COLMAR, France
Colmar
is a delightful, beautifully restored Alsazce town with many
pedestrian-friendly streets, half-timbered houses, canals and world-renowned
museums. Colmar is the home of the
Maison des Tetes (House of Heads), so named for the 111 heads decorating its
façade. It has the prestigious
Underlinden Museum, with its major collection of Rheinland sculptures and the
Bartholdi Museum, the onetime home of Frederick Auguste Bartholdi, designer of
the Statue of Liberty. [see Photos] |