Sentences with phrase «medieval alley»

Inside its thick walls lie medieval alleys with small white houses.

Talking of which, one of the most beautiful of the medieval alleys is the Goldgasse, named after the goldsmiths who once had their shops and workshops here.

Listen as your guide points out the distinctly Moorish flair to these medieval alleys, reminiscent of the Jews» prosperity under the Caliphate of Cordoba.

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This medieval warren of narrow alleys has barely changed in centuries.

With an outstanding urban landscape and a 2,000 - year history full of alley - woven medieval design, Porto is the perfect city to wander on foot.

Marrakesh is home to mosques, palaces and the crowded and bustling walled medieval city of Medina with its narrow alleys.

Amid the cobbled streets and gabled medieval homes, there are tiny entrances and easy - to - miss narrow alleys.

With an outstanding urban landscape and a 2,000 - year history, what a great place to wander around its alley - woven medieval city centre.

Behind Sanremo alternative itineraries touch the medieval villages of Taggia and Triora; Pigna with its characteristic chibi (alleys) surrounded by olive groves; Apricale, a medieval village magnificently facing south; Dolceacqua, with the Doria castle and vineyards.

The city's medieval walls, its fortress like buildings, the gates, bastions, narrow alleys, old houses, fountains and busy squares combine to make all visitors feel as though they have stepped back thousands of years.

This afternoon, step back in time on a walking tour amid the narrow alleys and medieval buildings of Gamla Stan, Stockholm's old town.

A well preserved medieval city of donkey - wide alley ways and souks, the medina is encircled by an unbroken line of ramparts and gates.

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.

Spend a day taking in the medieval architecture, or venture down the side alleys to find quaint restaurants and boutiques that aren't flooded by tourists.

Socialising and entertainments are not reserved for the night alone - the many cafés, bars, pastry shops, wine bars, and restaurants set among the stone alleys of Montenegro's medieval towns are sure to provide the perfect spot to sit back, relax, and taste local or international cuisine.

From its medieval Gothic quarter and historic old town of narrow streets and alleys to its world famous art - nouveau buildings and futuristic Olympic Village on the harbor, Barcelona is a city of contrasts and unrivaled artistic beauty and diversity.

Among previous projects are A Certain Slant of Light (2014 - 15), a large - scale installation at The Morgan Library & Museum inspired by its collection of medieval Books of Hours; Trying To Remember the Color of the Sky on That September Morning (2014), composed of 2,983 individual watercolors representing the artist's recollection of the sky on September 11, 2001; There Is Another Sky (2014), which transformed a formerly dark alley into an urban forest sanctuary at South Lake Union, Seattle; Painting Air (2012), an installation of more than 100 panels of suspended glass inspired by the colors of Claude Monet's garden at Giverny; and The River That Flows Both Ways (2009), a permanent installation composed of an existing series of windows transformed with 700 individual panes of glass representing the water conditions on the Hudson River over 700 minutes in a single day.

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