Elevated nightly view of Heidelberg Altstadt (Old Town) with spires and light trails, Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe

Dresden Cathedral (Cathedral of the Holy Trinity), Hausmannsturm tower, Altstadt (Old Town), Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Altstadt (Old Town), Romerberg, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Swans in front of the Alster Arcades in the Altstadt (Old Town), Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Panoramic of Aare River and Untertorbrucke bridge in the Old Town (Altstadt), Bern, Canton Bern, Switzerland, Europe

The Altstadt skyline including Salzburg Cathedral, Franziskaner Kirche and Fortress Hohensalzburg behind, Salzburg, Austria, Europe

People sitting in a park in the old town with St. Martin Church in the background, Cologne, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Hamburg City Hall in the Altstadt (Old Town), Hamburg, Germany, Europe

People at trendy Rheinterrassen bar and restaurant beside the River Rhine, with the old town and cathedral beyond, Cologne, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany

Tourists along Marktgasse, shopping street in the Old Town (Altstadt) with Kafigturm tower in background, Bern, Switzerland, Europe

People sitting inside the Fruh am Dom beer hall in the Altstadt (Old Town), Cologne, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, Europe

People sitting at outdoor restaurant in the old town, near the Fish Market, Cologne, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Close up of the locally produced beer called Kolsch, served in traditional Stangen glasses, outside the Fruh Am Dom, Beer Hall in the Old Town (Altstadt), Cologne, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Swans in front of the Alster arcades in the Altstadt (Old Town), Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Hamburg City Hall in the Altstadt (Old Town), Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Fruit, vegetable and flower market in the Altstadt (Old Town), Dusseldorf, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Hamburg City Hall in the Altstadt (Old Town), Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Romerberg, Altstadt (Old Town), Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Decorated sign of locally produced beer called Gaffel Kolsch in the Old Town (Altstadt), Cologne, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Hamburg City Hall in the Altstadt (Old Town), Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Romerberg, Altstadt (Old Town), Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Canal in the Altstadt (Old Town), Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Fruit, vegetable and flower market in the Altstadt (Old Town), Dusseldorf, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Fruit, vegetable and flower market in the Altstadt (Old Town), Dusseldorf, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Hamburg City Hall in the Altstadt (Old Town), Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Binnen Lake in the middle of the Altstadt (Old Town), Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Musicians playing classical music, Golden Roof (Goldenes Dachl), Old Town (Altstadt), Innsbruck, Tirol (Tyrol), Austria, Europe

Couple entering typical guesthouse, The Old Town (Altstadt), Dinkelsbuhl, Bavaria, Romantic Road (Romantische Strasse), Germany, Europe

Cafes in the Old Town (Altstadt), Innsbruck, Tirol (Tyrol), Austria, Europe

Kunstsammlerin, Maezenin, Sieglinde Simbuerger, wohnt in einem Haus in der Altstadt, lives with her collection in an old house in Old Town, Portrait, junge Frau, rot, red, Mao tattoo, Kunstsammlung, paintings of painter Lao Fan, aus: "Mythos Shanghai", Shanghai, Sachbildband, Fotos Karl Johaentges, Text Erich Follath, Verlag, Collection Rolf Heyne, 2005

Palaces along the Moika river seen from the Bolschoi Konyushenny bridge, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Door ornament on St. George's minster in Altstadt old town, Dinkelsbuehl, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

National Theatre, neoclassical facade and pillars, Bavarian State Opera House at Max Joseph Square, Altstadt, Old Town, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Historic timber-framed houses in Hamburg, Deichstrasse, Nikolaifleet, Altstadt district, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Historic timber-framed houses in Hamburg, Deichstrasse, Nikolaifleet, Altstadt district, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Treppenaufstieg, Scalinata di San Nicola, Altstadt, Trivento, Molise, Italien

Old town hall, the reconstructed tower presently holds the toy museum, Marienplatz square, Altstadt, Old Town, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Old Town Hall, Marienplatz, Altstadt-Lehel district, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Clock, Old Town Hall, Marienplatz, Altstadt-Lehel district, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

The old town of Paernu Estonia Baltic States

Scarce pedestrian traffic in picturesque of town street, Zurich, Switzerland