Old town is considered to be one of the most historical districts in the world where you will witness several ancient civilization evidences right before the Common Era. Old towns that are existing today are not anymore the exact old towns that were settled first, many were diminished over the time. Only the Dusseldorf was renovated to look exactly the same as in the ancient times.
There are several languages that gave a specific term to old towns such as; Medina for Arabic, Star Grad for Bulgarian, Stare Mesto for Czech, Vielle Ville for French, Altstadt for German, Centro storico for Italian, Cidade Velha for Portugese, Stari Grad for Serbo- Croatian, and Gamleby for Norwegian. Havig the very purpose of collecting buildings in just one location, it is given to have narrow streets and alleys that provides more comfort than the automobiles. The old town’s pre- modern cities are inhabiting more or less 100,000 population with diverse cultures like from Beijing, Rome and Istanbul. It is impossible or maybe illegal for the automobiles to enter the old towns for it is very difficult and may cause some hassle to the walking public same time with the people with disabilities.
Lots of activities you may enjoy upon visiting these historic sites in Europe like the horse – carriage rides that is being served by several old towns, also, celebrating festivals commemorating the history and heritage of the towns providing you beyond usual experience with an overwhelming crowd.
You may enjoy shopping and the towns’ delectable menu, buying mass- produced souvenirs, traditional arts and crafts and mundane shopping. Just beware when every time since the old towns are packed with travelers and the streets are quite lighting deficient.
Travel through time in Old towns, the ambiance of prehistoric era will give you a nostalgic feeling of living in the ancient, enough reason to be one of the world’s most traveled places. European old towns are one of the worlds’ favorite such as the Marbella, a white washed houses with balconies full of hanging flowers, beautifully surrounded by women wearing colorful flamenco dresses and the joyful waters in the fountains that gives life to the town. The Prague Old Town gives you a very elegant view of how people lived in the past, filled with monuments that serves as tribute and reminder to its beautiful past. The Gothic church of Our Lady of Tyn stands gracefully beyond any other establishments and the Town Hall that is manifesting a captive taste of the history give the town a medieval taste of elegance.
There are a lot more Old Towns in the world that will surely capture your hearts towards the past, this is something that modern people must give importance, take good care and cherish as a sign of respect and appreciation to those people who made the world beautiful with their creativity and brilliance right before we existed. The places they left, is something we must be proud of, that whoever built and lived on it, will surely be glad to know that they are taken care of.