Sentence examples for picturesque cities from inspiring English sources

One of the older and more picturesque cities of the nation, it contains a colonial church.

Moscow and St .Petersburg (formerly Leningrad) are the two most important cultural and financial centres in Russia and are among the most picturesque cities in the world.

Her Phoebe is less a pilgrim in search of the buried past than a tourist tripping through the picturesque cities of Europe like a million other dreamers with a Eurail pass, as if the 60's had never really happened.

Zhang Xinming, a Sports Illustrated journalist who has followed Ye's career closely, said: "Her father, Ye Qingsong, once told me 'Her mother and I keep our eyes on Shiwen to make sure she stays grounded.'" The swimmer was born in Hangzhou, capital of eastern Zhejiang province and one of China's most picturesque cities, to parents who had been keen amateur athletes in their youth.

I rose that morning before the maharajah, who is still the titular ruler of Jodhpur, one of the most picturesque cities of Rajasthan, the desert province in the northwestern part of the country where the Rajput warrior kings held court for centuries.

Fast forward to the present and Haifa is one of the most picturesque cities in the Middle East.

Like its Italian namesake, this picturesque city was built on seven hills.

Instead we took the train to the picturesque city of Heidelberg.

For instance, only 27 practicing Jews live in Cienfuegos, a picturesque city on a bay.

The Hague all but closed down for the arrival of 53 world leaders in the small picturesque city.

Still, I'm sorry that Mr. Sherwood didn't travel to Hama, a picturesque city along the Orontes River.