Title : Top 10 Mediavel Cities in Europe [PART - 2] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Chester (England) : Chester, is a city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 328,100 according to the 2001 Census. Chester was granted city status in 1541. Population: 77,040. Colleges and Universities: University of Chester, West Cheshire College, Chester Zoo, Chester Racecourse, Grosvenor Museum, Chester Roman Amphitheatre. Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester 2. Siena ( Italy) : Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. Siena is famous for its cuisine, art, museums, medieval cityscape and the Palio, a horse race held twice a year. Area: 118 km².Colleges and Universities: University of Siena and Foreigners University of Siena. Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siena 3. Avila (Spain) : Ávila is a Spanish town located in the autonomous community of Castile and León, and is the capital of the Province of Ávila. It is sometimes called the Town of Stones and Saints, and it claims that it is one of the towns with the highest number of Romanesque and Gothic churches (and bars and restaurants) per capita in Spain. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. Area: 231.9 km². Population: 58,915. University: Catholic University of Ávila. Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81vila,_Spain 4. Sighisoara (Romania) : Sighișoara is a city on the Târnava Mare River in Mureș County, Romania. Located in the historic region of Transylvania, Sighișoara has a population of 26,370 according to the 2011. The city administers seven villages: Angofa, Aurel Vlaicu, Hetiur, Rora, Șoromiclea, Venchi and Viilor. Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sighi%C8%99oara 5. Sintra (Portugal) : Sintra is a town within the municipality of Sintra in the Grande Lisboa subregion of Portugal. Owing to its 19th-century Romantic architecture and landscapes, it has become a major tourist centre, visited by many day-trippers who travel from the urbanized suburbs and capital of Lisbon. In addition to the Sintra Mountains and Sintra-Cascais Nature Park, the parishes of the town of Sintra are dotted by royal retreats, estates, castles and buildings from the 8th-9th century. Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sintra 6. Rhodes (Greece) : Rhodes is the principal city and a former municipality on the island of Rhodes an island in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rhodes, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It has a population of approximately 100,000. Rhodes has been famous since antiquity as the site of Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodes_%28city%29 7. Bamberg (Germany) : Bamberg is a town in Bavaria, Germany, located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz close to its confluence with the river Main. Its historic city center is a listed UNESCO world heritage site. Population : 70,084. Area : 54.58 km². University: University of Bamberg. Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamberg 8. Warwick (England) : Warwick is the county town of Warwickshire, England. The town lies upon the River Avon, 11 miles south of Coventry and just west of Leamington Spa and Whitnash with which it is conjoined. Population : 30,114. The Great Fire of Warwick in 1694 destroyed much of the medieval town and as a result most of the buildings post-date this period. 2. Racing Club Warwick F.C., founded in 1919, are based in the town. The town is administered by Warwick District Council and Warwickshire County Council has its headquarters in Warwick. Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warwick 9. Eze (France) : Èze is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France, not far from the city of Nice. A city in France. Area: 9.47 km². Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%88ze 10. Nottingham (England) : Nottingham is a city in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands of England. Nottingham is known for its links to the legend of Robin Hood and for its lace-making, bicycle and tobacco industries. Area: 74.61 km². In 2013, Nottingham had an estimated population of 310,837. Nottingham is home to the National Ice Centre, the National Water Sports Centre, Trent Bridge Test cricket ground, two Football League teams, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and Nottingham Panthers ice hockey team. Over 60,000 students attend the city's two universities Nottingham Trent University and the University of Nottingham. Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nottingham

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