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Colmars-les-Alpes

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04370 Colmars
Colmars-les-Alpes
Colmars-les-Alpes
©Arnaud Brunet / NEUS pour Verdon Tourisme
Located in the heart of the upper Verdon valley, Colmars-les-Alpes, with its two forts and ramparts, looks like an impregnable citadel. As the western gateway to the Mercantour National Park, it's also a dream destination for ecotourism.

Location

Colmars-les-Alpes
04370 Colmars
    Fort de Savoie
    Fort de Savoie
    The Fort de Savoie is a superb 17th-century military structure. In the rooms once used by the garrison soldiers, you'll discover the permanent exhibition "Histoire(s) d'un...
    Colmars
    Boutique Tutti Quanti
    Boutique Tutti Quanti
    Artisanal ice creams and homemade ice-cream specialties, artisanal Italian pastries and traditional artisanal products from Italy and Provence: cheeses, charcuterie, fresh...
    Colmars
    Colmars 1700 at the time of Vauban
    7Jun
    Colmars 1700 at the time of Vauban
    A full program for everyone: market, street entertainment, tours, theater, music, strolling and shows! Dress up to make the party even better
    Colmars
    Chapelle Saint Joseph
    Chapelle Saint Joseph
    Formerly the chapel of the "pénitents gris" (gray penitents), Saint Joseph's chapel, patron saint of travelers but above all of carpenters and lumberjacks, is a "Provencal...
    Colmars
    Eglise Saint Martin
    Eglise Saint Martin
    The history of Colmars tells of the church of "St Jean hors les murs", destroyed by fire in 1672, and rebuilt on the same site between 1681 and 1696 as part of the fortified...
    Colmars
    Enceinte fortifiée
    Enceinte fortifiée
    The Colmars les Alpes town wall has protected the village since the late 14th century. It was improved several times during the 16th and 17th centuries. Two gates, the Porte de...
    Colmars
    Maison Musée et Chemin de Ronde
    Maison Musée et Chemin de Ronde
    Early 20th-century bourgeois house, opening onto the chemin de ronde and its converted towers. 25 recreation areas: trades, daily life in the mountains, apothecary's garden,...
    Colmars
    Pont haut
    Pont haut
    The high bridge at Colmars spans the Verdon, which it overlooks by more than 20m.
    Colmars
    Pont Saint Roch
    Pont Saint Roch
    Already in existence when the city's fortification plans were drawn up in the late 17th century, it wasn't until two centuries later that the Pont Saint Roch acquired its...
    Colmars
    Visite en liberté de la vieille ville
    Visite en liberté de la vieille ville
    "La Mémoire des rues d'un fort à l'autre" Discover Colmars all year round! The "little stories" that made the big story! Anecdotes from the streets and squares of the...
    Colmars
    Fort de Savoie
    Fort de Savoie
    The Fort de Savoie is a superb 17th-century military structure. In the rooms once used by the garrison soldiers, you'll discover the permanent exhibition "Histoire(s) d'un...
    Colmars
    Boutique Tutti Quanti
    Boutique Tutti Quanti
    Artisanal ice creams and homemade ice-cream specialties, artisanal Italian pastries and traditional artisanal products from Italy and Provence: cheeses, charcuterie, fresh...
    Colmars
    Colmars 1700 at the time of Vauban
    7Jun
    Colmars 1700 at the time of Vauban
    A full program for everyone: market, street entertainment, tours, theater, music, strolling and shows! Dress up to make the party even better
    Colmars
    Chapelle Saint Joseph
    Chapelle Saint Joseph
    Formerly the chapel of the "pénitents gris" (gray penitents), Saint Joseph's chapel, patron saint of travelers but above all of carpenters and lumberjacks, is a "Provencal...
    Colmars
    Eglise Saint Martin
    Eglise Saint Martin
    The history of Colmars tells of the church of "St Jean hors les murs", destroyed by fire in 1672, and rebuilt on the same site between 1681 and 1696 as part of the fortified...
    Colmars
    Enceinte fortifiée
    Enceinte fortifiée
    The Colmars les Alpes town wall has protected the village since the late 14th century. It was improved several times during the 16th and 17th centuries. Two gates, the Porte de...
    Colmars
    Updated on 20 September 2024 at 16:34
     by Office de Tourisme Intercommunal Verdon Tourisme
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