Its medieval Old Town has been recognized by UNESCO as unique in East Africa.

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But there have also been times of harmony in history. likein medieval Spain.

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"When I found a medieval abbey in France that said they had been baking for 1300 years, but had lost the last monk who knew how to bake bread, I volunteered to come over and bake some bread for them.

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