Sentence examples for cobbled squares from inspiring English sources

Today, the city is an appealing mix of old and new, with coffee shops scattered around cobbled squares.

In the Old Town, Pelourinho, the sound of samba echoes out of open windows and children practise the Brazilian martial art of capoeira in the cobbled squares.

But these first impressions are soon buried when we hit the old town: bright and bohemian, with lovely buildings, cobbled squares, and an abundance of cafes and bars.

As they watch tour buses disgorge groups of sprightly 60-year-old pensioners in trainers into cobbled squares and historic cathedrals, most Europeans know that there is something amiss.

Cartegena's cobbled squares, canal, cathedral, mansions, turreted walls and the Magdalena River form a backdrop for the movie, even though Colombia was originally discarded as a potential film location.

Behind its three mighty metal-studded gates lies a maze of narrow alleys and broad cobbled squares where bright young things toy with cups of glutinous kafa (coffee) at surprisingly plush street cafes.

From the cobbled square in front, the place looks a lot like it would have done in the 1920s, when it was built as a hub for the region's mail.

From here, you'll head to Paradise Square, a Grade II listed cobbled Georgian square built in the late 18th century, and once known as Pot Square because of the crockery vendors who sold their wares here.

The Globe, perhaps, is the better looking (sitting on a cobbled church square, it's the stuff of picture postcards) with a flamboyant, oak-panelled restaurant which used to be a public reading room.

"Walk Number 9: Do not attempt this walk if you are unaccustomed to doing this sort of arduous route almost impossible to describe and requiring tremendous physical effort". Shaken by Carballo's words, we opted for a gentler start and set off an 8km route from the cobbled main square of Los Silos, just 3km from Garachico.

I was surprised to learn that while cobbled Israels Square had been an open-air market since 1889, the city has never had a central food hall so its opening was big news and judging by the crowds, quite well-received.