Along the Lauch Through Petite Venise in Colmar

Vintage postcard-style collage of Colmar’s landmarks with banners naming La Petite Venise, Maison Pfister, Maison des Têtes, Collégiale Saint-Martin, Koïfhus, Marché Couvert and Place de l’Ancienne Douane, plus decorative flowers and 'Greetings from Colmar, France' text.

I start in Colmar where the Lauch narrows between half-timbered houses and flower boxes lean over the water. Petite Venise is the name on every map, but the stretch itself is quieter if you arrive before the boat queues form: a working canal that once fed tanners and fishmongers, still lined with shutters and laundry … Read more