Producer: Mehak Pal Editor: Nisha Dubey
Have you ever imagined a life with no cars and living without traffic snarls and honking horns? Here are seven car-free cities around the world.
Zermatt (Switzerland) Lying at the foot of Matterhorn, Zermatt has been car-free for as long as anyone can remember. For private vehicles, access is allowed until Täsch (5 km from Zermatt).
La Digue Island (Seychelles) La Digue has no traffic snarls and no honking horns. You can opt for a bike and take a lazy ride around the main road that loops around the island.
Venice (Italy) Venice’s Centro Storico is often considered Europe’s largest pedestrian-only urban space. A UNESCO World Heritage Site that draws 20 million tourists a year, Venice is vehicle-free.
Lamu (Kenya) Lamu has banned cars. There are donkeys for land transport and dhows to travel throughout the archipelago.
Fes el Bali (Morocco) With 13,380 historic buildings, Fes-al-Bali was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981 and is probably the largest contiguous car-free area in the world.
Ghent (Belgium) The city centre of Ghent, a university town famous for its medieval architecture and a row of guildhalls, has been car-free since 2017.
Yelapa (Mexico) Yelapa is nestled in the southernmost cove of the Bay of Banderas, the world’s seventh-largest bay. There are no cars in Yelapa, although there is a road which leads to the outskirts of the village. This island is not only car-free, even bicycles are banned.