Travelling in Colmar - the Alsatian fairy tale town

I lived six months in beautiful Alsace; a full period of my life when I traveled a lot and Colmar was one of the first cities visited in this region. It was love at the first sight!

First time, I visited Colmar in early January, when the city was still dressed in festive attire. Beautiful typical Alsatian houses were adorned with garlands and lights, and the narrow streets preserved traces of snow. Not exaggerating, but it seemed to be a fairy tale city... Although I have not visited any museum, cathedral or some other sights, this city seemed to be, entirely, a museum.
Later, I was informed that a decorating houses competition is organized, annually, in Colmar for the Christmas, and most of the locals are investing money, time and especially soul on it.

Exiting the city, I noticed a copy of the Statue of Liberty from New York, having 12 m high, installed in Colmar for celebrating 100 years of its rise in America. It was really surprising to find this replica, given the very old and typical Alsatian architecture of this town.

Then, my second visit in Colmar took place in June, when I expected to find the city less brilliant because of the absence of multicolored garlands and lights, but I found a true "festival of colors". The houses were abundant of flowers at the windows and the town was even more beautiful than I had found it in January.

In the sunshine lights, the colorful houses of the little town were even more "alive", delighting my eyes. I still remember that, when I raised my eyes, fascinated by the architecture of the Saint Martin Church, built entirely of pink stone, I found the inscription "Memento mori "("Remember that you will die! "), and without exaggerating, but at that moment, I thought that if I would have died right in that moment, I had my soul so full of beauty and serenity, that death would come only to get my "wake up" from this dream.
The city is crossed by the canals of the Lauch river, creating La Petite Venise (Little Venice) and a gondola ride on these channels takes about 30 minutes.

At first glance, Colmar is not a tourist attraction itself, reason why it is usually integrated into a longer list, along with other tourist jewels encountered on the Alsace wine route, but the fact is that I have never seen a town so beautiful, which exceed even the most beautiful clichés created by my own imagination.