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Old Town of Bern
Bern, Switzerland
A medieval, arcaded old town inside a loop of the Aare, protected as a World Heritage Site.
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Old Town of Corfu
Corfu Town, Greece
A UNESCO-listed old town of arcades, pastel buildings, fortresses and narrow lanes.
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Old Town of Plovdiv
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
A hillside neighbourhood of cobbled lanes and brightly painted nineteenth-century houses.
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Ortygia
Syracuse, Italy
Syracuse's island old town, a maze of baroque lanes and seafront promenades.
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Ribeira
Porto, Portugal
Porto's riverside old quarter of colourful tall houses, cafes and lanes.
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Royal Albert Dock
Liverpool, United Kingdom
A restored Victorian dock complex of galleries, museums, cafes and bars on the waterfront.
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Spaccanapoli
Naples, Italy
The long straight street that slices through Naples' dense historic centre.
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Speicherstadt
Hamburg, Germany
A canal-lined district of red-brick warehouses on timber piles, and a World Heritage Site.
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Stradun
Dubrovnik, Croatia
The polished limestone main street running through the old town between its two gates.
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The Shambles
York, United Kingdom
A narrow medieval street of overhanging timber buildings, once the butchers' quarter.
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Trastevere
Rome, Italy
A cobbled, ivy-covered district across the Tiber, famous for its trattorias and nightlife.
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Vieux Bassin, Honfleur
Honfleur, France
Old harbour ringed with tall slate-fronted houses.
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Vieux Lyon
Lyon, France
Renaissance old town of narrow lanes, courtyards and secret passages.
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Vieux Nice
Nice, France
Ochre-coloured old town of narrow lanes, markets and Baroque churches.
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Ålesund Art Nouveau District
Ålesund, Norway
The town centre rebuilt after the 1904 fire in Art Nouveau style, with ornate facades, towers and harbour cana...
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Banska Stiavnica Historic Town
Banska Stiavnica, Slovakia
A steep mining town of lanes, churches and castles, with a UNESCO-listed centre.
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Barrio de Santa Cruz
Seville, Spain
The old Jewish quarter, a maze of whitewashed lanes, orange trees and small squares.
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Casco Viejo of Bilbao
Bilbao, Spain
The old town of Bilbao, centred on the Seven Streets, full of pintxos bars and small shops.
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Cathedral Quarter
Belfast, United Kingdom
The city's creative district of historic pubs, street art and live music.
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Cologne Old Town
Cologne, Germany
The pedestrian old town between cathedral and Rhine, full of brewhouses and colourful gabled houses.
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Cours Mirabeau
Aix-en-Provence, France
Plane-tree boulevard lined with cafés and fountains.
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Covent Garden
London, United Kingdom
A lively piazza of street performers, shops and theatres in the heart of the West End.
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Gothenburg Haga
Gothenburg, Sweden
A historic district of wooden houses, cobbled streets and cafes famous for giant cinnamon buns.
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Grassmarket and Victoria Street
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
A lively old square and a curved, colourful street of independent shops below the castle.