York, England walking tour part1

York is England’s finest example of a medieval town, so well preserved that it has become one of the world’s most interesting historic cities, with a rich mix of activities for the visitor. This fortified town is surrounded by high stone walls that protected it from attackers in the past and then from modernization. The walls, dating to the Middle Ages and still 95 percent intact, are nearly three miles long, making it the nation’s longest continuous stretch of medieval fortificati