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Magnificent Colmar – Colmar Old Town loop from Colmar

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Magnificent Colmar – Colmar Old Town loop from Colmar

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Magnificent Colmar – Colmar Old Town loop from Colmar

00:52

3.37km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 9, 2026

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Bus stop

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375 m

Magnificent Colmar

Highlight • Settlement

COLMAR, A CITY FOR THE ENJOYING OF LIFE
Picturesque half-timbered houses, romantic canals, flower-bedecked windows, a maze of cobbled alleys, and delicious gastronomy: Colmar, one of Alsace's most elegant cities, invites you to savor its art of living!

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442 m

The witch's house

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Great photo opportunity in the middle of the city. Like from a witch's forest.

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1.18 km

Tanners' Quarter (former tanners' district)

Highlight • Other

The tanners' quarter is made up of tall half-timbered houses, most of which date from the 17th and 18th centuries. These buildings were once home to the families of tanners who lived, worked and dried their skins on the top floor. Between 1698 and 1974, the tanners' quarter was extensively restored, giving the city center its splendor again.

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1.39 km

Maison Pfister (Pfistererhaus)

Highlight • Monument

THE PFISTER HOUSE, Colmar

This bourgeois house was built in 1537 by the hatter Louis Scherer, who came from Besançon and had become wealthy through the operation of silver mines in the Val de Lièpvre. Although it dates from the Renaissance period, it is still strongly influenced by medieval architecture. The pictorial design, which combines allegories and figures from the Old and New Testaments with imperial portraits, clearly demonstrates the affinity of wealthy merchants for the humanist culture of the Renaissance.

Text / Source: Colmar and Region Tourist Office, Place Unterlinden, 68000 Colmar - France

tourisme-colmar.com/en/entdecken

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1.51 km

Cour du Weinhof 14th eeuw

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At this location you can admire the medieval building from the 14th century from a distance. Keep your distance and out of respect for the residents you can enjoy this piece of history. Respect the marked marking line on the ground.
If everyone adheres to this distance rule, we can enjoy this medieval courtyard for decades to come.

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1.63 km

Voltaire's House

Highlight • Monument

House where Voltaire lived in the period 1753 - 1754
Historical interpretation:
In October 1753, Voltaire arrived in Colmar to work on his Annales de l'Empire together with the French advisors of the Conseil Souverain and their rich libraries. He also wanted to follow the typographical adaptations of his work on the presses of JF Schoepflin. He found shelter with Madame Gall, the wife of the mayor, in a 15th-century noble house, rebuilt in 1609.

Voltaire's stay, which lasted only thirteen months, was particularly eventful because of his disputes with the very influential Jesuit brothers in the city and who opposed the works of the philosopher of the Enlightenment. Despite much misplaced criticism of Colmar, which he described as "a half-French, half-German and completely Iroquois city", it appears that he nevertheless enjoyed his stay in Colmar.
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Source: www-visit-alsace.translate.goog/235008786-maison-ou-sejourna-voltaire/?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=nl&_x_tr_hl=nl&_x_tr_pto=sc

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1.85 km

Colmar Old Town

Highlight • Historical Site

Of course, like every day, it's completely crowded. Taking pictures without passersby is almost impossible. The old town captivates everyone, and you can hardly get enough of the colorful, crooked houses, some of which date back to the Middle Ages but have been beautifully restored.

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1.95 km

Saint Martin's Collegiate Church, Colmar

Highlight • Religious Site

Built from 1235 to 1365, the Collegiate Church of St. Martin is a major work of Gothic architecture in Alsace. The roof truss and the crowning of the south tower were destroyed in a fire in 1572. It was replaced three years later by the original onion-shaped skylight, which gives the building its characteristic silhouette. The church has undergone several restoration works. The last one, completed in 1982, exposed the foundations of a church from around the year 1000, as well as traces of successive additions in the 11th and 12th centuries.
For a long time, the Colmarer regarded the collegiate church of St. Martin as their cathedral ("Münster"). In fact, the collegiate church was not really a cathedral for about ten years: from the Civil Constitution of the Clergy in 1790 to the signing of the Concordat in 1801.
Source: tourisme-colmar.com/en

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3.37 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.33 km

806 m

216 m

Surfaces

1.80 km

1.56 km

Elevation

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Magnificent Colmar – Colmar Old Town loop from Colmar

Magnificent Colmar

The witch's house

Tanners' Quarter (former tanners' district)

Maison Pfister (Pfistererhaus)

Cour du Weinhof 14th eeuw

Voltaire's House

Colmar Old Town

Saint Martin's Collegiate Church, Colmar

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