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Stralsund in Germany, an old town designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. European old towns are often recognizable by their density, small alleys and buildings of different eras.
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The medieval old town of Porvoo on the Porvoonjoki river, Finland
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Traditional houses, with the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Cross in the background, in the walled city of Nicosia, Cyprus
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A street in the old town of Limassol, Cyprus
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Historical centre of Verona, Italy

In a city or town, the old town is its historic or original core. Although the city is usually larger in its present form, many cities have redesignated this part of the city to commemorate its origins. In some cases, newer developments on the periphery of the original settlement may have become the town's principal commercial and/or residential hub, leaving the historic "old town" as a secondary focus. There are many places throughout the world referred to as the old town (sometimes construed as a proper noun and capitalized). This is a list of some famous old towns:

Africa

Algeria

Egypt

Ethiopia

  • Old Town of Harar, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Ivory Coast

Kenya

Libya

Mali

Morocco

Niger

  • Historic Center of Agadez, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Senegal

  • Historic Center of Saint-Louis, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Tanzania/Zanzibar

Tunisia

Asia and the Pacific

Australia

Bangladesh

Cambodia

China

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Old Town of Lijiang

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

East China

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Old Town of Qibao
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Street in the Dali Ancient City

Southwestern China

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Street in the Old Town of Kashgar

Northwestern China

South Central China

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Fenghuang Ancient Town

Northeast China

Fiji

India

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Streets of Jodhpur, India
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The Stadhuis is an old building in Jakarta Old Town
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Keraton Kanoman is one of the oldest buildings in the historic town of Cirebon

Indonesia

Japan

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Old Kyoto

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Chūbu

Chūgoku

Kansai

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Post town of Narai

Kantō

Kyushu

Shikoku

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View on Ouchijuku from above
  • Yokaichi Merchant District
  • Kasashima Port Town

Tōhoku

Malaysia

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Old Town of Ipoh

Myanmar

Nepal

New Zealand

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Oamaru historic district

Pakistan

Philippines

Philippines as the former colony of Spain has numerous heritage structures, most notably in:

Singapore

South Korea

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Old town (Bukchon Hanok Village) in Seoul

Taiwan

Thailand

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Rank of Sino-Portuguese shophouses on both sides of the road in Phraeng Phuthon of Sam Phraeng within Rattanakosin Island

Uzbekistan

Vietnam

Europe

Austria

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Old Town Salzburg across the Salzach river

UNESCO World Heritage old towns in Austria:

Other notable/famous old towns include:

Armenia

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Abovyan street in the Old Town of Gyumri

Albania

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A view of Gjirokaster

Azerbaijan

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Old houses in the Inner city of Baku

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Czech Republic

Cyprus

Denmark

Estonia

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Town Hall square in the Old Town of Tallinn

Finland

France

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The Old Town of Albi, a UNESCO World Heritage site
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The old city of Besançon and the meander of the Doubs River

The equivalent of "Old Town" in French is vieille ville, although the more formal centre historique ("historical center") is usually written on road signs.

UNESCO World Heritage old towns in France:

Other notable/famous old towns include:

Georgia

Germany

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Old town (Altstadt) of Regensburg in Bavaria, a World Heritage site
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Hanseatic old town of Lübeck, aerial view
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Old town of Quedlinburg
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Wittenberg during Luthers Hochzeit festival
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Old town of Würzburg

Other notable/famous old towns include:

Greece

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A street in the Old Town of Corfu

Crete

Attica

Macedonia

Thessaly

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A street in Plaka, Athens

Thrace

Epirus

Peloponnese

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A view of Monemvasia from above

Ionian Islands

Aegan Islands

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Street in Mykonos

Central Greece

Italy

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Old town of Siena
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Historic Centre of Rome
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Venice as seen from the air
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Old town of Urbino
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Genoa
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Vernazza, one of the towns of Cinque Terre in Liguria, Italy
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Skyline of Assisi

I Borghi più belli d'Italia is an association of small Italian towns of historical interest.

Other notable old towns include:

Latvia

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Vecrīga

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Montenegro

Moldova

Netherlands

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Canal houses in Amsterdam

The standard term for 'Old Town' in the Netherlands is "binnenstad", which translates as "innercity", i.e. in city on the inside of the city walls.

North Macedonia

Norway

Poland

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Poznań Old Town

Portugal

Romania

Russia

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The embankment along the Moyka river, St. Petersburg

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Central Federal District
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Overview of the Old Town of Rostov
Volga Federal District
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Street in the Old Town of Kazan
Northwestern Federal District
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Ensemble of Pskov Kremlin
Southern Federal District
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Astrakhan Kremlin
North Caucasian Federal District
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Street in Vladikavkaz
Ural Federal District
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Tobolsk Kremlin
Siberian Federal District
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Historical center of Tomsk
  • Historic center of Tomsk, historic settlement of federal importance
  • Historic center of Irkutsk, historic settlement of federal importance
  • Historic center of Krasnoyarsk
  • Historic center of Omsk
  • Old Town of Yeniseysk, historic settlement of federal importance
Far Eastern Federal District
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A street in Old Vladivostok

Serbia

Slovakia

Spain

Other notable/famous old towns include:

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

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Old Town of Safranbolu, UNESCO World Heritage site

UNESCO

  • Istanbul, Historic Peninsula (Fatih district), UNESCO World Heritage site
  • Bursa, Historic city center, UNESCO World Heritage site
  • Cumalıkızık, UNESCO World Heritage site
  • Safranbolu, UNESCO World Heritage site

Aegan region

Black Sea Region

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Old Şirince

Central Anatolia Region

Eastern Anatolia Region

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Old Houses in Ankara

Marmara Region

Mediterranean Region

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An overview of the Old Town of Mardin

Southeastern Anatolia Region

Ukraine

United Kingdom

England

Scotland

Wales

  • Holyhead Old Town, a townscape heritage conservation area with the best surviving Roman Fort in Wales

Overseas territories

Middle East

Israel and Palestine

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Old City of Jerusalem

Lebanon

Saudi Arabia

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Historic houses of Jeddah

Syria

Yemen

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Old Town of Sana'a

Iran

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Overview of Masuleh
  • Historical Center in Yazd, UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • Historical Center in Isfahan, UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • Historical City of Masuleh
  • Historical City of Meybod
  • Old Abyaneh

Iraq

North America

Canada

Quebec

Other

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Mexico

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Panama

Puerto Rico

United States

California

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Painted Ladies in San Francisco

Florida

Maryland

New Mexico

New York

Northeastern United States

North Carolina

Tennessee

Virginia

Other US states

South America

Argentina

Brazil

Northeast

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Historic center of Salvador

Center-West

Southeast

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Pátio do Colégio (left) and surrounding historic buildings in São Paulo

South

Colombia

Ecuador

Uruguay

Other uses

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