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Steeped in history and royalty, the English capital is considered to be one of the most progressive and exciting cities in the world.
London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom and the most visited and loved by tourists from all over the world. The city is considered as an administrative region that comprises many smaller neighborhoods that once were small villages that over the centuries, were assimilated with the growing city. The city of London is the historic center that was once walled and protected plus the 12 Inner London boroughs (including the City of Westminster) and the 20 Outer London boroughs.
London started as a Roman legion camp on the banks of river Thames called Lodonium, then grew to become an administrative and trade center. The city is almost a square mile in area and contains, besides the historic center, the business district of London. The city is based in City Hall, is administered s by the Greater London Authority is governed by the Mayor.
The major attractions in The City are The Tower and St Paul Cathedral.
London is an international city with over 300 languages spoken by its habitants. This ensures wealth and diversity of culture, culinary choices, music and fashion. Each one of the city neighborhoods offer a different vibe and atmosphere. Shoreditch for example, once a working-class area in the East End of London and also a center of the Elizabethan Theatre, is today an entertainment hub with pubs and nightclubs built there and has become a fashionable neighborhood to boots!
Camden in the northwest of the city is known for its canals and railway terminal and was a trade hub where goods were transported into the city by workhorses. The area was full of stables and warehouses. Today Camden is known for its street markets and food stalls.
Most people can quickly identify some of the iconic London buildings and major attractions. On the UNESCO World Heritage list you have Saint Margaret’s Church and Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament, which is the Palace of Westminster. There is also St. Paul Cathedral which is listed as Grade I building and the Tower Bridge (which is one of 35 bridges crossing the Thames River). Then you cannot leave London without checking the time on your watch with the Big Ben, which is really the moniker for “the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster”.
There are close to 200 museums in London and about ten percent of the major ones are free. Just to name a few - The Victoria and Albert Museum, with close to three million artifacts and objects, most probably the largest museum of applied arts in the world. Then there is the British Museum, The Natural History Museum and The Science Museum and more!
Who doesn’t know the acclaimed author, Charles Dickens (1812-1870)? He wrote more than fifteen books and even if you have not ready any of them, you do know his two most popular works that were adapted as musical to the stage (both in London and on Broadway) - Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol. The Charles Dickens Museum is in one of his dwellings where he wrote some of his novels including Oliver Twist. The museum is set up as if it was his home and you feel as if you are walking around in someone’s Victorian house!
Like Broadway, London's West End offers the best of musicals, theaters and music. The city is well-known for its distinct shopping streets such as the popular Oxford Street, the more elegant Regent Street, The High-End Bond Street as well as many shopping malls, food markets and vintage and antique markets.
It doesn't matter how long you will stay in London, there's always something new to discover and enjoy.
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Steeped in history and royalty, the English capital is considered to be one of the most progressive and exciting cities in the world.
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Attractions in London
- Cutty Sark, London
- Eltham Palace, London
- Dennis Severs' House, London
- Geffrye Museum of the Home, London
- V&A Museum of Childhood, London
- Whitechapel Gallery, London
- Sir John Soane's Museum, London
- City Center, London
- Palace of Westminster, London
- Westminster Abbey, London
- Westminster, London
- National Gallery, London
- Tate Britain, London
- Imperial War Museum, London
- Tower of London
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A Camp! tour of London with Paul Baker: Glitz and grunge from Mayfair to Soho
Walking Tour60min2km
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A cradle of reform: Bloomsbury's contribution to healthcare history
Walking Tour40min2km
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A cultural and poetic tour of Camden
Walking Tour75min3km
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A Greenwich Tour: Where Time Begins
Walking Tour75min2km
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A Riverside Walk from Hammersmith to Chiswick
Walking Tour45min1km
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A Riverside Walk: A Richmond Tour from the Green to the Thames
Walking Tour30min1km
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A walk around the Tower of London from the Monument to Traitors Gate
Walking Tour75min2km
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An Eye for Detail: Charing Cross to Trafalgar Square
Walking Tour90min2km
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Another Brick in the Wall: A Walking Tour of London’s defences
Walking Tour150min4km
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Architecture of London with Context: A Tour of the Square Mile
Walking Tour60min2km
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At Your Convenience: History, Health and Hygiene
Walking Tour30min1km
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Bohemian Bloomsbury: A Guide to Literary London
Walking Tour60min2km
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Brick Lane: A guide to the vibrant jewel of East London
Walking Tour75min1km
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Brutalism in Barbican: An Architectural Walking Tour
Walking Tour60min1km
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Bustling Bloomsbury Street Photography Tour
Walking Tour120min1km
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Called to the Bar: A Walk Around Temple, London’s Historic Legal District
Walking Tour60min0km
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Camden Town: People Watching and Pigging Out
Walking Tour30min1km
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Canons Park: The Life and Times of the Duke of Chandos
Walking Tour60min2km
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Changing of the Guard Tour with Context
Walking Tour75min2km
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Charles Dickens from Furnival's Inn to Doughty Street
Walking Tour60min2km
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Cheapside: A Guide to the City of London’s Vibrant Medieval Marketplace
Walking Tour90min1km
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Classic Sights and Hidden Histories
Walking Tour90min3km
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Clubland Tour: A Guide to the Fashionable St James District
Walking Tour75min2km
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Covent Garden Street Photography Tour
Walking Tour45min1km
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Crossing Boundaries: A Stroll from Lincoln's Inn to Charterhouse Square
Walking Tour90min3km
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Dynamic Soho Photography Tour
Walking Tour90min2km
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East of Eden: Tales from the Thames Riverbank
Walking Tour90min4km
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Eats and Treats: A Culinary Tour of London with Context
Walking Tour75min3km
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Explore the City's Ancient Alleyways in the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
Walking Tour30min1km
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Exploring Mayfair: London’s Most Luxurious Neighbourhood
Walking Tour60min3km
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Fairer than Florence: A Stroll Through Thomas Cubitt’s Pimlico
Walking Tour60min2km
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Finding Fitzrovia: The Neighbourhood on the Fringe of Soho
Walking Tour75min2km
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For Your Ears Only: James Bond’s London
Walking Tour90min3km
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From Righteous to Wretched: A Clerkenwell Tale
Walking Tour90min3km
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From Westminster with Love: Where Now’s Guide to London’s Spies
Walking Tour90min5km
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Hampton Wick Hamlet: A Guide to the Town's Historical Highlights
Walking Tour45min1km
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Harry Potter’s London Tour: From the Leaky Cauldron to Gringotts Bank
Walking Tour90min4km
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Harry Potter’s London: A Walk from Westminster Bridge to Piccadilly Circus
Walking Tour75min2km
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Historical Pubs of London: A Tipply Trundle Through Liquid History
Walking Tour90min2km
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Histories that Haunt: A London Ghost Tour with Where Now
Walking Tour60min2km
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Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens: Royalty, Relaxation and Rebellion
Walking Tour60min4km
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In the Footsteps of Charles Ignatius Sancho: A London Walking Tour
Walking Tour75min3km
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Karen's Fake Spaceships: A Night of Mild Peril
Walking Tour30min1km
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Kingston upon Thames: A walk through history and modernity
Walking Tour25min1km
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Knightsbridge and South Kensington: Prince Albert‘s Lasting Legacy
Walking Tour60min4km
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Lanes, Lives and Liveries: Navigating the Medieval City
Walking Tour75min2km
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Legal Eagles Photography Tour
Walking Tour40min2km
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Light The Lights: How Culture Defines London
Walking Tour90min4km
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Londinium's Footprint: Roman Wall Walk
Walking Tour75min2km
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London's Alternative History Tour: Uncovering the City's Secrets
Walking Tour60min1km
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London’s Best-Kept Secret Gallery: A Tour of the Wallace Collection
Walking Tour60min0km
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London’s Other Square Mile: A Soho Walking Tour
Walking Tour90min2km
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London’s Royal Parks: Primrose Hill and Regent’s Park
Walking Tour60min3km
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Love and Radio around London Bridge
Walking Tour30min1km
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Motoring Memories: A Walking Tour from Mayfair to St James’s
Walking Tour90min3km
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Not Avenues, but Alleyways: A Backstreet Guide Around Fleet Street
Walking Tour60min1km
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Oscar Wilde’s London: A Walking Tour of the Famous Writer’s Former Haunts
Walking Tour45min2km
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Piccadilly and Polonium: The Alexander Litvinenko Affair
Walking Tour60min3km
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Rebels, Radicals and Rough Justice: A Guide to Clerkenwell’s Historical Sites
Walking Tour60min2km
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Roll The Bass
Walking Tour45min2km
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Secret London: The Multiple Faces of The Russian Diaspora
Walking Tour60min4km
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Sets, Squares and Syntax: A Bloomsbury Walking Tour
Walking Tour90min3km
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Shakespeare’s London: A Walking Tour with Context
Walking Tour75min2km
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Southbank Photography Tour
Walking Tour35min2km
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St James Tour: Risqué Royals, Secret Locations and Private Clubs
Walking Tour60min3km
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Such Friends': Virginia Woolf and the Bloomsbury Group
Walking Tour25min1km
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The Battle of Britain House: A Walk Through Ruislip Woods
Walking Tour60min2km
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The Britpop Camden Tour
Walking Tour60min3km
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The challenging isle: Soho's contribution to healthcare history
Walking Tour35min2km
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The City through the Centuries
Walking Tour120min3km
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The finest street in London: A stroll around St James's
Walking Tour90min1km
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The Killing of a King: Royal London during the reign of King Charles I
Walking Tour75min3km
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The Planners Dream Goes Wrong: A Walking Tour Around Seven Dials
Walking Tour75min1km
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The Remains of Roman London: A Walking Tour with Context
Walking Tour75min4km
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The Royal Arsenal Tour: From the Battlefield to the Football field
Walking Tour35min1km
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The South Bank: 400 Years of Entertainment from London Bridge to the Tate Modern
Walking Tour75min1km
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The VIP London tour to the London Eye, Westminster and Buckingham Palace
Walking Tour40min3km
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Theatreland Tour with Ian McKellen
Walking Tour75min3km
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There’s More to Moorgate: From Londinium to Edwardian London
Walking Tour60min1km
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Top 10 Foodie Eats in Soho and Chinatown, London
Walking Tour20min1km
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Wapping and the old London Docks
Walking Tour60min2km
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Water and Calm: A Walk to Little Venice
Walking Tour30min1km
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Westminster - Heart of the Nation
Walking Tour60min2km
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Wicked Whitechapel: Where Now’s Jack The Ripper Audio Tour
Walking Tour90min4km
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