Italian Walled Towns and Walled Towns in Italy

On Tuesday 10th October in Bristol at 7.30pm 
I delivered the illustrated presentation (48 slides) which can be found in .pdf form here. A written version is in preparation from a transcript of the talk and Q&A session:
Not only in Italy can 'Italian Walled Towns' or at least Italian styled fortified towns be found. - see the website of the Bristol Anglo-Italian Circle for rest of their programme

Where on eaarth?

EUROPEAN WALLED TOWNS

European Walled Towns members

Welcome to EUROPEAN WALLED TOWNS for Friendship and professional Co-operation. Next Exec and AGM is at Bergen-op-Zoom  [FROM Joseph Spiteri President Jan 2015 "Please note that at the moment we are experiencing a technical problem with the website, which could very well be a hacking attempt. I have discussed the matter with the person responsible for running the website, and I am actively enquiring about a completely new website and more user friendly. You will find the executive meeting programme which is to be held in Bergenopzoom in the Netherlands on our facebook page. I apologise for any inconvenience which this problem may cause."]
See 'About EWT/WTFC...' .This post first published 5 Nov 2011 now amended and updated. For further photos from Lucca and a list of current EWT members read on...

Chichester Symposium - Transport in Walled Towns AND other presentations

On the Thursday morning of the the Chichester Symposium, I gave a presentation on Transport in Walled Towns: Space, making SPACES, for people in walled towns.
Lowry in Berwick-upon-Tweed was my inspiration
For my slides see link and for all the presentations at the Symposium see the Page ""EWT XXIV ... "on this website:
http://www.walledtownsresearch.org/p/ewt.html

European Walled Towns Berwick-upon-Tweed 16th October 2013

Berwick-upon-Tweed, bridgehead town - outpost

Meg's Mount

Berwick-Upon-Tweed  History Society and Civic Society held a joint meeting  in the Parish Church Centre, on 'European Walled Towns', at which I presented a paper based on the presentation linked here and the abstract below:

Article in EWT newsletter Feb 2013

Walled Towns as ideal destinations for student field study trips.

Student field study trips can be of great value to any walled town that can attract them. An undergraduate field study trip abroad may take up to 50 students and three members of staff for a week – almost always out of season.

Lucca Draft Town Text dmb

An independent city state for centuries, Lucca is