London - travel highlights
Here you'll find the most popular places in our country. However, we will gladly assist you with any other questions you might have and prepare a program with exclusive destinations in London
Perhaps the most famous image of London is Big Ben, the bell inside the clocktower at Westminster. Westminster houses the British Parliament and is situated beside the Thames River and visible from many parts of the city.
Six million people visit the British museum every year, making it London's greatest tourist attraction. It was built in the first half of the nineteenth century, at a time when Britain's empire building activities were putting more and more peoples and lands under British control. This was also a period of incredible curiosity in many different areas including science, technology and history. The military and economic strength of the country allowed private collectors and the government to amass first rate collections of artifacts from many of the world's major civilizations, including the Rosetta stone from Egypt, the Elgin marbles from the Parthenon in Greece, statues and tablets from Mesopotamia as well as Maya and other cultural items from Central America.
Home to the British royal family, Buckingham Palace is a must-see on a holiday to London. You can see the Changing the Guards ceremony that takes place daily from May to July, and on alternate dates throughout the rest of the year. During the summer the nineteen State Rooms are open for public tours, and you can see the palace's horses and stables on a tour of the Royal Mews.
Hyde Park is a beautiful green park in the center of London. You will find the Serpentine Bridge and the Diana Memorial Fountain, and if you're visiting on Sunday, head to Speaker's Corner where citizens orate about anything under the sun. Take advantage of the activities offered at Hyde Park such as swimming, boating, tennis, horseback riding and cycling.
Built to coincide with the millennium, the London Eye is one of the tallest observation wheels in the world, and it towers over the city from south bank of the Thames.
First founded in 1066, the Tower of London is truly a picture of the city's history and evolution. There are daily tours led by a Beefeater and the Crown Jewels are housed in a museum inside. There is the gruesomely-named Bloody Tower and Tower Green, where famous prisoners, such as two of Henry VIII's wives, were beheaded in centuries past. You can also see old instruments of torture, like the Rack, and graffiti on the walls from 16th Century prisoners.
Piccadilly Circus resembles Times Square in New York, with a profusion of bright lights and noise, and large advertisements on glittering billboards. It marks the start of the theatre district.
St Paul's cathedral is the masterpiece of Sir Christopher Wren. The Great Fire of London in the middle of the 17th century was a golden opportunity for Wren, and he used it to design interesting churches.
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