Chester is a city in northwest England, founded as a Roman fortress in the 1st century A.D. It’s known for its extensive Roman walls made of local red sandstone.

In the old city, the Rows is a shopping district distinguished by 2-level covered arcades and Tudor-style half-timber buildings.

A Roman amphitheatre, with ongoing excavations, lies just outside the old city’s walls.

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