A flash flood in the wadi through the centre of town, Nizwa, Oman, Middle East

Historic buildings shops and hotel in arcaded shopping street in town centre, Mirleft, southern Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Centre of town and hub for tourist activities near hot springs and Arenal Volcano, La Fortuna, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Grand Harbour hotel, city centre of Valletta, Malta, Mediterranean, Europe

View of Christmas Market in Willi-Horter-Platz in historic town centre at Christmas, Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Tourists sit at an outdoor terrace in the historic centre of Arles, Bouches-du Rhone, Provence, France, Europe

Stalls of tourist souvenirs in the Art Center Night Market in the centre of this important NW tourist town, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Shops and businesses on the Market Place, Cirencester town centre, Cirencester, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Direction sign, United Kingdom

Town centre, Hammamet, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa

A sign for an out of town shopping centre near St. Ives in West Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Water sewer in Montpellier France A symbol on the ground warns us that the Camino de Santiago Way of St. James also passes through Montpellier. The Via Tolosana is the Latin name for one of the four routes in France on the Camino de Santiago, the southernmost. It passes through Toulouse (in Spanish and Occitan, Tolosa, hence its name), but its meeting point and starting point is Arles.

Nanjing Road shopping area at night, Shanghai, China

BMW Welt (BMW World) exhibition centre and BMW headquarters in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Sign, restaurant, historic town centre, Colmar, Alsace, France, Europe

Ancient shop sign of a watchmaker from the K. u.K. period, Vienna, Austria

Pedestrian refuge

Logo on the headquarters of the Komercni Banka KB bank in Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Christmas shopping in the Goldgasse lane, old town, Salzburg, Austria, Europe

Street scene, Cafe de l'Hotel de Ville, Place de la Palud, historic centre, Lausanne, Lake Geneva, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, Europe

Shadow of a street lamp on a house wall, Annecy, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

Hand sulpture on a building facade in the historic centre of Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

Horn as a pub sign in the historic town centre of Schwaebisch Hall, Schwaebisch Hall district, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Night mood in the Rue Saint Jean in the historic old town of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

BMW high-rise building, headquarters of the Bavarian Motor Works, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Banner, Mozart Dinner Concert, in front of a restaurant in the historic town centre of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria, Europe

Euro sign in front of the ECB, European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Euro sign in front of the ECB, European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Sign, restaurant, Petite France, Strasbourg, Alsace, France, Europe

Euro symbol at night, in front of the EZB, ECB, European Central Bank, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Bicycle rickshaw, New Town Hall with its tower, neo Gothic architecture, Marienplatz square, historic centre, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

BK 117 police helicopter of the North Rhine-Westphalian police flying squadron during a mission flight, downtown Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

O'Sheas, Irish restaurant, sign, Dublin, Ireland, Europe

The Rue Champlain crosses the historic old town of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

In the city centre of Bayreuth, Hercules fountain and guild tree in the pedestrian zone, Bayreuth, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Sign for a brewery inn, Pottenstein, Franconian Switzerland, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Guild tree in the city centre of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Calle de Cervantes, road sign, historic town centre, Madrid, Spain, Europe

Street sign, Sestiere Borgo Via Falerina, painted on a wall over faded blue painted lettering, Omnibus, in the historic town centre of Ventimiglia, province of Imperia, Liguria region, Riviera dei Fiori, Mediterranean Sea, Italy, Europe

Tram passing the euro sign in front of the ECB, European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Sign, restaurant, Petite France, Strasbourg, Alsace, France, Europe

Created by the artist Isolde Schmitt-Menzel: "Die Sendung mit der Maus", science show for children, WDR arcades, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Historic town centre of Limburg, Hesse, Germany, Europe

The Town Hall sign is a landmark in the historic centre of the old town. Feuchtwangen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Hard Rock Cafe, night shot, Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, New South Wales, Australia

Coat of arms, town hall, historic centre, Warendorf, Muensterland region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Sign, restaurant, historic town centre, Alsace, France, Europe

Orlando-Haus building on the Platzl, square with restaurant and menu on blackboard, downtown, old town, Munich, capital, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Bakery, historic town centre of Limburg, Hesse, Germany, Europe

View of St. Martin's Cathedral, historic town centre of Colmar, Alsace, France, Europe

Piazza Campo de Fiori, Rome, Italy, Europe

Steingasse street with the Goldener Hecht traditional restaurant, Heidelberg, Rhine-Neckar region, Baden Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Historic Red Onion bar, saloon, centre, wooden buildings of Skagway, Klondike Gold Rush, Alaska, USA

The Rue sous le fort, above the Chateau Frontenac castle in the old town of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

View towards Altes Haus, Old House, in the historic town centre of Bacharach, UNESCO World Heritage Site Upper Middle Rhine Valley, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Plaque for Blauer Turm, The Blue Tower, western keep of the former Staufen Imperial Palace, historic town centre of Bad Wimpfen, Neckartal, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe, PublicGround

Historic wooden houses, Broadway, centre of Skagway, Klondike Gold Rush, Alaska, USA

Sign, Osteria Del Padrone, historic town centre, Passau, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Evening at the bustling Central Square, Zurich, Switzerland, Europe

Yonge Street at night, the busiest street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Brightly painted house facades, historic town centre of Caorle, Veneto, Italy, Europe

City center and St. Laurentius church, Vrchlabi, Czechia

Cafe Wien in the historic town centre, Sibiu, Romania, Europe

Sign, Marienplatz square, New Town Hall, historic centre, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe