Sight Vieille ville, Colmar

Maison des Têtes

A sight in Vieille ville, Colmar, free to visit and worth about 15 minutes.

Why go

A 1609 Renaissance house whose facade carries over a hundred carved heads; now a hotel and restaurant.

It is one of 8 curated places we feature in Colmar, alongside 3 sights, 1 activity and 1 place to eat. 6 more of our picks sit within 1 km in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Place des Dominicains Christmas market and Musée Unterlinden. At about 15 minutes, it slots neatly between bigger plans.

Type: Sight
Neighborhood: Vieille ville
Price: Free
Time needed: 15 min

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Colmar, measured as straight-line distance.

1
Place des Dominicains Christmas market
Wooden chalets line the square beside the Dominican church, under strings of stars and lit plane trees.
Sight · 0.1 km straight-line
2
Musée Unterlinden
A former convent museum built around the Isenheim Altarpiece by Matthias Grünewald.
Activity · 0.1 km straight-line
3
Collégiale Saint-Martin
Colmar's Gothic collegiate church, with a market set up on the square around it in December.
Sight · 0.3 km straight-line
4
Koïfhus market
Artisans sell ceramics, wood carving and glass inside and around the 15th-century old customs house.
Shopping · 0.4 km straight-line
5
Petite Venise
Half-timbered houses and restaurants lean over the Lauch canal, strung with lights for the season.
Sight · 0.5 km straight-line
6
Wistub Brenner
A long-running wine tavern on the edge of Petite Venise serving choucroute, baeckeoffe and Alsace wine by the glass.
Food · 0.5 km straight-line

On these curated routes

Maison des Têtes is a stop on our Colmar, Kaysersberg & Strasbourg route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

Colmar, Kaysersberg & Strasbourg
Christmas markets in half-timbered towns
5 daysStop 1 of 3Best Late Nov – Dec 24

More to do in Colmar

Maison des Têtes is our only sight pick in Colmar; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Colmar guide.

Hôtel Le Maréchal
A 16th-century house on the canal at Place des Six-Montagnes-Noires, dressed in lights and greenery every December.
StayPetite Venise$$$

When to go

Average daily highs in Colmar run from 5°C in January to 27°C in July; May is usually the wettest month.

Modelled monthly averages for Colmar from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Colmar weather by month.

Getting there

Map links open a live search for Maison des Têtes, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.

Coordinates: 48.07860, 7.35549
Destination: Colmar, France