10 of the best medieval walled cities

<br />By Bruce Holmes<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1I6WCQYetZwgYynZz8l65-8ew6c_7n-cFC1MpNMBHjo8ENpH6_eZ2vWb-bDGE1vqUmiYffVO7vGX7hGY9rgN4Ki8sBeAUkP2NPrtIt3h_eT-zOQ7MQyIHx32L7En9uf8mMiwjAsivYqs/s1600/PingYaoCityWall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1I6WCQYetZwgYynZz8l65-8ew6c_7n-cFC1MpNMBHjo8ENpH6_eZ2vWb-bDGE1vqUmiYffVO7vGX7hGY9rgN4Ki8sBeAUkP2NPrtIt3h_eT-zOQ7MQyIHx32L7En9uf8mMiwjAsivYqs/s400/PingYaoCityWall.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />For history buffs, photographers and anyone who’s ever said “Wow!” there’s nothing quite like the sight of a medieval walled city approached from a distance.<br /><br />Then there are the explorations within, tours of castles, walks along the walls and shops and restaurants in medieval squares.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGeCwk1nbAX2oyhpzqnQs42NG_1LQ0EMNXXyjV2lNNX7r0sa07Qbf-Lc_Nd2rgqbqsu0ommIhyphenhyphenqeJ0sOWLrIBZ6ixUb7D2eHbBuhDLuYv-ZjRLvw9r1Cs3ndhe2uRaHPMQe2lBQ3_zf8/s1600/York_Walls.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGeCwk1nbAX2oyhpzqnQs42NG_1LQ0EMNXXyjV2lNNX7r0sa07Qbf-Lc_Nd2rgqbqsu0ommIhyphenhyphenqeJ0sOWLrIBZ6ixUb7D2eHbBuhDLuYv-ZjRLvw9r1Cs3ndhe2uRaHPMQe2lBQ3_zf8/s400/York_Walls.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />Many cities still have their medieval walls predominantly intact in various parts of the world. Did I mention my obsession? I’ve visited quite a few.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/escape/10-best-medieval-walled-cities-130886" target="_blank">Click here to see this list from CNN, including Carcassonne, York, Óbidos and even Quebec City</a></b><br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.medievalists.net/category/travel/" target="_blank">Click here to see more Medieval Travel articles</a></b><br />

10 of the best medieval walled cities

By Bruce Holmes For history buffs, photographers and anyone who’s ever said “Wow!” there’s nothing quite like the sight of a medieval walled...

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