Neighbourhood
Little Venice, Colmar
Colmar, France
Canalside quarter of flower-covered half-timbered houses.
Town · France · Grand Est
Colmar
Candy-coloured Alsace town of canals and half-timbered houses, with great wine nearby.
about 2.5 h
For storytellers
Why Colmar matters
Colmar looks like an illustrated storybook. Pastel houses with flower boxes crowd narrow lanes, a canal district nicknamed Little Venice drifts under footbridges, and the Alsace Wine Route begins right outside town. It is small enough to see on foot in an afternoon.
Talking points
- Alsace wines are mostly white and very aromatic.
- The Unterlinden Museum holds a famous medieval altarpiece.
- The Statue of Liberty's sculptor was born here.
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What to see in Colmar
Castle
Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg
Colmar, France
Restored hilltop castle with views over the Alsace plain.
Historic site
Maison Pfister
Colmar, France
Early 16th-century house with painted facade and wooden balcony.
Church, mosque or temple
Collégiale Saint-Martin
Colmar, France
Gothic church with a bright, tiled roof.
Also nearby
Within about 40 km, closest first.
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