The Jordanians have dug up an ancient town which they believe to be Bethany, the biblical home of John the Baptist.
To explore Hvar's unsung highlights, take the car ferry from Split, Dalmatia's capital, to the ancient town of Stari Grad on Hvar's western coast.
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Then in 1937 Fey und Sohn brought Malskat to the ancient town of Schleswig, to assist them in a restoration of profound historical significance.
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Far from seeing this as the economic equivalent of a hole-in-one, some townsfolk worry that their ancient town is being turned into a golfing Disneyworld.
More recently, the authorities tried to develop Bam by rebuilding the ancient town as a tourist attraction and by building a car factory on the edge of the desert.
These stubborn bastions also protected a thriving ancient town, its lanes lined with lavish mansions, temples and even banks dating from the period when Pingyao was the financial capital of the Qing Dynasty.
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If you have time, it is only a short 2km drive from here to the little-visited ruins of Khirbet Mukhayyat, believed to be the original ancient town of Nebo, settled since the early Bronze Age.
Kitty had taken me for a walk to Youghal to visit my first cousin Shirley Arbuthnot, one year older than me, who lived in Myrtle Grove, a Tudor mansion within the ancient town walls where my mother had grown up.
Located just outside the ancient market town of Forres, the well-preserved Victorian distillery was the last one to be built in the 19th Century.
The road south of Bethlehem leads to Hebron, an ancient market town with a colourful bazaar, jam-packed with spices, fruit and clothing.
Ruth Thomas, an expert on ancient Egypt, said the town could now be discredited by the Museums Association.
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Kovalam is also a working beach town with an ancient fishing culture.
The town, which still has preserved sections of its ancient walls, was defended by 3, 000 Royalists.
The traditional town meeting has its roots in the agora of ancient Athens, a place for sober, if contentious, deliberation.
Some 71km after Thessaloniki, the Egnatia Odos passes Veria, a small town with several worthwhile Byzantine shrines and nearby archeological sites like the ancient Macedonian Pella and Vergina.
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The Ludlow Town Walls Trust was set up in 2007 to help attract funding for the scheduled ancient monument.
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