an almost identical replica of the city of Colmar in Malaysia

VS’East a village everything to atypical fact, perched on the mountains of Malaysiaan Alsatian village literally called Colmar Tropicale. It is a miniature copy in the heart of the jungle, at 10,000kilometers of her French big sistere. The differences are tiny. Same cobbled streets, same half-timbered houses, and even a replica of the Clock Tower. This miniature copy was launched by Mahathir Muhammad, elder PMalaysian prime minister. Tombé madly in love with this city during a trip to Francehe proposes to his return, to a conglomerate to take inspiration from it build this tourist attraction in 2011. But the challenges are daily. “In the tropics, there is sun, rain, so mold grows faster than in Eeurope”precise Michaël Tan, Managing Director of Colmar Tropicale. Behind the facades, hide 250 hotel rooms.

Between 300,000 and 400,000 visitors

Colmar Tthe ropicale also serves as a natural backdrop for music videos or even for commercials. Every year, between 300 and 400,000 tourists there visityou. Strong of hit of Colmar Tropicale, the same promoters embarked on there construction of a copy of castle High–Koenigsburg. Its Malaysian copy is a luxury hotel that serves as a setting for the weddings of well-to-do families in Kuala Lumpur. “Romance and France always come in the same sentence”, concludes Adrian Matthew, customer manager of the establishment.