is what each square is for, when to go, and what to skip.