Find the French town that fits the life you want
Find the French town that fits the life you want
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Frequent trains to Strasbourf from which there is direct TGV to Paris CDG, 3 hours
1 hour train direct to Basel-Mulhouse Airport ,served by EasyJet and Ryanair
3 hours, frequent trains to Strasbour, direct TGV to Paris CDG, (also consider Basel-Mulhouse airport for international connections)
Has a major station in town with easy connections to Basel and Strasbourg
Extraordinarily pretty town, with many canals. Architecture is half-timbered houses, a distinctly Alsatian touch. The city's beauty is all the more remarkable given its history as a fierce battle of WWII, in which 80% of the buildings were said to have been damaged. "Petite Venise" (Little Venice) was hard hit. Enormous efforts to rebuild historical treasures throughout the city were taken and it shows.
Not much to complain about, unless you are a purist and only like your French towns without a hint of 'other-than-Frenchness'. This part of France has distinct flavors of both Swiss and German -- as does the whole of Alsace, not surprising given its history of changing hands between France and Germany many times in history. It's lovely, it just doesn't always feel purely French in the more traditional notion.
More than 30 days, less than 90. Off-peak season, prices and features vetted for this kind of stay.
Complete France: "If living in a medium-sized French town within an idyllic vineyard setting sounds appealing, then Colmar is the town for you...Perhaps the town’s greatest calling card is its climate. Sheltered by the neighboring Vosges Mountains, Colmar enjoys an extremely dry microclimate, and it is the second driest town in France with just 550mm of rainfall per year"