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NIK · COLMAR, ALSACE

Alsace

A place to call home.

I live in Colmar, in the heart of Alsace, eastern France. It’s a region where historic towns, quiet villages, vineyards and the Vosges mountains are never far away.

This section is a personal collection of places, impressions and photographs from the region.

Colourful historic houses along the canal in Petite Venise, Colmar, Alsace
Petite Venise, Colmar — colourful houses reflected in the quiet canal.

Colmar

Old streets, colourful façades, canals and the changing light throughout the day.

I enjoy discovering familiar places from a different angle and noticing the small details that are easy to overlook when you pass by every day.

Colmar - Old streets
Colmar - Old streets.

Beyond the town

Alsace is much more than its best-known landmarks. There are villages to explore, roads through the vineyards and paths leading into the Vosges.

Zellenberg village surrounded by vineyards in Alsace, France
Zellenberg — a quiet wine-growing village among the Alsace vineyards.

Sometimes the best discoveries are the quietest ones.

Through the lens

I’d like this section to grow into a small visual journal: photographs, places worth revisiting and moments that capture the character of the region.

No exhaustive travel guide — just a personal view of Alsace.

Notes and articles will appear here.