Colmar, Fairyland Small Village in France

Colmar City, Realistic Disney Settlement in France 

      A village on the French Frontier has an unusual sight. The name of the village is Colmar, the settlement is colorful like a fairy tale.

The village of Colmar is in the east of France, close to Germany.

                                                           "Little Venice" Colmar

The attraction of this village is the architectural style of the houses of the residents. The houses are German Gothic and French neo baroque style. Each house has a bright color and different from each other. Attic windows often attract attention on roofs.

Colmar is famous as one of the most beautiful villages in the world among tourists. This village is equipped with clean canals, with the nickname La Petite Venice or Tiny Venice. Tourists will feel the sensation of Venice with a boat ride. Each boat can carry 8 people.

Colmar (Elsatian: Colmer) is the administrative capital of the Haut-Rhin department, France. From 1871 until 1918, the city was part of the German Empire, under the name Kolmar. Colmar entered France in 1697. (wikipedia.org)

In addition to having many photo angles, this village also offers French and German culinary tours. You can select the food you want.

The villagers are aware that Colmar is very attractive to travelers around the world. To beautify the village of Colmar, they decorate the balconies of their houses by using colorful flowers.

                                                                 France Haut Rhin Colmar

The atmosphere of a fairy tale is very thick in Colmar. The city is the most romantic vacation spot in France apart from Paris. Colmar has inspired the settlement of a Disney movie that is popular to this day.
The village of Colmar also has a tourist train. This trailer operated by car will take tourists around further.
If you are in this village, take time to visit St Martin. This is a cathedral church that has been under construction since the 1230s. The corners of the church building are no less beautiful with views of the village.

Boating at Petit Venice

10 am is the perfect time to take a boat around the town of Colmar. Only by paying 6 euros per person you can get around.

If you arrive early, you don't have to queue, and you can sit at the front without being obstructed by other people's bodies.

There is one area of the river that is not allowed to be noisy, namely: the “Zone de Silence”. The area is a place of the animals, namely; ducks, birds, ragondin and many other animals that live on the river bank. 

You don't need to bring a guide book, one of the guys on the boat will give you some information on Colmar.

A number of art galleries and souvenir shops complement this tourist village. You can choose gifts from this fairy tale village.

Not to be missed is the replica of the Statue of Liberty in the Colmar Village. This beautiful village is the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi, the designer of the Statue of Liberty.

Tourists can also visit Bartholdi's house, which has been turned into a museum.

                                                    Image source: Tripadvisor.com

Le Comptoir de Georges

Le Comptoir de Georges is a restaurant located on the bank of a small river or "Petit Venise".

The restaurant is decorated with flowers, creating a romantic feel.

For lunch here you have to book a place two hours in advance, so that you get a table close to the river.

You can sample Alsace's signature drink, aka wine.

If you go to Alsace, it's not complete if you don't taste the typical Alsace wine.