Pete Oxford / Snake charmer's Egyptian cobra (Naja haje) and African puff-adder (Bitis arietans arietans) Djemaa el-Fna (the square), Marrakech, Morocco, June 2009

Pete Oxford / Food stalls in the market at night with Koutoubia Mosque in the background, Djemaa el-Fna (the square), Marrakech, Morocco, June 2009

Sven Zacek / Tallinn old town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, in evening light. Harjumaa, Estonia. May 2011.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Colourful painted house facades in Sneem Village, Iveragh Peninsula, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland. September 2015.

Gary K. Smith / Flower and pottted plants for sale at Campo Santa Margherita, Market Square Venice, Italy, April.

Ernie Janes / Shops and prayer flags around Bodnath,the largest stupa in Nepal, Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal. November 2014.

David Noton / Town of Cassis at dusk, Bouches-du-Rhone, Cote d'Azur, Provence, France, October 2012.

Gavin Hellier / Restaurants lining 'Pigeon Square' in front of Bascarsija Mosque, illuminated at dusk, Old Town, Bascarsija district, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Balkans 2007

Jeff Vanuga / Jackson Hole Antler Auction held on the town square annually and proceeds of the sale go to the Boy Scouts of America. Jackson, Wyoming, USA, April 2006.

Jeff Vanuga / Jackson Hole Antler Auction held on the town square annually and proceeds of the sale go to the Boy Scouts of America. Jackson, Wyoming, USA, April 2006.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Sao Francisco de Assis Church, the whipping-post (Pillory) and the Nossa Senhora do Carmo Church, in Minas Gerais Square, in Mariana town, Minas Gerais State, southastern Brazil. March 2010

Jeff Vanuga / Shed antlers of Elk for sale at Jackson Hole Antler Auction held on the town square annually and proceeds of the sale go to the Boy Scouts of America. Jackson, Wyoming, USA, May 2006

Jeff Vanuga / Shed elk antlers at the Jackson Hole Antler Auction held on the town square annually. Proceeds of the sale go to support the Boy Scouts of America. Jackson, Wyoming, USA, May 2006

Jeff Vanuga / Shed Elk antlers at the Jackson Hole Antler Auction held on the town square annually. Proceeds of the sale go to support the Boy Scouts of America. Jackson, Wyoming, USA, May 2006

Merryn Thomas / Djemaa el-Fna town square at night, Marrakech, Morocco, November 2008.

Merryn Thomas / Fresh food being prepared in night souk, Djemaa el-Fna town square, Marrakech, Morocco. November 2008.

Merryn Thomas / Woman buying dried fruit from night souk, Djemaa el-Fna town square, Marrakech, Morocco. November 2008.

Merryn Thomas / Chef frying food in night souk, Djemaa el-Fna town square, Marrakech, Morocco. November 2008.

Merryn Thomas / Djemaa el-Fna town square at dusk, Marrakech, Morocco, November 2008.

Merryn Thomas / Djemaa el-Fna town square at night, Marrakech, Morocco, November 2008.

Merryn Thomas / Chef selling fresh food in night souk, Djemaa el-Fna town square, Marrakech, Morocco. November 2008.

Jose B. Ruiz / Very old specimen of an Oriental plane tree (Platanus orientalis) in town square, Plaza de Pallá, Ibi, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Large Oriental plane tree (Platanus orientalis) in town square, Biar, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Oriental plane tree (Platanus orientalis) in town square, Biar, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Very old specimen of an Oriental plane tree (Platanus orientalis) decorated with lights in town square, Plaza de Pallá, Ibi, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Very old specimen of an Oriental plane tree (Platanus orientalis) in town square, Plaza de Pallá, Ibi, Alicante, Spain

Philippe Clement / Urban pigeons {Columba livia} feeding in town square, Belgium

Gavin Hellier / Looking down towards the Duomo and Bell Tower from the Town Hall, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / View of Barkhor Square, with hundreds of tourists and pilgrims amidst smoke of incense. Lhasa, Tibet, China.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / View of Barkhor Square, with hundreds of tourists and pilgrims amidst smoke of incense. Lhasa, Tibet, China.

Guy Edwardes / Tartini's Square, Piran, Slovenia, April 2009.