Toledo is the only city in Europe that preserves its medieval cobblestones intact in some streets, being able to walk on stones that have been there for more than 1,000 years. It's one of the few cities in the world that has its entire historic center declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. And it also has a good and excellently preserved walls, and the cathedral is one of the largest and most beautiful in Europe. Toledo is also known as "The Imperial City", since it was the capital where King Carlos I resided (Holy Roman Emperor Karl V for Germans), and was the Capital of the Spanish empire till King Felipe II moved it to Madrid in 1568. Greetings froms Toledo, Spain.
Medieval cobblestone roads you find in many places in Austria and Germany. The whole town of Hall in Tirol, Austria for instance has only cobblestone roads inside the old city walls. Same goes for many East German towns, which in the time after World War II simply lacked the money to replace their cobblestone roads with tarmac, and today, they value the fact that they still have their medieval road network intact.
As I lived more than 10 years in Germany, I miss this country greatly. And seeing Prag, all good memories come back:) Thank you sooo much Ryan for this great video, as always:)
You should explore Aachen and Monschau. Beautiful cities! Aachen has a long history of thermal water, the cathedral, charming old town. Monschau is just a few km away, you can say the entrance to the Eifel region. Really cute, especially in winter, when we hopefully have christmas markets again. But Germany is so big and has do much to offer (Nordsee, Ostfriesland, Ostsee, Lüneburger Heide, Sächsische Schweiz, Schwarzwald...so many great cities like Weimar, Köln, Berlin, München, Hamburg and so, so many more...)
Thanks man! I remember when you showed me your shot you got of Mont Saint Michel when you sent it in the rain. Hopefully we can get back in Europe this summer!
Thank you Ryan!!! Great video. The whole Europe is a museum. We are lucky we have so much history and diversity concentrated in a relatively small area.
Cesky Krumlov is absolutely amazing! I was there like 10 times and it's not getting old. Pun not intended. Haha! Filmed some vlogs there right before the pandemic.
Actualy Prague is also a Luxembourg city a little as our King and Holly Roman Emperor Charles IV. was Luxembourg after his dad (John the blind) and Czech after his mother. 😉
Such a great selection, Ryan. All places that you mentioned are really eye-catching to visit! Thank you for sharing and especially the tipps, where we should travel after pandemic:)
Europe is a very charming continent and easy to get to, I hope I can return to visit sometime in the future when all this is over. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much!
New subscriber here I just found your channel and am now obsessed so thank you for all this amazing content! I am trying to grow my channel in the direction of filmmaking so videos like this really help me out so thank you for posting again all this amazing content! Also the drone shots in this video are AMAZING!
i my self live in Europe France right by in walking distance of a walled village called brouage on salt marshes in south west France and loved the compilation, I've visited a couple of the places
@@RyanShirley Thank you Ryan for your question. Carcassonne in the south of France occurs to me spontaneously. I remember sending our four children into a haunted house while drinking one beer outside in a café. And they came out completely terrified. That was in 2008.Today they are adults but still traumatized😅. They still want me to go in there one day. Perhaps it would help them. 😂👍🏼👋🏼
Very good list! I would personally add Cracow to the list - especially the Wawel castle. btw Mount Saint-Michel is one of the most amazing places on our planet. I recommend checking Vagrant Story video game which takes takes place in a setting heavilly inspired by it.
My friend is from Cesky Krumlov, And she said that she didn't like living there because of all the tourists. Now she lives in small not very known town (Prachatice) and she's very satisfied there.
@@kitsiewr Almost no one will see this. The New York Times had an article about Urbino, in their travel section, including a front page photo, perhaps 10 years ago, and they wondered if it would become the new Tuscany. Didn't happen. Won't happen now.....
Me gustan tus vídeos, además de ver lugares increíbles que nunca podré visitar, también me ayudan a aprender inglés. Gracias y espero un día vengas a Cuba
I don't think I've ever seen a building before but they are very interesting so I definitely want to learn more about them and visit a when I'm older :)
I'm German and I love living in Germany! We have the most castles in Europe (more than 25 000). My school is a really old buildimg itself and is located between two castles which is really cool, especially during free periods.
Cesky Krumlov is nice but even more crowded with tourists than Prague in the summer. They get 2 million visitors a year..for a town of 15,000 people! Try going out of season if you can.
Thank you for this wonderfull travel with your voice and so nices pictures now i can travel different better with history Go ahead with tjeses so nices videos
just watched a few of your videos. loved watching them. they are so inspiring and informative 🥰🥰 I will for sure write a few tips down for when I will visit this place
Marvelous ! Fantastic Photography and Great Destinations. I particularly love your Picks for Eastern Europe, which would provide me with some guidance for my future travelling plans ( fingers crossed 😀), as I haven't been any of them. However, I think 25 is far from enough, because Europe is very rich in culture heritage. For example, You have left the medieval City Ghent in Belgium out. In my personal opinion, Ghent is a city that will indeed bring you right back to the bygone eras... and make you falling in love with the brilliance of those Ancient Architects.
Hi Ryan, great video. Difficult to make a TOP 25 because the middle age is a long period . Mine will be different and my number one will be Krakow in Poland.I would like to answer to those who wrote negative opinions about North America ( And I specify: I am European). Every part of the world has its gems.I put you to the test to find so large,beautiful and impressive wild landscapes in Europe( as there are in North America )where you can drive or hike SAFELY by your own...I remember you ,guys , Americas were conquered by Europeans and those Europeans exterminated Indians... Thank you Ryan for your beautiful videos😍
Nice, but I would put Wrocław and Kraków over Gdańsk, both are older than Gdańsk and prettier. Also very well preserved medieval Polish city is Toruń. At best to visit them all ;)
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0:35 - Dubrovnik, Croatia
1:10 - Prague, Czech Rep.
1:55 - Česky Krumlov, Czech Rep.
2:49 - San Gimignano, Italy
3:44 - San Marino
4:39 - Meteora, Greece
5:34 - Island of Rhodes
6:08 - Conwy Castle, Wales
6:38 - Edinburgh, Scotland
7:17 - Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
8:08 - Cochem Castle (Reichsburg Cochem), Germany
8:34 - Bruges, Belgium
9:15 - Colmar, France
9:32 - Riquewihr, France
9:43 - Óbidos, Portugal
10:23 - Ávila, Spain
11:07 - Toledo, Spain
11:41 - Granada, Spain
12:06 - Gaztelugatxe, Spain
12:22 - Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
13:15 - Orava Castle, Slovakia
13:56 - Gdansk, Poland
14:57 - Tallinn, Estonia
15:54 - Riga, Latvia
16:22 - Rovinj, Croatia
17:09 - Transylvania castles, Romania
17:59 - Carcassonne, France
18:34 - Mont St. Michel, France
Thanks for making the list :)
@@RyanShirley Thanks for making the video!
Girona, Spain
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@@RyanShirley what about lithuania?
Medieval Europe remains unmatched to the rest of the world 🏰🧙♂️⚔️🛡
Nothing compares to Europe’s medieval vibes 🤴🏼⚔️🐉
Ancient greece...
@@ervinperez7017 yeah but all you can see for that is ruins...
Unmatched to that trash kapitalist land america
@@dusjon chill out man we got the aztecs, mayans and incas. And if it wasn’t for y’all europeans we would be flourishing now
Toledo is the only city in Europe that preserves its medieval cobblestones intact in some streets, being able to walk on stones that have been there for more than 1,000 years.
It's one of the few cities in the world that has its entire historic center declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. And it also has a good and excellently preserved walls, and the cathedral is one of the largest and most beautiful in Europe.
Toledo is also known as "The Imperial City", since it was the capital where King Carlos I resided (Holy Roman Emperor Karl V for Germans), and was the Capital of the Spanish empire till King Felipe II moved it to Madrid in 1568.
Greetings froms Toledo, Spain.
That's some super fascinating history. That's crazy that its streets still have the medieval cobblestones from so long ago! Thanks for sharing that :)
Medieval cobblestone roads you find in many places in Austria and Germany. The whole town of Hall in Tirol, Austria for instance has only cobblestone roads inside the old city walls. Same goes for many East German towns, which in the time after World War II simply lacked the money to replace their cobblestone roads with tarmac, and today, they value the fact that they still have their medieval road network intact.
@@SiqueScarface XIX century roads, not medieval.
Elm Hill in Norwich is a mediaeval cobblestone street
Toledo is an absolute beast, feels like you've taken a time machine.
As I lived more than 10 years in Germany, I miss this country greatly. And seeing Prag, all good memories come back:) Thank you sooo much Ryan for this great video, as always:)
That's so cool you lived in Germany! I really want to explore more of it this summer! Hope you can go back there soon :)
You should explore Aachen and Monschau.
Beautiful cities! Aachen has a long history of thermal water, the cathedral, charming old town.
Monschau is just a few km away, you can say the entrance to the Eifel region. Really cute, especially in winter, when we hopefully have christmas markets again.
But Germany is so big and has do much to offer (Nordsee, Ostfriesland, Ostsee, Lüneburger Heide, Sächsische Schweiz, Schwarzwald...so many great cities like Weimar, Köln, Berlin, München, Hamburg and so, so many more...)
Who is proud to be European?
most europeans. Why does it matter?
No one most of the European have destroyed other countries
I am!
@@HumanBeing-hg2fl raging much?
@@blabla-rg7ky truth wins
Great video and commentary!!👏👏👏💯💯
Thanks for using my footages my friend!🙏👍👍
Thanks so much mate! You got some great footage! I need to come to Rhodes!
@@RyanShirley Of course, I'll be glad to see you in Rhodes! 🙌 🙌
Krakow is a must see
Split Croatia too
Ljubljana Slovenia is awesome as well
I loved Krakov so much!
Europe is so beautiful, my beautiful birth place. Thank you for reminding us. ❤
What part of Europe are you from?
@@RyanShirley I am from Transylvania - Romania.
Love this one! Mont at Michelle is such a special place
Thanks man! I remember when you showed me your shot you got of Mont Saint Michel when you sent it in the rain. Hopefully we can get back in Europe this summer!
@@RyanShirley yesss dude I can’t wait till things get back rolling!
Thank you Ryan!!! Great video. The whole Europe is a museum. We are lucky we have so much history and diversity concentrated in a relatively small area.
Of course Jorge! It really is! Where is your favorite medieval place in Europe?
Cesky Krumlov is absolutely amazing! I was there like 10 times and it's not getting old. Pun not intended. Haha! Filmed some vlogs there right before the pandemic.
Dang, I’m jealous you’ve been there so many times! I gotta check out your vlogs
I'm so glad to see Luxembourg City represented here!
Actualy Prague is also a Luxembourg city a little as our King and Holly Roman Emperor Charles IV. was Luxembourg after his dad (John the blind) and Czech after his mother. 😉
This footage makes me realize that birds have the best life.
They have it pretty good!
👍👍👍👍
These places are straight out of a fairy tale. You’re so fortunate for having had the opportunity to visit all of these locations.
They really are! Really helps understand where fairy tales come from.
I have to say Rothenburg, Carcassonne, and Cesky Krumlov are the most magical to me 🏰♥️
All three are so magical! 🧙♂️
@@RyanShirley CUZZZ!
great compilation! And thanks for including Romania in this amazing collection of preserved history.
Of course! Are you from Romania?
@@RyanShirley obviously (not from Transilvania, though). Why?
I have been in most of them! ❤️ your videos!
No way! Which one was your favorite? :)
What a window on the world! I love this, what a tonic to see such beautiful European cities in dreary lockdown times. Thank you
Charles bridge is best visited super early in the morning, no crowds at all.
This is true! Great tip :)
Or now during pandemic restrictions :D ...almost nobody even during the day.
@@MajklAstarin Haha that's true. For most though, we can't enter.
Amazing!! We better visit all of them!!‼️🎉
Heck yes! Its gonna be a good summer! :)
You won't be able or allowed to visit Europe this summer :)
Thank you for sharing this video. Definitely Bruges and Carcasonne has the most genuine medieval buildings. Magical towns.
Stunning video! So inspired to travel now. Thanks for sharing 😊
Thanks Emilie! Hopefully this summer is full of travel :)
Love the Balkan’s style of architecture. Beautiful places 👍
I agree, its so unique and so many hidden gems!
Love the architechture and people. Hate the economy.
Such a great selection, Ryan. All places that you mentioned are really eye-catching to visit! Thank you for sharing and especially the tipps, where we should travel after pandemic:)
It's a perfect Friday video! The footage is amazing!
Thanks so much guys! Was up until 7:30 am finishing this one lol
@@RyanShirley it is absolutely worth your effort!
Amazing places. I just discovered you, and I’m amazed. Excellent work!
Amazing video, my friend! Thanks for sharing! I have visited only 4 medieval places.
Thanks so much Henri! Which one was your favorite?
love your warm voice, brother!
Thanks so much brother! Most people just comment on how annoying it is 😅
@@RyanShirley aw you 're SO humble! if they don't respect themselves, how come they respect you, right?
Europe is a very charming continent and easy to get to, I hope I can return to visit sometime in the future when all this is over. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much!
Thanks so much mate! It really is a fairy tale!
Europe is part of the world, not a continent
Felicitări!
Grozav
The moors brought so much to Europe!! But not given! Prays the castles through out Europe the moors build
New subscriber here I just found your channel and am now obsessed so thank you for all this amazing content! I am trying to grow my channel in the direction of filmmaking so videos like this really help me out so thank you for posting again all this amazing content! Also the drone shots in this video are AMAZING!
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it :) Where is your favorite medieval place?
amazing video. I'm your fan ＋👍🔔
i my self live in Europe France right by in walking distance of a walled village called brouage on salt marshes in south west France and loved the compilation, I've visited a couple of the places
Awesome video, so well done, and great commentary. Thanks for making this
Of course! where is your favorite medieval place?
@@RyanShirley of this list I have only been to Dubrovnik which is beautiful. That last one, Mont-Saint-Michel, wow, must go next
Beautiful buildings 😁 unlike the monstrosities of modern times...
Great uploading my friend. The audio and visual informations are an unique never-ending pleasure. 👍🏼
Thanks so much Detlef! Where is your favorite medieval place?
@@RyanShirley Thank you Ryan for your question. Carcassonne in the south of France occurs to me spontaneously. I remember sending our four children into a haunted house while drinking one beer outside in a café. And they came out completely terrified. That was in 2008.Today they are adults but still traumatized😅. They still want me to go in there one day. Perhaps it would help them. 😂👍🏼👋🏼
WOW, there are many amazing places .Thank you fór sharing always !!I would like to vísit Uk and Germany again.
Thanks so much Hiromi! Where was your favorite place you visited in Germany?
As per usual, great videos Ryan
Europe is the most " fairy tale " region in the world
I couldn’t agree more! Too many magical destinations! 🧙♂️
@@RyanShirley , yes of course . Every region and country have unique destinations and sights
Actualy it's strange to talk about Europe as about region. Europe is a continent. 😉
cannot wait opening of borders to be bale to travel and see it by myself. Thank you for showing!
I’m so stoked traveling is getting back to normal. Where do you want to visit most?
@@RyanShirley Europe, France and Spain, Paris and Barcelona
I love your videos
it´s a wonderful footage, thank you for sharing, greetings from austria and have a nice day 👍👌😊
Thanks mate! What part of Austria are you from? I explored near salzburg about two years ago.
Very good list! I would personally add Cracow to the list - especially the Wawel castle.
btw Mount Saint-Michel is one of the most amazing places on our planet. I recommend checking Vagrant Story video game which takes takes place in a setting heavilly inspired by it.
Love medieval architecture. Avila well included there!!🙌
Thanks so much Miguel! I had to include Avila, its such awesome place!
So beautiful views, thanks for sharing
Very good video sharing, I realy like it. 👍👍👍
Thanks friend! Where is your favorite medieval place?
Beautiful! Well done, thanks
Beautiful stunning video mate.
Thanks mate!
Loved it! Cant wait to travel safe again!
Thanks so much mate! Praying things open up this summer!
Thank you for always introducing beautiful video clips🌟 and new places that you can't go abroad.😌🤗
Glad you like them!
Man, Cesky Krumlov looks unreal. Imagine living there. Would love to go there someday.
My friend is from Cesky Krumlov, And she said that she didn't like living there because of all the tourists. Now she lives in small not very known town (Prachatice) and she's very satisfied there.
@@aveemoller8614 Sorry to hear that, over tourism has its negatives for locals. Tourists should be responsible towards the local culture.
Great video, amazing places to visit
Thank so much friend! Where is your favorite medieval place?
Meteora, greetings from Vancouver
The world is beautiful!
Thank you for not mentioning Urbino, Italy. I have been there dozens of times and hope to keep the tourists away!
Of course! I haven't even heard of it before, sounds magical.
So you just ruined it yourself ? LOL
@@kitsiewr Almost no one will see this. The New York Times had an article about Urbino, in their travel section, including a front page photo, perhaps 10 years ago, and they wondered if it would become the new Tuscany. Didn't happen. Won't happen now.....
Cáceres es el tercer conjunto MONUMENTAL de Europa, patrimonio de la Humanidad.
I would love to be a bird flying freely from one to other part of those cities in the vedio. Great capture 🌹
Thanks friend! The birds of Europe have such a great view
Thanks!
Of course! I’m just glad you watched
Great information
Thanks so much friend!
Great video, wonderful photography. Thanks for sharing some of the marvels of Europe. One town that should have been mentioned is Dinan, France.
Great video! I've been to some of these places and I can't wait to travel again!
That's awesome, where was your favorite?
@@RyanShirley Of the ones you reviewed I'd have to say Dubrovnik. But my absolute favorite is Valetta Malta. Cheers!
Me gustan tus vídeos, además de ver lugares increíbles que nunca podré visitar, también me ayudan a aprender inglés. Gracias y espero un día vengas a Cuba
Gracias Yasmani! Tengo que visitar Cuba
Look up the Castello district from Cagliari, the capitol of Sardinia, which is an island thats part of Italy. You will probably like it too
Love you Poland 🇵🇱
good to be able to reintroduce historical place in europe
Thanks Nevin!
You're welcome
Another very nice collection. You got a very nice vlog and some amazing collection of videos. Greetings and new follower from Zurich.
Thanks friend! I love your city, hoping to come visit this summer.
Awesome Video Friend
Saludos desde El Salvador. Mi esposo me habló de usted 😁
Gracias Anabella! Yo vivi en El Salvador por un ano. Estuve en Lourdes y Cuscatancingo. Que parte vives en El Salvador?
@@RyanShirley vivo en San Salvador. Pero mi esposo vivió en Lourdes hace varios años
As someone from the UK, medievil towns/buildings are kind of normal to me, Americans, what do you think of medievil places? :) just curious
I don't think I've ever seen a building before but they are very interesting so I definitely want to learn more about them and visit a when I'm older :)
Beatiful! Of all i've visited only Bran castle in Romania, but hope to see the other places, too
Ryan shirley is the my favourite you tube channel
Beautiful video, good job. Thank you!
Of course! And I’ll have to visit hopefully this summer 😁
@@RyanShirley Awesome!
@@RyanShirley If you need tour guide for best places around, I will gladly show you or find a good person for you :)
Great video, I am jealous of all Your travels!!! Definitely I want to see St Michele one day!
Thanks so much Tommy! Excited for you to visit them!
I'm German and I love living in Germany! We have the most castles in Europe (more than 25 000). My school is a really old buildimg itself and is located between two castles which is really cool, especially during free periods.
That's so cool you live there! So many enchanting castles! That's so cool your school is between two castles, what part of Germany are you from?
nice video so beautiful God bless you my best friend nice sharing
Cesky Krumlov is nice but even more crowded with tourists than Prague in the summer. They get 2 million visitors a year..for a town of 15,000 people! Try going out of season if you can.
Super cool video Ryan👍Inspiring...
Thanks so much Brooke!
Damn boy! You've been in some kick ass places!!
Haha europe is just full of them! Have you been to any of them?
@@RyanShirley I'm waiting to hit the lottery
Nice bro
Thanks mate!
That architecture though.
Nothing compares ☺️
Thank you for this wonderfull travel with your voice and so nices pictures now i can travel different better with history
Go ahead with tjeses so nices videos
Thanks so much friend! Where is your favorite medieval place?
just watched a few of your videos. loved watching them. they are so inspiring and informative 🥰🥰 I will for sure write a few tips down for when I will visit this place
Thanks so much Stella! What medieval place do you want to visit most?
13:17 Hungarian Árva Castle and 17:44 Hunyadi Castle🇭🇺🇭🇺🇭🇺
Wooooow!!
Thanks Fatima!
@@RyanShirley 🥰
Love this video! Greetings from Spain 😉
Thanks Dan! Love all the medieval places in your country!
Edinburgh💙
Le Mans, France also has a great medieval center and cathedral, it also has a well preserved gallo-roman walls.
Wow, I gotta do some research about it!
My top Warsaw Kraków Gdańsk Gdynia Wrocław Łódź Zakopane Poland 🇵🇱
I gotta do a video on Poland soon! 🇵🇱
I can’t wait 😊
Nice subject ❤️
Thanks Jessica! Its hard to beat Medieval Europe
Marvelous ! Fantastic Photography and Great Destinations. I particularly love your Picks for Eastern Europe, which would provide me with some guidance for my future travelling plans ( fingers crossed 😀), as I haven't been any of them.
However, I think 25 is far from enough, because Europe is very rich in culture heritage.
For example, You have left the medieval City Ghent in Belgium out. In my personal opinion, Ghent is a city that will indeed bring you right back to the bygone eras... and make you falling in love with the brilliance of those Ancient Architects.
Thanks so much Helena! I haven’t been to Ghent but maybe I’ll visit this summer! Hope we can both travel soon 😁
I'd love to see a video on Budapest, Czech Republic, or Germany if/whenever you can!
Germany video coming tomorrow and I'll do one on the Czech Republic soon :)
Hi Ryan, great video. Difficult to make a TOP 25 because the middle age is a long period . Mine will be different and my number one will be Krakow in Poland.I would like to answer to those who wrote negative opinions about North America ( And I specify: I am European). Every part of the world has its gems.I put you to the test to find so large,beautiful and impressive wild landscapes in Europe( as there are in North America )where you can drive or hike SAFELY by your own...I remember you ,guys , Americas were conquered by Europeans and those Europeans exterminated Indians...
Thank you Ryan for your beautiful videos😍
Thanks Nath for your kind words and thoughtful perspective! You couldn't have said it better.
Good video ... planning to visit a lot of them!
Nice, but I would put Wrocław and Kraków over Gdańsk, both are older than Gdańsk and prettier. Also very well preserved medieval Polish city is Toruń. At best to visit them all ;)
From Poland 🇵🇱
That's awesome! Where is your favorite place in Poland?
@@RyanShirley Krakow
I'm from Ostróda Warmia i Mazury
North Poland 👍
Thanks for sharing!
Of course mate!
This is amazing
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