Almost all villages thriving in the world can be found in Europe. These will be the villages that hold old world charm, truly transporting one back to another time. Small avenues, usually only with one main street right through the heart of the village, with short side streets leading directly to residences. The village center remains the true social center where everyone gravitates for their needs, whether to pick up a pint of milk or to sit in the tavern for some conversation and a drink.
However, the village structure exists in Asia as well and the comparison is an interesting difference. With the exception of Japan and some remote places in China, mainly villages in Asia lack the romance of European villages. The exception being that sometimes village schematics were laid out with such precise focus on harmonious flow that seeing one of these villages introduces a sense of order and hence, a feeling of calm.
The village above shows the Rue prinicpale du village de Beynac et Cazenac or Main street of the village of Beynac-et-Cazenac, France.
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