Villa Élyane

Top choice in Colmar


This graceful late-19th-century villa manages the careful balancing act of combining original art-nouveau features with modern comforts such as in-room iPod docks and espresso makers. Regional organic produce and fresh-squeezed juice make breakfast a delight. A garden, a sauna, a ping-pong table and bike rental boost the guesthouse's family appeal.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Colmar attractions

1. Pont Rue de Turenne

0.47 MILES

For photogenic views of Colmar's canal-woven Petite Venise district, head to this bridge at the top of rue de Turenne.

2. Petite Venise

0.51 MILES

If you see just one thing in Colmar, make it the Little Venice quarter. Canal connection aside, it doesn’t resemble Venice in the slightest, but it's…

3. Ancienne Douane

0.6 MILES

At the southern tip of rue des Marchands is this late-medieval customs house, with loggia and variegated tile roof, which now hosts temporary exhibitions…

4. Musée Bartholdi

0.61 MILES

In the house where Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi was born in 1834, this museum pays homage to the sculptor who captured the spirit of a nation with his…

5. Maison zum Kragen

0.62 MILES

This 15th-century house is identifiable by its much-photographed sculpture of a marchand (merchant).

6. Maison Pfister

0.62 MILES

This Renaissance pile was built in 1537 for Ludwig Scherer, a wealthy hatter from Besançon. With its delicately painted panels, elaborate oriel window and…

7. Collégiale St-Martin

0.66 MILES

Delicate stonework guides the eye to the polychrome mosaic roof and Mongol-style copper spire of this Gothic church. Its jewel-like stained-glass windows…

8. Église des Dominicains

0.67 MILES

Lit by late-medieval stained glass, this desanctified Gothic church shelters the celebrated triptych La Vierge au Buisson de Roses (The Virgin in the Rose…