Showing posts with label Old Town. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Old Town. Show all posts

Thursday, September 10, 2026

POLAND: The Historic City of Krakow

Krakow is an historic and beautiful city in southern Poland.

It sits on the Vistula River and has been the country’s "royal capital" for centuries.

The Main Market Square (Rynek Główny) is the centre of the historic city.

It has existed since medieval times and has one of Europe's largest medieval squares.

The Historic Centre of Kraków became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978, one of the first sites ever placed on the list.

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA: Old Town Sarajevo


Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia, is a city with a rich and diverse past. 

It has been influenced by Ottoman, then Austro-Hungarian, and then Yugoslav rule.

This gives it a unique blend of cultures with a mixture of both Eastern and Western influences.

The Old Town Sarajevo dates back to the beginning of the 15th century under the  Ottoman Empire when they occupied parts of eastern Europe.