Chester

Chester, UK

Chester feels like a storybook town pressed into the present—honeyed sandstone façades, black-and-white Tudor rows, and the slow sweep of the River Dee framed by willow trees.

Chester feels like a storybook town pressed into the present—honeyed sandstone façades, black-and-white Tudor rows, and the slow sweep of the River Dee framed by willow trees.Centuries of history are visible at once: Roman walls you can stroll, a looming medieval cathedral, and the unique Chester Rows—elevated, covered shopping galleries that give the city a theatrical, slightly arcaded feel.