London

The UK and England’s capital

is one of the largest cities in the world. It is a city full of history and one of the most visited places on the planet. London is a global city, a major financial centre and business world. There are lots of tourist sites known worldwide such as the Tower Bridge, Tower of London, Big Ben, the Palace of Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, London Eye, St Paul’s Cathedral, Piccadilly Circus among many others. In the history of London is a registered Great Fire in 1666 that destroyed much of the city, just few buildings built before this catastrophe still remain. London is a cultural city and has many museums to be visited, the most known is the British Museum but there are others such as the Tate Modern, the Tate Britain, the Natural History Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, National Portrait Gallery or the Museum of Science. London is probably one of the most popular commercial cities of the world, a truly shopping paradise, with famous areas or brands like the Harrods, Oxford Street, Regent Street, Kensington, Knightsbridge or Piccadilly Circus. Markets are also famous in London, two of the most pleasant markets of Europe are located in the city, Portobello Market in Notting Hill area and Camden Market. A great program in London is trying to get and watch a musical in West End close to the magnificent Covent Garden, a place that deserves a special ride especially on Sunday. The great green lung of the city’s Hyde Park, ideal for a stroll. London is a city in the world with more passenger traffic at its airports, is a major air hub. The airports of Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted, City and Southend serve the city. After 2012 and the Olympic Games, a certain area of the city has been undergone renovations and proved that despite being a shining city can reinvent itself every year. London hosted the Olympic Games in 1908, 1948 and 2012 becaming the first city of the world to host three times this huge event. Do not miss a London River Thames Tour. Hotels in London

Maps of London

Highlights: Buckingham Palace; Big Ben; Houses of Parliament; Palace of Westminster; Tower of London; Tower of Bridge; London Eye; The Gherkin; Canary Wharf; Oxford Street; Regent Street; Royal Albert Hall; Knightsbridge; Speaker’s Corner; Harrods; Wimbledon; Chinatown; Soho; Kensington; Greenwich Maritime; West End; Portobello Market; Camden Market; Notting Hill; The Shard; London Bridge; Madame Tussauds London; Chelsea Harbour; Blackfriars;

Squares in London: Piccadilly Circus; Trafalgar Square; Leicester Square; Covent Garden; Parliament Square; St James Square; Russell Square; Sloan Square; Oxford Circus;

Churches in London: St Paul’s Cathedral; Westminster Abbey; Westminster Cathedral; St Margaret Church;

Museums and Galleries:  British Musem; Tate Britain; Tate Modern; Natural History Museum; Victoria and Albert Museum; National Portrait Gallery; Museum of Science; National Gallery of London; Museum of London; Cutty Sark; National Maritime Museum;

Main Parks: Hyde Park; St James Park; Regent’s Park; Kensington Gardens; Hampstead Heath; Holland Park;

Main Stations: Victoria; Waterloo; Liverpool Street; King’s Cross St Pancras; Euston; Charing Cross;

Transports in London

London Heathrow Airport (LHR): It’s the world’s busiest airport in international passenger movement. There are flights to every corner of the world.

London Gatwick Airport (LGW): The London’s second airport is one of the most busiest of Europe.

London Stansted Airport (STN): Two low cost airlines (Easyjet and Ryanair) dominates the traffic of the London’s third airport.

London Luton Airport (LTN): Several low cost airlines operates in Luton Airport.

London City Airport (LCY): This airport is mostly used to business flights.

London Southend Airport (SEN): Officially Southend became the sixth airport of London.

London (all airports code is LON). All the airports have excellent connections to the city centre.

By train: London has some main station with trains to every England. Scotland and Wales. There are also trains to Europe mainland via Eurostar train.

By bus: Buses running from London to many English cities.

By underground: Tube is probably the world’s most famous metro system.

Map of Tube (zone 1 highlighted)

Restaurants in London

Italian Restaurants in London

• Bocca di Luppo
• Giotto Italian Restaurant
• Chianti London
• Pasta Brown
• Tomo Pizzeria Restaurant
• Amarcord Italian Restaurant

Indian Restaurants in London

• Talli Joe
• Anjanaas South Indian Cuisine
• Memories of India Kensington
• Shapur Indian Restaurant
• Tower Tandoori Restaurant

Vegetarian Restaurants in London

• Manna
• Mildreds Restaurant
• Govinda’s Pure Vegetarian Restaurant
• 222 Vegan Cuisine

Greek Restaurants in London

• Hungry Donkey Greek Restaurant
• Andy’s Greek Taverna
• The Real Greek – St Martin’s Lane
• Ousia
• Santorini Restaurant

Most Awarded Restaurants in London

• Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester
• The Araki
• Claude Bosi at Bibendum
• Dinner by Heston Blumenthal
• Le Gavroche
• Greenhouse
• The Ledbury
• Sketch Lecture Room & Library
• Umu
• A Wong
• Alyn Williams at the Westbury
• Amaya

Maps of London