MailOnline Travel has selected pictures of some of the world's most breathtaking walled cities and towns to inspire you to book your next historic holiday. These spectacular walled communities ...

Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 The Hanseatic Town of Visby is a unique example of a northern European medieval walled trading town with a preserved and notably complete ...

Built by the Moors in a defensive position at the heart of the Caliphate of Cordoba, Cuenca is an unusually well-preserved medieval fortified city. Conquered by the Castilians in the 12th century, it ...

Today its barns are hotels, its livestock are tourists, and Rothenburg is well on its way to becoming a medieval theme park.

Located at the northern tip of Snowdonia National Park, less than two hours by car from Manchester, the medieval walled town is home to one the most-impressive fortifications in the UK - Conwy Castle.

From slow-paced fishing villages, medieval walled towns, to sprawling natural spas on the lake, the northern Italian region of Lombardy is immersed in history and culture. Less flaunted to ...

Haddington in East Lothian was once the fourth largest town in Scotland and today this Royal Burgh still retains its Medieval character ... town lies a 17th century walled garden that covers ...

The Codice Santini contains a series of engineering and military machines, documenting the interest in mathematical and scientific disciplines in Urbino during the Renaissance.

Italia [ENA] Perched on the hills of Siena, Monteriggioni is a perfectly preserved medieval village enclosed by ancient walls ...

Today its barns are hotels, its livestock are tourists, and Rothenburg is well on its way to becoming a medieval theme park. But Rothenburg is still Germany’s best-preserved walled town.