Little boats called barques float along the canals of Petite Venise, giving tourists a unique view of Colmar from the water. Buy tickets on board Sweet Narcisse at the below the bridge on Boulevard Saint-Pierre in the Petite Venise neighborhood. Multi-lingual guides point out interesting sites and answer questions during the 30-minute cruise.Departures are every half hour between 10 am...

  This little neighborhood in Colmar’s old city is charming, but it only looks like Venice, Italy if you have a vivid imagination. No matter. The area is captivating in its own Alsatian style. A worker’s community in ancient times During the middle ages, the district was a rural community of farmers, fishermen, and laborers. Its nickname comes from the attractive...