Sentences with phrase «century hill town»

An American writer and his wife find a new home — and a new lease on life — in the charming sixteenth - century hill town of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

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I found an apartment down the hill from the town center and still had some time to visit the bullring and its bullfighting and duel museum (a legal means of resolving a dispute until the mid-19th century), then sniff around local restaurants for clues about the location of the ranch.

We are fortunate to live in a place that is marked by its proximity to the majestic Hudson River, its green rolling hills, and extraordinary history: from our place on the National Historic Register for many of the incredible old homes and other structures in our town, to our amazing agricultural and rural back story over the centuries which may be best exemplified by the annual New Baltimore Agfest.

Outside Mytilene, check out Ayiassos, a lovely hill town with cobbled streets and a 12th century church.

Standing atop a hill in the centre of the village is a 13th century Venetian castle which provides glorious views of the town and surrounding area.

This peaceful town in the Eastern Cape province, known as the gem of the Karoo, is characterised by warm friendly people, historic 19th - century architecture, rolling hills, and vast open plains.

Perugia Breaks Perugia's City of Chocolate is dressed like a medieval hill town from its Gothic palaces to its jazz cafes all the way to the ancient alleys of stone that dropped sharply off a 19th century shopping promenade.

Head up Ibiza's hill and visit the city's old town, surrounded by 16th - century Renaissance walls, to enjoy panoramic views of Ibiza and the Mediterranean coast.

Graaff - Reinet is the fourth oldest town in South Africa characterised by warm friendly people, historic 19th Century architecture, rolling hills, and vast open plains.

Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland is built on a number of hills and has over many centuries grown around Edinburgh Castle, spreading out initially from the fortified walled Old Town in the heart of the city, to the Georgian «New Town».

Also in Warrnambool, there is the fascinating Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum, which reconstructs the nineteenth century port town.

This small village is comprised of just a few brick buildings, a number of cafes and shops, plus the ruins of a 15th century fortress on a hill overlooking the town.

An ancient hill town converted by the Moors into a significant stronghold, Loulé has been home to the region's major market for centuries and offers a picturesque window into the rural life of the Algarve.

Pass through Portland — a town steeped in history, to Port Fairy with its charming old homes and buildings from last century, to Warrnambool — home of the Fletcher Jones Garden and Tower Hill.

Silent Hill is a town somewhere in the United States that through centuries of blood shed, occult magic and tragedy has taken on a life of its own.

Visit the dungeon, see the rare medieval wall art — The Halberdier, and visit the battlements at the top of the 12th - century castle to enjoy the amazing views of Vinegar Hill Battlefield and the surrounding town and countryside.