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Colmar, France(2019)
"Little Venice"
Index - Europe
October 2019
This was our first visit to Colmar, a town in the Alsace region where France meets Germany
Colmar is known for its colorful, well preserved, medieval houses and canals
 
The covered market was designed in 1865

Streets are named after the local guilds
Street markers direct tourists through the town
Place de l'Ancienne Douane is the site of the Old Customs House
and the Swendi Fountain designed by Barthodi, the designer of the Statue of Liberty
 
The Pfister House built in 1537
The house of a tailor built in 1419



The houses are decorated with images

of storks who return to this region

annually
from Africa



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