People take part in a festival of medieval culture in a Belarusian state museum of folk architecture and rural lifestyle in the village of Aziarco, Belarus, June 1, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

A statue on the medieval Charles Bridge is seen as the sun sets behind the Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic, September 27, 2018. REUTERS/David W Cerny 

A bird flies over the medieval Charles Bridge as the sun sets behind the Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic, September 27, 2018. REUTERS/David W Cerny 

Malta's medieval capital city Mdina is seen at sunset from Paola, Malta September 19, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

A sign reads "attention stones" in front of the Cologne Cathedral during heavy winds in Cologne, Germany January 18, 2018. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen 

St. Paul's Cathedral is seen at sunset in the fortified medieval city of Mdina, Malta January 6, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi 

People walk across the medieval Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic, January 6, 2018. REUTERS/David W Cerny 

People walk across the medieval Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic, January 6, 2018. REUTERS/David W Cerny 

A church stands isolated from other buildings in the small town of Rocca Calascio, close to Santo Stefano di Sessanio in the province of L'Aquila in Abruzzo, inside the national park of the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga, Italy, September 6, 2016. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola SEARCH "MODOLA MEDIEVAL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Within the stone walls of the medieval village of Santo Stefano di Sessanio, narrow lanes weave through stone arches, cobbled piazzas and overhanging buildings. The streets are mainly empty, except for tourists admiring the architecture and surrounding hills in Italy's southern L'Aquila province. A village which over centuries lived off agriculture and wool, Santo Stefano di Sessanio has just 108 inhabitants, less than a tenth of its pre-World War One population according to its mayor. Like many surrounding villages, most residents left for work in cities or abroad, leaving it all but abandoned. Decades later, its untouched architecture caught the attention of Swedish-Italian entrepreneur Daniele Kihlgren, who came across it on a 1999 motorbike trip. Kihlgren bought several houses, turning them in 2005 into a hotel with rooms scattered around the centre. The project has drawn tourists and injected life back into the village, according to locals. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola SEARCH "MODOLA MEDIEVAL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY Matching text ITALY-VILLAGES/

The sun sets behind the medieval Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic, September 3, 2016. REUTERS/David W Cerny 

Details of the medieval architecture of a half-timbered house are pictured in the old city of Strasbourg, France, March 30 2016. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

A Catalan separatist flag, known as Estelada, flutters on the top of the medieval bridge in the old city of Besalu, near Girona, April 5, 2014. The wealthy northeastern region of Catalonia last month dropped plans for a non-binding referendum on independence from Spain on Nov. 9 after a court declared such a vote against the constitution and had instead planned to hold a "consultation of citizens" on the same day. Although Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and politicians in Catalonia have called for dialogue over the region's status after the initial referendum plans were abandoned, tensions are still simmering before the Nov. 9 alternative vote. Picture taken April 5, 2014. REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino (SPAIN - Tags: POLITICS)

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An old man rests under the medieval arches in the old city of Besalu, near Girona, April 5, 2014. The wealthy northeastern region of Catalonia last month dropped plans for a non-binding referendum on independence from Spain on Nov. 9 after a court declared such a vote against the constitution and had instead planned to hold a "consultation of citizens" on the same day. Although Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and politicians in Catalonia have called for dialogue over the region's status after the initial referendum plans were abandoned, tensions are still simmering before the Nov. 9 alternative vote. Picture taken April 5, 2014. REUTERS/Albert Gea (SPAIN - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)




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Art displays inside The Cloisters museum is the branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe in New York on December 6, 2008. Picture taken December 6, 2008. REUTERS/Zoran Milich (UNITED STATES - Tags: CITYSPACE TRAVEL) 

Journalists, clergy members look at Spanish Renaissance painter El Greco's "El Expolio", or "The Disrobing of Christ", painting during a ceremony marking its return following restoration to the sacristy of the Cathedral of Toledo January 22, 2014. For centuries El Greco was a non-entity. No one studied his startling, unconventional work hanging high in a gothic cathedral, obscure convents and Spanish museums. It wasn't until the 19th century that modern painters rediscovered the artist - who was born Domenicos Theotocopoulos on Crete and lived and painted in Toledo, Spain from 1577 until his death in 1614 - and found inspiration in his bold colours and brush strokes. Now the city of Toledo in central Spain is marking the 400th anniversary of the death of its most famous son with a series of exhibitions, conferences and concerts in the walled, medieval city as well as in Madrid. Picture taken January 22, 2014. REUTERS/Paul Hanna (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY RELIGION) 

General view of the Opera house in Orange in the south of France October 17, 2013. Picture taken on October 17, 2013. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier (FRANCE - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL) 

People walk at the historic Al Moez Street at a tourist area in the Khan el-Khalili market, at al-Hussein and Al-Azhar districts in old Cairo October 29, 2013. Egypt aims to attract 13.5 million visitors next year, bringing in around $11 billion, as it launches an international campaign to lure back foreigners deterred by political turmoil, the tourism minister said. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: BUSINESS TRAVEL SOCIETY RELIGION) 

Tourists pose for a picture outside the Las Ventas bullring in Madrid September 4, 2013. Sunseekers spurning unrest in Egypt and Turkey flocked to Spain in record numbers in August, setting the country up for its best-ever year for visitors and giving a boost to the ailing economy. Tourism contributed over 5 percent of Spain's economy or GDP in 2012 and provided around 900,000 jobs, according to Euromonitor, in a country where one in four is out of work, meaning a boost to tourist figures should be good news as other sectors flag. Picture taken September 4, 2013. REUTERS/Paul Hanna (SPAIN - Tags: TRAVEL BUSINESS) 

A couple looks at Zagreb's cathedral from uptown in Zagreb July 17, 2013. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic (CROATIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY TRAVEL) 

The Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral is illuminated in Paris July 15, 2013. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL CITYSCAPE RELIGION) 

General view of the Paris skyline with the Hotel de Ville City Hall on July 5, 2013. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer (FRANCE - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL) 

People walk in front of Liechtenstein's government building in Vaduz, May 15, 2013. Liechtenstein is reluctantly prepared to discuss exchanging data on bank clients in response to a new European Union push for more transparency from the secretive principality and other tax havens, its prime minister said. Picture taken May 15, 2013. To match Interview LIECHTENSTEIN/BANKS REUTERS/Michael Buholzer (LIECHTENSTEIN - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS CITYSCAPE TRAVEL) 

A view shows Croatia's UNESCO protected medieval town of Dubrovnik April 29, 2013. The barren Srdj plateau overlooking the mediaeval city of Dubrovnik is a real estate developer's dream, offering breath-taking views of Croatia's top tourist destination. That's precisely why an Israeli-Croatian consortium began planning a billion-euro golf resort there in 2006. Seven years on, construction has yet to start. This project typifies the problems facing foreign investors in Croatia, which joins the European Union on July 1, more than 20 years after it broke away in war from socialist Yugoslavia. Picture taken April 29, 2013. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic (CROATIA - Tags: BUSINESS CITYSCAPE) 

Tourists pull their luggage as they walk on Stradun street in Croatia's UNESCO protected medieval town of Dubrovnik April 29, 2013. The barren Srdj plateau overlooking the mediaeval city of Dubrovnik is a real estate developer's dream, offering breath-taking views of Croatia's top tourist destination. That's precisely why an Israeli-Croatian consortium began planning a billion-euro golf resort there in 2006. Seven years on, construction has yet to start. This project typifies the problems facing foreign investors in Croatia, which joins the European Union on July 1, more than 20 years after it broke away in war from socialist Yugoslavia. Picture taken April 29, 2013. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic (CROATIA - Tags: BUSINESS TRAVEL) 

A view shows Croatia's UNESCO protected medieval town of Dubrovnik April 28, 2013. The barren Srdj plateau overlooking the mediaeval city of Dubrovnik is a real estate developer's dream, offering breath-taking views of Croatia's top tourist destination. That's precisely why an Israeli-Croatian consortium began planning a billion-euro golf resort there in 2006. Seven years on, construction has yet to start. This project typifies the problems facing foreign investors in Croatia, which joins the European Union on July 1, more than 20 years after it broke away in war from socialist Yugoslavia. Picture taken April 28, 2013. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic (CROATIA - Tags: CITYSCAPE BUSINESS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Priests arrive to attend a ceremony to bless the new eight bronze bells of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in Paris February 2, 2013. The new eight bronze bells were cast with medieval methods at a French foundry in Normandy, and are ready now to ring for the 850th anniversary of the cathedral on March 23, 2013. The new bells, to be displayed for the public at Notre Dame during February and March, have the same weight and diameter as the ones from the 18th-century which were melted down and turned into cannons during the French Revolution, and are designed to produce the same sound. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes (FRANCE - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)

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People attend a ceremony to bless the new eight bronze bells of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in Paris February 2, 2013. The new eight bronze bells were cast with medieval methods at a French foundry in Normandy, and are ready now to ring for the 850th anniversary of the cathedral on March 23, 2013. The new bells, to be displayed for the public at Notre Dame during February and March, have the same weight and diameter as the ones from the 18th-century which were melted down and turned into cannons during the French Revolution, and are designed to produce the same sound. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes (FRANCE - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Fireworks explode over the medieval Charles Bridge to mark the first day of the new year in Prague January 1, 2013. REUTERS/Petr Josek (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: CITYSCAPE SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A man walks in Croatia's UNESCO protected medieval town of Dubrovnik August 28, 2012. From July, tourists and truckers will have to cross the external borders of the EU to go from one part of Croatia to another, negotiating long, costly queues and strict customs checks twice within the space of 20 km. Croatia is hoping the EU will pay for a bridge, bypassing Neum and unifying the country. Picture taken August 28, 2012. To Match Feature CROATIA-EU/BOSNIA REUTERS/Marko Djurica (CROATIA - Tags: POLITICS CITYSPACE) 

A panoramic view is seen of Croatia's UNESCO protected medieval town of Dubrovnik August 28, 2012. From July, tourists and truckers will have to cross the external borders of the EU to go from one part of Croatia to another, negotiating long, costly queues and strict customs checks twice within the space of 20 km. Croatia is hoping the EU will pay for a bridge, bypassing Neum and unifying the country. Picture taken August 28, 2012. To Match Feature CROATIA-EU/BOSNIA REUTERS/Marko Djurica (CROATIA - Tags: POLITICS CITYSPACE) 

Street musicians perform in Croatia's UNESCO protected medieval town of Dubrovnik August 28, 2012. From July, tourists and truckers will have to cross the external borders of the EU to go from one part of Croatia to another, negotiating long, costly queues and strict customs checks twice within the space of 20 km. Croatia is hoping the EU will pay for a bridge, bypassing Neum and unifying the country. Picture taken August 28, 2012. To Match Feature CROATIA-EU/BOSNIA REUTERS/Marko Djurica (CROATIA - Tags: POLITICS CITYSPACE) 

Tourists walk the stairs in Croatia's UNESCO protected medieval town of Dubrovnik August 28, 2012. From July, tourists and truckers will have to cross the external borders of the EU to go from one part of Croatia to another, negotiating long, costly queues and strict customs checks twice within the space of 20 km. Croatia is hoping the EU will pay for a bridge, bypassing Neum and unifying the country. Picture taken August 28, 2012. To Match Feature CROATIA-EU/BOSNIA REUTERS/Marko Djurica (CROATIA - Tags: POLITICS CITYSPACE) 

A Croatian flag is seen in the UNESCO protected medieval town of Dubrovnik August 28, 2012. From July, tourists and truckers will have to cross the external borders of the EU to go from one part of Croatia to another, negotiating long, costly queues and strict customs checks twice within the space of 20 km. Croatia is hoping the EU will pay for a bridge, bypassing Neum and unifying the country. Picture taken August 28, 2012. To Match Feature CROATIA-EU/BOSNIA REUTERS/Marko Djurica (CROATIA - Tags: POLITICS CITYSPACE) 

Professor of medieval art history at Girona University Gerardo Boto (L) measures a Romanesque cloister from the 12th century in a private property in Palamos June 8, 2012. The media was granted access, for the first time, to the 12th century Romanesque cloister, sold by a Madrid antique dealer to its actual owner more than 50 years ago. Catalonia regional technicians and archaeologists are now studying the importance of the finding, compared to the cloister in Santo Domingo de Silos, in the province of Burgos, and considered the most important example of Spanish Romanesque architecture. REUTERS/ Albert Gea (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY EDUCATION) 

Professor of medieval art history at Girona University Gerardo Boto measures a Romanesque cloister from the 12th century in a private property in Palamos June 8, 2012. The media was granted access, for the first time, to the 12th century Romanesque cloister, sold by a Madrid antique dealer to its actual owner more than 50 years ago. Catalonia regional technicians and archaeologists are now studying the importance of the finding, compared to the cloister in Santo Domingo de Silos, in the province of Burgos, and considered the most important example of Spanish Romanesque architecture. REUTERS/ Albert Gea (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY EDUCATION) 

Professor of medieval art history at Girona University Gerardo Boto looks at the Romanesque cloister from the 12th century in a private property in Palamos June 8, 2012. The media was granted access, for the first time, to the 12th century Romanesque cloister, sold by a Madrid antique dealer to its actual owner more than 50 years ago. Catalonia regional technicians and archaeologists are now studying the importance of the finding, compared to the cloister in Santo Domingo de Silos, in the province of Burgos, and considered the most important example of Spanish Romanesque architecture. REUTERS/ Albert Gea (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY EDUCATION) 

A view of the medieval town of Tocco da Casauria, central Italy October 14, 2010. REUTERS/Tony Gentile (ITALY - Tags: SOCIETY CITYSCAPE) 

A man takes a photograph of Romanic murals transferred from the Vera Cruz Maderuelo church in northern Spain during a media presentation of the Prado Museum's seven new rooms dedicated to Spanish medieval and renaissance painting, in Madrid March 25, 2010. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY) 

The church of St Gregory of the Abughamrents is seen in the historical site Ani in Kars province of eastern Turkey February 19, 2010. Ani is a ruined and uninhabited medieval city-site situated in the Turkish province of Kars, beside the border with Armenia. It was once the capital of a medieval Armenian kingdom that covered much of present day Armenia and eastern Turkey. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY - Tags: TRAVEL RELIGION SOCIETY) 

The church of Holy Redeemer is seen behind the ruins of the historical site Ani in Kars province of eastern Turkey February 19, 2010. Ani is a ruined and uninhabited medieval city-site situated in the Turkish province of Kars, beside the border with Armenia. It was once the capital of a medieval Armenian kingdom that covered much of present day Armenia and eastern Turkey. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY RELIGION) 

Damaged frescos of the church of St Gregory of Tigran Honents is seen in the historical site Ani in Kars province of eastern Turkey February 19, 2010. Ani is a ruined and uninhabited medieval city-site situated in the Turkish province of Kars, beside the border with Armenia. It was once the capital of a medieval Armenian kingdom that covered much of present day Armenia and eastern Turkey. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION TRAVEL) 

Monks look out of a temple in Tango monastery on the outskirts of Thimphu December 3, 2009. Five decades ago, Bhutan was a feudal, medieval place with no roads, proper schools or hospitals and scarcely any contact with the outside world. Today, education and healthcare are free and life expectancy has risen to 66 years from less than 40. REUTERS/Singye Wangchuk (BHUTAN SOCIETY RELIGION) 

The Taktsang Buddhist monastery, known as "Tiger's Nest", is pictured in the Bhutanese district of Paro valley November 18, 2009. Five decades ago, Bhutan was a feudal, medieval place with no roads, proper schools or hospitals and scarcely any contact with the outside world. Today, education and healthcare are free and life expectancy has risen to 66 years from less than 40. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (BHUTAN SOCIETY) 

A tourist jumps over a roof at the ancient settlement of Shatili, some 140 km (87 miles) north of Tbilisi, September 19, 2009. The historic village, made up of a unique complex of medieval-to-early modern fortresses and fortified dwellings of stone and mortar, lies near the border with Chehnya and has become a popular tourist destination. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili (GEORGIA SOCIETY TRAVEL) 

Tourists walk around the ancient settlement of Shatili, some 140 km (87 miles) north of Tbilisi, September 19, 2009. The historic village, made up of a unique complex of medieval-to-early modern fortresses and fortified dwellings of stone and mortar, lies near the border with Chehnya and has become a popular tourist destination. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili (GEORGIA SOCIETY TRAVEL ANNIVERSARY) 

A worker looks through the window of a temple under construction in Trashigang, about 547 km (340 miles) from Thimphu, August 25, 2009. Five decades ago, Bhutan was a feudal, medieval place with no roads, proper schools or hospitals and scarcely any contact with the outside world. REUTERS/Singye Wangchuk (BHUTAN SOCIETY RELIGION) 

A general view shows the government building (L) in San Marino August 12, 2009. SanSan Marino has seen medieval intrigue and papal army invasions in its 1,708-year history, but a modern-day banking scandal and blitz on tax havens risks bringing the world's oldest republic to its knees. From its hilltop perch near Italy's Adriatic coast, the offshore banking centre just a third of the size of Washington D.C. is battling a concatenation of crises -- capped by a money-laundering scandal at its largest bank -- that has forced a frantic rethink of its financial model. Picture taken August 12, 2009. To match feature SANMARINO REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (SAN MARINO BUSINESS CITYSCAPE POLITICS) 

A Bhutanese man lets his child spin prayer wheels at Changangkha temple in Thimphu July 21, 2009. Five decades ago, Bhutan was a feudal, medieval place with no roads, proper schools or hospitals and scarcely any contact with the outside world. Today education and healthcare are free and life expectancy has risen to 66 years from less than 40. REUTERS/Singye Wangchuk (BHUTAN SOCIETY) 

Bhutanese people spin prayer wheels at a temple in Changangkha Lhakhang in Thimphu July 20, 2009. Five decades ago, Bhutan was a feudal, medieval place with no roads, proper schools or hospitals and scarcely any contact with the outside world. Today education and healthcare are free and life expectancy has risen to 66 years from less than 40. REUTERS/Singye Wangchuk (BHUTAN SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY RELIGION) 

The 'Dodrul Chorten' stupa, that was built in memory of the third king of Bhutan, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk in 1974, is seen illuminated in Thimphu July 19, 2009. Five decades ago, Bhutan was a feudal, medieval place with no roads, proper schools or hospitals and scarcely any contact with the outside world. Today education and healthcare are free and life expectancy has risen to 66 years from less than 40. REUTERS/Singye Wangchuk (BHUTAN SOCIETY) 

Monks play football at Dechen Phodrang monastery in Thimphu July 11, 2009. Five decades ago, Bhutan was a feudal, medieval place with no roads, proper schools or hospitals and scarcely any contact with the outside world. Today education and health care are free and life expectancy has risen to 66 years from less than 40. REUTERS/Singye Wangchuk (BHUTAN SOCIETY) 

A monk carries empty buckets at Dechen Phodrang monastery in Thimphu July 11, 2009. Five decades ago, Bhutan was a feudal, medieval place with no roads, proper schools or hospitals and scarcely any contact with the outside world. Today education and health care are free and life expectancy has risen to 66 years from less than 40. REUTERS/Singye Wangchuk (BHUTAN SOCIETY) 

Monks play volleyball at Dechen Phodrang monastery in Thimphu July 11, 2009. Five decades ago, Bhutan was a feudal, medieval place with no roads, proper schools or hospitals and scarcely any contact with the outside world. Today education and health care are free and life expectancy has risen to 66 years from less than 40. REUTERS/Singye Wangchuk (BHUTAN SOCIETY TRAVEL IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Monks play at Dechen Phodrang monastery in Thimphu July 11, 2009. Five decades ago, Bhutan was a feudal, medieval place with no roads, proper schools or hospitals and scarcely any contact with the outside world. Today education and healthcare are free and life expectancy has risen to 66 years from less than 40. REUTERS/Singye Wangchuk (BHUTAN SOCIETY) 

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers his speech as he unveils a 10-year, 35 billion euro ($46.18 billion) project to transform Paris into a green metropolis rivalling world cities like London, Tokyo or New York, at the Architecture Museum in Paris April 29, 2009. At the heart of the plan is a 130-kilometre automatic metro line looping around the city, linking a series of new economic and technology centres and more flexible planning laws that would allow as many as 70,000 new housing units a year. The "Greater Paris" project has been billed as one of the biggest redevelopments of the French capital since the 19th century planning chief Baron Haussmann reshaped the labyrinthine medieval centre into today's city of broad boulevards. REUTERS/Francois Mori/Pool (FRANCE POLITICS) 

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (C) flanked by Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe (L) and Culture Minister Christine Albanel during the unveiling of a 10-year, 35 billion euro ($46.18 billion) project to transform Paris into a green metropolis rivalling world cities like London, Tokyo or New York, at the Architecture Museum in Paris April 29, 2009. At the heart of the plan is a 130-kilometre automatic metro line looping around the city, linking a series of new economic and technology centres and more flexible planning laws that would allow as many as 70,000 new housing units a year. The "Greater Paris" project has been billed as one of the biggest redevelopments of the French capital since the 19th century planning chief Baron Haussmann reshaped the labyrinthine medieval centre into today's city of broad boulevards. REUTERS/Francois Mori/Pool (FRANCE POLITICS) 

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers his speech as he unveils a 10-year, 35 billion euro ($46.18 billion) project to transform Paris into a green metropolis rivalling world cities like London, Tokyo or New York, at the Architecture Museum in Paris April 29, 2009. At the heart of the plan is a 130-kilometre automatic metro line looping around the city, linking a series of new economic and technology centres and more flexible planning laws that would allow as many as 70,000 new housing units a year. The "Greater Paris" project has been billed as one of the biggest redevelopments of the French capital since the 19th century planning chief Baron Haussmann reshaped the labyrinthine medieval centre into today's city of broad boulevards. REUTERS/Francois Mori/Pool (FRANCE POLITICS)