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Colmar’s old quarter is as complete as it is lovely, with street after street of corbelled wooden houses and sophisticated renaissance palaces decorated with flowers. The city avoided all of the conflicts that damaged many other French cities and remains a protected picture-book example of old Alsace. Colmar’s history is so rich and complex that a guided tour is the only answer if you want to fully understand everything you see. The city even organises guided walks to help you identify the meaning of all the coats of arms on display. And if you’re with the whole clan then you could catch the two tourist trains, which offer headphones and commentary in 14 different languages.