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Walled Cities in the World
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2016 10:19 am
by wings7
Very historical [:)] and..."Originally built to protect residents from enemies, walled cities today are more often viewed as tourist destinations than defensive fortresses."
http://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripide ... 7Kz#page=1
Patrick
RE: Walled Cities in the World
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2016 1:52 pm
by altipueri
Ha, I saw the thread title and thought I must mention Avila in Spain. Lo and behold - it is the first picture in the article.
Try also - Vijayanagar (Hampi) in India. Includes elephant stables !
RE: Walled Cities in the World
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2016 2:41 pm
by wings7
ORIGINAL: altipueri
Ha, I saw the thread title and thought I must mention Avila in Spain. Lo and behold - it is the first picture in the article.
Try also - Vijayanagar (Hampi) in India. Includes elephant stables !
Awesome! [:)]
RE: Walled Cities in the World
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2016 3:20 pm
by Orm
ORIGINAL: altipueri
Ha, I saw the thread title and thought I must mention Avila in Spain. Lo and behold - it is the first picture in the article.
Try also - Vijayanagar (Hampi) in India. Includes elephant stables !
And I thought "Dubrovnik" and it was number 2. [:D]
RE: Walled Cities in the World
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2016 8:10 pm
by WMitty
Very pretty - to bad they have gone out of style [:D]
RE: Walled Cities in the World
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2016 9:15 pm
by wings7
ORIGINAL: WMitty
Very pretty - to bad they have gone out of style [:D]
Danny Kaye, it will never go out of style. [:)] And you like Classical music..
RE: Walled Cities in the World
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 9:55 am
by Hexagon
If you want something more "roman" you have Lugo
And more usefull if your mother in law attacks is Valença [:D]
