Historic European Towns

Charming squares and old architecture in towns across Germany and France, showcasing their festive decorations and local culture.

Meersburg, in der Steigstrasse zur Oberstadt *** Meersburg, in the Steigstrasse to the upper town

Petite Venise, Colmar, Alsace, France

Lucerne, Switzerland.

Evening light in Honfleur, Normandy, France

Weihnachtsmarkt Christmas Market, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Tourists and residents on Quedlinburg's market square. Due to the many historical buildings

Eguisheim (Egisheim), Old Town, narrow alley, half-timbered houses, flowers, tourists in Alsace (Elsass), Haut-Rhin (Oberelsass), France

France, Alsace, Strasbourg, La Petite France, Half-timbered houses, L'Ill river, Restaurant

City of Annecy, Departement Haute-Savoie, region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe

Germany, Bavaria, Mittenwald, Pedestrian area

a street scene in Saverne, France

Eguisheim, Alsace Wine Route, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France, Europe

Lively historic alleyway lane in Germany's oldest town, Rottweil, Germany, Europe

Square with people, outdoor seating under a parasol, half-timbered houses, in the back on the left old town hall, market square, old town, district town Eschwege, Werra-Meissner Kreis, North Hesse, Hesse, Germany, Europe

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Old Town, Kaufbeuren, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Lane Eguisheim wine village in Alsace France

Zermatt, Switzerland autumn street view Zermatt, Switzerland - October 7, 2019: Town autumn street view in famous swiss ski resort, colorful traditional houses, mountains and people Copyright: xZoonar.com/Nataliya_Nazarovax 21725651

People on the terrace of a wine bar in the sunlight, Winningen, Mosel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Cafes in Maximilianstrasse, nightlife, Speyer, Pfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

EU, France, Cassis. street scene.

Christmas Little Venice in Colmar, Alsace, France. Traditional Alsatian half-timbered houses in Petite Venise or little Venice, old town of Colmar, decorated and illuminated at christmas time, Alsace, France

Germany, Rhineland-Palatinate, Neustadt

Shops and pubs in the Schnoor, Bremen, Germany, Europe

canal, France, Colmar, Alsace, Haut-Rhin, Europe, wine region, Scenic view of the canal in the town of Colmar, capital of Haut-Rhin, in the wine region of Alsace.

Tourists sitting in the sun on the market square in front of a coffeehouse, historic town, Alsfeld, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Chamonix Mont-Blanc, France, October 4, 2019: Autumn view of the street cafe in the center of famous ski resort in French Alps, Europe

Germany, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Tübingen, Neckar, punting boat, old town

Europe, Germany, Rhineland, Pfalz, St. Goar. Downtown and Burg Rheinfels

Germany, Frankfurt, Romeberg Square

Traditional Alsatian half-timbered houses and river Lauch in Petite Venise or little Venice, old town of Colmar, decorated and illuminated at christmas time, Alsace, France

Drosselhof wine bar in the Drosselgasse, Rudesheim, Rheingau, Hesse, Germany, Europe

COLMAR, ELSASS, GRAND EST, FRANKREICH - CA. AUGUST 2023: La Petite Venise in der Stadt Colmar im Elsass, Frankreich. *** COLMAR, ELSASS, Grand EST, France Ca August 2023 La Petite Venise in the City Colmar at Alsace, France 1042804470

Only just over 700 inhabitants live in Halstatt, the small town is suffering from the onslaught of tourists, most of whom come from Asia, overtourism, on some days up to 8000 visitors, UNESCO World Heritage since 1997, Austria, Salzkammergut, Halstatt

Bad Toelz, Bavaria, Germany

Rathausplatz, Thun, Jungfrau region, Bernese Oberland, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

Frankfurt old town sunset. Germany

French city Colmar on Christmas Eve.. Traditional old half-timbered houses in the historic city of Colmar. Decorated and lighted during the Christmas season. Alsace. France.

Am Alten Markt market square, Eberbach am Neckar, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Europe, Germany, Rhineland-Palatinate, district Bernkastel Wittlich, Mittelmosel, the Moselle, Ürzig, hotel, wine tavern, Moselle sign

Old Town, Metternich Castle, bus stop Beilstein Mosel Rheinland-Pfalz, Rhineland-Palat Germany

Augustinergasse with Swiss flags, Old Town, Zurich, Switzerland, Europe

square Marktplatz, half-timbered houses, open air restaurant, St. Michaelsbrunnen Saint Michaels Fountain, Town Hall Bernkastel-Kues Mosel Rheinland-Pfalz, Rhineland-Palat Germany

square Marktplatz, half-timbered houses, open air restaurant, St. Michaelsbrunnen Saint Michaels Fountain, Town Hall Bernkastel-Kues Mosel Rheinland-Pfalz, Rhineland-Palat Germany

Marketplace, Wemding, Noerdlinger Ries region, Schwaben, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Switzerland, Canton of Schaffhausen, View of Schaffhausen with Munot Castle, High Rhine river

Lake Lucerne, Switzerland. Famous walking bridge and swans in river during the fall season.

Eguisheim (Egisheim), Old Town, narrow alley, half-timbered houses, flowers, tourists in Alsace (Elsass), Haut-Rhin (Oberelsass), France

Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Pedestrian zone in the seaside town of Lillesand, Agder County, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

France, Alsace, Colmar, City Centre, Old Town, Europe

Tuebingen Old Town on the Neckar, Tuebingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Tuebingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Christmas Market Esslingen on Neckar Germany 1130200989

Switzerland, Canton of Lucerne, Lucerne, Old town, river Reuss, Houses with restaurants at riverside

Child runs through narrow alley past creperie past Place du Bouffay, La Roche-Bernard, Vilaine, Morbihan department, Brittany, France, Europe

Market square, historic restaurant Hotel Schlundhaus, Bad Koenigshofen, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Colmar. Old half-timbered houses.. Medieval multicolored half-timbered houses on canals on Christmas Day. Colmar. France. Alsace.

Pedestrian zone water west at the Hanseatic harbour with view of the Holztretkrahn in the evening, Old Town, Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Frankendorf, municipality of Buttenheim, Little Switzerland, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe, PublicGround, Europe

Marketplace, Christmas market, Christmas, blue hour, Bad Königshofen, Franconia, Germany, Europe,

Annecy, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

Europe, Switzerland, Canton St. Gallen, Christmas spirit in the old town of Wil

Pedestrian zone, Obermarkt Murnau, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Zurich, Augustiner - Gasse, Lindenhof Quarter Zurich, Switzerland - June 10, 2017: Street Augustinergasse in Zurich, Lindenhof Quarter with Swiss Flags.

View of Stadtplatz in Zell am See on a sunny day, Zell am See, Salzburg, Austria, Europe

Rothenburg ob der Tauber. Cobbled colorful street and architecture of old town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Romantic road of Bavaria region of Germany

Market on Munsterplatz Square, Freiburg, Black Forest, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe

View across the Gernsbacher Strasse road looking north, river Alb at front, Bad Herrenalb, Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe, PublicGround, Europe

People going shopping in the streets of Bolzano People going shopping in the streets of Bolzano in Italy Copyright: xZoonar.com/GoneWithTheWindx 10419290

Tauber river with colorful fisher houses, Wertheim, River Tauber, Tauberfranken, Spessart, Franconia, Main-Tauber-district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Obermarkt, Mittenwald, Garmisch Partenkirchen district, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Christmassy decorated houses in the evening, Garmisch, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Upper Bavaria, Germany

The ill, LIll, Restaurant, Place Benjamin Zix, Tanners' Quarter La Petite France, Strasbourg, Alsace, France, Europe

Germany, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Black Forest, Waldshut-Tiengen, In the pedestrian zone.

Women strolling along Maximilian street, Lindau, Bavaria, Germany

Advent calendar at the town hall, Christmas market in Forchheim, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

France. Alsace. Colmar. Old Town

Hannover, Germany - September 9, 2016: Tourists exploring the old town district at night. Pedestrianized Kramerstrasse (grocer street) with its timber-framed houses and a view of Marktkirche (market church)

Petite Venise, Colmar, Haut_Rhin, Alsace, France, Europe

France, Alsace, Strasbourg at Christmas time, in the district 'Petite France'

Marktstrasse, Mittenwald, Werdenfelser Land, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Quebec City, Province of Quebec, Canada, North America

Germany, Bavaria, Swabia, Lindau, People on harbour with Mangturm tower

France. Alsace. Colmar. Old Town

Canal and Palais de L`Ile at dusk, Annecy, Lake Annecy, Rhone Alpes, France, Europe

Tourists walk along the cobbled Rue du Jerzual connecting historic homes in Dinan Brittany France during a sunny day

Marktstrasse in Marbach am Neckar, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Germany, Bavaria, Isar valley, Mittenwald, upper market,

Middle Rhine is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Cochem, Germany.

View from the city wall to the old town, Murten, Lake Murten, Canton of Fribourg, Western Switzerland, Switzerland

Germany, Bavaria, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Hotel Restaurant with Diners in Traditional Costume

Poland, Wroclaw, old town, soap bubbles at Naschmarkt (public place)

View of a canal reflects the half-timbered houses under a blue sky, where a boat glides past a waterfront restaurant, Colmar, Grand Est, France.

By the River Thiou, Old Town, Annecy, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Region, France, Europe

Westerstrasse Street in the fishing village of Maasholm, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Germany, Bad Waldsee

Pedestrian zone in the center with typical houses and parish church at dusk, Mittenwald, Werdenfelser Land, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Switzerland, Zurich, old city.

A bicycle tour through the Alsace, here on 11.05.1994 near Kayserberg, on a vineyard route is not only an effort but also a feast for the eyes in terms of landscape and towns. Kayserberg, FRA, France, Europe

Merchant sign, Dinkelsbuhl, Romantic Road, Germany

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