Old San Juan has far more that 400 cautiously restored buildings dating back to Spain’s colonization of the Island. Aspect palace, aspect fort, portion Globe Heritage web site, aspect lesson in medieval architecture, the Alhambra has extended enchanted a never-ending line of expectant visitors. Virupaksha Temple and several other monument are the component of Hampi planet heritage website, listed as the Group of Monuments at Hampi. Capable of accommodating ten,000 worshippers in its principal prayer hall and 100,000 in its courtyard and porticoes, it remained the largest mosque in the world from 1673 to 1986 (a period of 313 years), when overtaken in size by the completion of the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad.

I actually really should start out putting a disclaimer as this compiled list is not intended to suggest ‘the ten oldest cities’ but rather, subjectively, ten cities which have a unique and strong sense of history and … Continue reading >>>>