TOP 10 ST ALBANS
Set high on a hill, St Albans’ city centre is a historical gem, its Roman remains vying for attention with its charming medieval streets. Lying on the river Ver, Verulamium (as it was then known) was built in AD 50 and was the third-largest town in Roman Britain, encircled by stone walls.
The city takes its name from St Alban, Britain’s first saint, who in 209 AD gave up his life for his faith after meeting a priest who taught him about Christianity. Alban protected the priest, who was fleeing from persecution, by
