Historic centres

8 photos of Xizhou, an old town on the Dali lake.

14 photos of Mala Strana, the quarter at the foot of the Prague castle.

22 photos of the Old Town square, the centre of Prague where the town started growing in the 11th century.

11 panoramic views of Prague.

29 photos of Islamic Cairo, a huge area with over 800 listed monuments, many dating back to medieval times.

21 photos of downtown Lyon, an elegant area with beautiful 19th century buildings

10 photos of the Hotel de Ville, the city hall and site of the administration of Paris

19 photos of the Ile-de-la-Cite and the district of Marais in central Paris

13 photos of the Seine river in Paris and of its banks, with bridges, historical buildings and monuments

28 photos of the historic centre of Strasbourg on the Grande Ile, a UNESCO World heritage site

8 photos of Augsburg, the capital of the Swabia region of Bavaria.

11 photos of Berchtesgaden, a small Bavarian town close to the Austrian border in a beautiful alpine setting

7 photos of the town of Fuessen in southern Bavaria

15 photos of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, a market town in southern Bavaria and major tourist and winter sports centre

14 photos of Regensburg, a pleasant Bavarian town with many historical buildings

19 photos of the Plaka district, the pictoresque historical centre of Athens