Colmar truly is an open-air museum. The House of Heads, the Pfister House, an Italian renaissance guards' house, the Old Customs House and the Petite Venise quarter all are must-sees.
But do people know that Colmar is first and foremost a wine capital? "Colmar assumed this role," interjects the wise Pierre Bouard, "because of its history, geographic position and its central yet border location. It is just a natural consequence that all of the institutions are in Colmar.