Antiquity Quote by Anonymous

“What makes Argia different from other cities is that it has earth instead of air. The streets are completely filled with dirt, clay packs…

— Italo Calvino

Venice is truly magical. The Devon-Dorset coast in England is so beautiful, and its sandstone cliffs are full of fossils, which can make for…

— Jo Beverley

I loved Forcalquier, with its narrow medieval streets. Its elegant 12th Century cathedral boasts a carillon that chimes every Sunday morning. I also found…

— Carol Drinkwater

Today's builders and town planners believe people inhabit 'places'. Yet medieval towns were perfect examples of what planners seek: densely populated, walkable communities in…

— Lucy Worsley

I have visited Tromsø and can personally say Tromsø is a beautiful city, well equipped to be an excellent choice for the Chess Olympiad 2014.

— Susan Polgar

A rich, multi-dimensional tour of Naples, most brilliant, battered, and bewildering of cities, here fixed to the page with wit and élan. Splendid.

— Stacy Schiff

“We shall remember ...... Damascus, the "Pearl of the East", the pride of Syria, the fabled garden of Eden, the home of princes and…

— Mark Twain

Krakow is one of my favorite places on earth. It is a medieval city full of young people. A wonderful, striking combination.

— Jonathan Carroll

I grew up Windlesham in Surrey, which is a beautiful and quaint village.

— Kirsty Gallacher

“It is a southern river town with some pretensions of being a city... And like every southern river town it has its canker.... The…

— R.A. Lafferty

“All day long we seemed to dawdle through a country which was full of beauty of every kind. Sometimes we saw little towns or…

— Bram Stoker

I was brought up in Florence, a beautiful medieval town whose rhythm is completely in antiquity.

— Oleg Cassini