14 Cities Where You Can Travel Back in Time

If time travel was possible, then where and when would you go? Traveling to some cities is all like stumbling into something that would be in a living history book: ancient ruins, cobblestone streets, or immaculate towns. In these cities, you’re encouraged to put your phone down and forget the time as you lose yourself in the past.

Here are 14 of the best if you’re looking for travel experiences that feel like portals. There’s so much more to these spots than just vacation spots. It also contains romantic ruins, ghost villages and altogether frozen bazaars.

Florence, Italy 

Nowhere else do you find the Renaissance spirit. Duomo, cobbled streets and the world’s most famous museums with works from Michaelangelo and Da Vinci are also in Italy. This city was cradle of art, science and innovation in the 15th century.

Kyoto, Japan 

It has a feeling of an ancient time. Wooden teahouses and peaceful whispering temples echo Japan’s ancient customs. The city wants you to slow down and appreciate its largely unspoiled beauty, whether you’re strolling through the Arashiyama bamboo grove, or the golden Kinkakuji.

Fez, Morocco 

Fez’ medina is a cramped labyrinth of snake alleyways, jammed souks, and ancient tanneries which haven’t seen much since hundreds of years ago. But it’s as if the modern world has forgotten Fez and decided to take a donkey full of spices for commercial negotiation. It has a deep history in visual reminders, such as its blue gates and madrasas.

Cusco, Peru 

Cusco is a living history of the mixing of Incan and Spanish colonial. A cobblestone street, ancient walls, baroque cathedrals, once the capital of the Inca Empire. Visits nearby to Sacsayhuamán or Sacred Valley help confirm the feeling that you’re in a world of lived history.

Bruges, Belgium 

It was like Bruges jumped from a medieval painting. Canals, spired churches and patiently preserved buildings have an old-world charm that’s very hard to rival. Once you reach the top of Belfry Tower, or even if you glide through the canals, you can stare in awe at a time untarnished city.

Jerusalem, Israel 

Almost every stone in Jerusalem is a stone of history. A holy maze of old streets, sacred sights, and boisterous bazaars, it’s a holy place for three major religions. Walking through the gates into this historic heart feels like walking a spiritual route through thousands of years of culture and traditions.

Cartagena, Colombia

The Old Town of Cartagena is a colorful picture book of Spanish colonial history. You can’t resist its atmosphere —Bright streets and shaded plazas and fortress walls remind you it’s no place for a Romantic. You might imagine that the cobblestone streets were for strolling down during the Pirates and Treasure Galleons Era.

Salzburg, Austria 

Its combination of old baroque architecture with winding backstreets makes you feel like you’re in a fairytale or a Mozart symphony. The city is just so full of history, from the imposing Hohensalzburg Fortress to rolling back the clock and wandering through the quaint little streets and pastel coloured buildings of the Old Town. It’s no surprise that the Sound of Music used this idyllic spot as a backdrop.

York, England

York’s narrow lanes and timber framed houses are a slice of medieval England. York Minster Cathedral and the 13th century massive city walls take you back to knights’ and kings’ times. Walking down a street called the Shambles (the Old Shambles, to be precise, so old it inspired Diagon Alley in Harry Potter) is an opening sentence in a fantasy novel. 

Petra, Jordan 

An ancient world of rose red cliffs, carved into it, is Petra. The ‘Lost City’ was the bustling hub of Nabatean traders who made this their home, and whose intricate temples and tombs, like the iconic Treasury, tell stories of a time when Nabatean traders were in town. Walking through Petra is an archaeological dream.

Charleston, South Carolina 

America is Charleston’s antebellum charm and moss draped streets. You take a walk around 200 years of Southern history: pastel colored row houses, historic plantations, cobbled lanes. Preserved architecture and hospitality are the timeless treasure of the city. 

Luang Prabang, Laos 

The Luang Prabang is a peaceful reflection haven. Golden Buddhist temples, French colonial architecture and daily alms giving ceremonies by monks combine to give a sense that things are holy and unhurried. The Mekong River winds its thread here through the city like past and present.

Giza, Egypt 

Humanity’s oldest time capsules are the pyramids of Giza. Standing in front of the Great Pyramid or the Sphinx isn’t hard to feel the weight of history. By glancing up at them, the look of these buildings force you back thousands of years, but the streets nearby busily going about their business remind you what’s going on now.

Tallinn, Estonia 

You know it’s a medieval wonderland with tall spires, narrow alleyways, red roofed buildings. You feel as though you’ve stepped into a Nordic fairytale with the city’s stones and cobblestones, the walls of its ancient and placed buildings. In winter, the snow blouts up many of the rooftops in the city, but it still keeps its ancient magic.

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