Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Rapp) or the Théâtre stop, next to the Unterlinden Museum (€1.30, pay driver, none on
Sun, see map on
here
,
tel. 03 89 20 80 80,
www.trace-colmar.fr
). Allow €10 for a
taxi
to
any hotel in central Colmar (taxi stand 50 yards on the left as you leave station).
By Car:
Follow signs for
Centre-Ville,
then
Place Rapp
. Parking is available at a
huge pay-parking garage under Place Rapp. There's also metered parking along streets in
the city center. Parking is free at Place Scheurer-Kestner (half the lot allows unlimited
time,theotherhalfislimitedtothreehours)andnearHôtelSt.MartinatParkingdelaVie-
ille Ville (follow signs from the ring road to either lot). During the evening, spaces open
up at these free lots even if they are full during the day. Hotels can advise you where to
park (many get deals at pay lots for their guests—ask). Drivers can also find free street
parking on residential streets just outside the city center (off Boulevard St-Pierre near the
recommended Le Maréchal and Turenne hotels).
When entering or leaving on the Strasbourg side of town (near the Colmar airport),
look for the big Statue of Liberty replica erected on July 4, 2004, to commemorate the
100th anniversary of the death of sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi. Next to the statue
are the imposing barracks the Germans built for their army after annexing the region in
1871.
Helpful Hints
Market Days:
Marketstakeplaceinsidethevintagemarkethall(
marchécouvert;
Tue-Sat
8:00-18:00). The Saturday morning market on Place St. Joseph is where locals go for
fresh produce and cheese (over the train tracks, 15 minutes on foot from the center,
no tourists). Textiles are on sale Thursdays on Place de la Cathédrale (all day) and
Saturdays on Place des Dominicains (afternoons only). A flea market happens every
Friday from June to August on Place des Dominicains.
Department/Grocery Store:
The big
Monoprix,
with a supermarket, is across from the
Unterlinden Museum (Mon-Sat 8:00-20:00, closed Sun). A small
Petit Casino
super-
market stands across from the recommended Hôtel St. Martin (Mon-Sat 8:30-19:00,
closed Sun). The
Super U
at the TGV side of the train station is open on Sunday.
Internet Access:
Try
Cyber Didim,
near the Unterlinden Museum at 9 Rue du Rempart,
above a kebab shop (€3/hour, no Wi-Fi; Mon-Sat 10:00-22:00, Sun 14:00-22:00, tel.
03 89 23 90 45).
Laundry:
A launderette at 1 Rue Ruest is near the recommended Maison Martin Jund
chambre d'hôte
and just off the pedestrian street Rue Vauban (usually open daily
7:00-21:00). Another,
Laverie Wash Point
, is not far from Parking de la Vieille Ville
(daily 7:00-21:00, 49 Rue de l'Est). For more recommendations, ask your hotelier.
