Old town

This is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful parts of the city. It has been declared a UNESCO world heritage site and is a replica of the cobbled / bricked streets and roadside restaurants and artists performing in the streets like I’ve seen in movies till now. It was an enchanting experience to walk through this historic streets.

This is just one of the many squares that are in the old town. Most of these houses were more than 200 years old but were destroyed in the second world war. After that they have been painstakingly reconstructed and the effort was so great and intricate that the place received the status of the world heritage site. Each of these structures housed people of different occupations like shoes smiths, etc. and each houses’ men were required to defend their wall of the city under any kind of threat. What was nice to see was the immaculate blend of history with modernity (notice the streets, buildings and then the cars and the restaurants)


This is the main square of the old town which is dotted with little shops selling authentic and cultural mementos, artifacts, etc.

Finally out of old town ! it was kinda difficult coz the place is like a maze and not many people speak English over there. We finally had to get some maps and make some dots and lines on it to figure out how to get back  but we managed and it was loads of fun.
The good thing about this place is walking !!! The weather’s pleasant all the time … there’s absolutely no pollution … you don’t sweat like a pig when you walk around .. there’s no dust in the air to make you sick .. and what’s best is that it’s all so organized and civilized that you don’t worry about traffic or being hit by someone!
But definitely .. this place needs to be revisited which I shall be doing soon in the next 3 months 