Located in the Alsace, just on the French side of the border
with Germany, lies the pretty town of Colmar. The centre of Colmar
sits on the Lauch River, directly east of the Vosges Mountains, and
is connected to the Rhine by canal. Colmar was the last town in
France to be freed after the second World War, on February 2nd
1945.
Today Colmar is one of the prettiest towns in Alsace, with
half-timbered and brightly coloured houses sitting on cobbled
lanes. It is worth taking a stroll through the picturesque canal
quarter, now known as 'Petite Venise'. Bedecked with flowers and
built along the meandering canals, the buildings look as though
they have come straight out of a fairytale.