The world’s 7 Oldest Cities You Should Travel To At Least Once In Your Life!

Last Updated on January 7, 2021

Nowadays, Athens is one of the most interesting European cities mainly because of the way it can display its heritage of the classical era. It’s a destination that can provide great insight into the western culture since it was there that the basic foundations of the modern period were laid.

#6 – Faiyum, Egypt

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Founded somewhere around 5.000 B.C., Faiyum is possibly the oldest city in Egypt (the first human habitation of Fayum dates to 7.200 B.C.). It is located in a strategic place southwest of Cairo that provided an abundance of plant and animal life.

If Ancient Egypt fascinates you, make sure to book a trip to Cairo and include Faiyum on your itinerary. Besides all the historical value the modern city inherited, you will also be amazed by the fantastic Wadi Elrayan waterfalls – the largest in Egypt.

#7 – Jamestown (Virginia), United States of America

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This is far from being one of the oldest cities in the world. In fact, Jamestown is not even the oldest city in the United States (that first place belongs to St.

Augustine, in Florida, founded in 1565), but it was the location that housed the first permanent English colony – and the second oldest.

It was founded in 1607 as “James Fort” (in honor of the English King James I of England, who was the reigning king at the time), and until 1698 it was the colonial capital of Virginia.

The city later become abandoned as population and economic activity moved to Williamsburg. After the Civil War, the old town of Jamestown was in ruins.

Today, after some preservation efforts carried throughout the twentieth century, it is possible to visit the Colonial National Historical Park: a cultural heritage site that tells a piece of American history.

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