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Petite Venise:
Thisneighborhood,acollection ofColmar'smostcolorful houseslin-
ing the small canal, is popular with tourists during the day. But at night it's romantic, with
fewer crowds. It lies between the town's first wall (built to defend against arrows) and its
later wall (built in the age of gunpowder). Medieval towns needed water. If they weren't
onariver,they'doftenredirectpartsofnearbyriverstopowertheirmillsandquenchtheir
