The whole world is in Colmar.

Come with me to the quayside of Little Venice, Colmar’s historical district, for a short boat trip to the covered market (open daily) where you’ll find good-quality local produce. A chance to see Colmar from the water.

A short walk then takes you from Italy to Belgium in just a few minutes. Now if that isn’t value for money! On Rue des Augustins, you can admire a replica - unfortunately stripped - of the famous Mannekin-pis of Brussels, against the wall of the courthouse. Due to the Colmar microclimate, perhaps? (The rainfall here is similar to that of Nîmes.) Walking down Grande Rue, you’ll pass in front of the emblematic Ancienne Douane (former customs office).

Then take Rue des Marchands where you can visit Germany without even crossing the Rhine, at Maison Pfister, to see portraits of the 16th-century Germanic emperors. Your trip round the world on foot stops for a while at no. 30 Rue des Marchands, the house where the sculptor Bartholdi was born. He created the statue of liberty that you can visit, not looking out to sea but standing in the middle of a roundabout at 45 Route de Strasbourg.