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Why Colmar?

Christmas markets · canals · painted houses · wine villages

Cold, mostly dry days around 0–6°C, with frost in the mornings and dusk before 5pm. The old town is lit every evening during the Christmas season.

Six markets in one old town

Each square has its own character: decorations, crafts, regional food, an indoor artisans’ hall and a market just for children.

Little Venice

Colourful half-timbered houses along the Lauch, best seen from a small flat-bottomed boat or the bridges.

Lit like a stage set

Colmar’s architectural lighting picks out façades, gables and canals; in December it is switched on every evening.

A world-class altarpiece

The Isenheim Altarpiece in the Unterlinden Museum is one of the great works of European art.

Wine-route villages

Riquewihr, Kaysersberg and Eguisheim, each with a small Christmas market, are 10–25 minutes away.

Small and walkable

Smaller than Strasbourg, with everything within walking distance; weekdays are calm.

Family friendly

A children’s market, a toy museum, a big wheel and boat rides with children singing carols.

Strasbourg is 30 minutes away

Pair the two for the best of Christmas in Alsace.

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City guides, month by month. Every place checked, with halal food and prayer notes in every guide.

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