Medieval cities

Venezia, Venezia, Venezia

Padova

Bassano del Grappa

Firenze

Roma

Napoli

Dinkelsbuehl

RodT - yes it really is

Gengenbach

several of the villages on the Alsacian wine route

Avignon's ancient walls still enclose the central city including the popes' palace.

Well Tuscan hill towns are great -- we have three times spent a week or more in Tuscany visiting them BUT they are not 'out of Paris'. There are however plenty near Paris. An obvious choice is Senlis.
https://janettravels.wordpress.com/2010/06/12/moyen-age-visit-to-senlis/
This is an easy trip within an hour of Paris.

Provins is another although a little kitched up for tourists for my tastes. I also like Crecy la Chapelle which is an easy day trip from Paris. Further afield is perhaps my favorite thus far in France Semur en Auxois. You can see snapshots of that and Chataneuf en Auxois and Flavigny as well as the Abbey of Fontenay in that region of Burgundy. And in Normandy Mont St Michel is hard to beat in this category. Snapshots of some of these below.

https://janettravels.wordpress.com/category/medieval-towns/

Dinan, France. But you shouldn't limit yourself to France. Everyone on travel newsboards wants to visit Bruges, Belgium, preferably with a lover. But Belgium has at least a dozen lovely medieval town centers. Note that Germany is famous for half-timbered (Fachwerk) towns, but they are not Medieval! A notable city with both medieval and Art Nouveau/Deco neighborhoods and very good train access is Antwerp, Belgium.

When you say "medieval cities", do you mean you'd like to see medieval buildings? Some cities have more of a medieval core than others. Generally speaking, Florence has a majority of Renaissance architecture (though some medieval buildings, such as Dante's house and the Ponte Vecchio, survive); Rome is known for its ancient Roman and Baroque architecture, though again some medieval buildings like Santa Maria Maggiore survive in some form or another. Can you be more specific?

-Wolfenbuettel, Germany
-Bruges (medieval buildings, including a 13th-century bridge)
-Hildesheim (cathedral, churches, main square)
-Braunschweig (churches, Dom, main square)
-Tournai (cathedral, churches, and at least 2 Romanesque buildings that are now private residences)

Provins, France is very impressive world heritage site. It has a huge medieval wall and tower, and they have various medieval shows and displays. Highly recommended, particularly if you have children.

I suppose I was a little vague- I do mean cities that have a lot of architecture from that era. Basically, the places that best preserved it.

Thanks for the clarification.

My list stands.

Despite the 19th century restoration Carcassonne. Ghent has also enough medieval buildings like the Castle of the Counts, Belfry, Korenstapelhuis, Gerard de Duivelsteen, Borluutsteen, churches, cathedral etc.