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🇫🇷Colmar, the center of France's Alsace Wine Route🇫🇷

#EuropeanTravel #FranceTravel #SmallCityTravel Colmar is a fairytale-like city located in the Alsace region of eastern France🇫🇷 Well-preserved medieval and Renaissance architecture is charming👍 In particular, the Petite Venise area formed along the canal creates a romantic atmosphere with colorful half-timbered houses and waterways🥰 Colmar is famous as the hometown of the painter Martin Schongauer and the birthplace of the Statue of Liberty sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi🌉 It is also the center of the Wine Route, which tours the Alsace wine region, and you can also taste the local specialties, Flamcouch and Choucroute✨
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