London Travel Guide is online travel information website for London, England. Multicultural, vibrant, and an incredibly expensive metropolis, London is one of the world’s greatest cities and a vast cosmopolitan melting pot of people, ideas and energy. It's often described as the financial capital of the world.
On the one hand, London is a royal city, studded with palaces, court gardens, coats of arms, and other regal paraphernalia; yet it's also the home of the world's second-oldest parliamentary democracy.
The capital of Great Britain reports to be a major exporter of art, literature and fashion. Within London and surrounding area there are 900 acres of recreation facilities, parks and trails. There are lots of free museums and activities in London to keep visitors amused. Explore London from the observation wheel called London Eye (the most spectacular views of over 55 city’s most famous landmarks are guaranteed) or visit London's museums to see some of Europe's best arts collections.
London has a huge number of pubs and bars. Luxury and accessible, cosy and chic, from ice bars and cabaret to karaoke booths and wine bars, from pathos to the great food in an informal atmosphere of gastro pubs – these places can keep amuse everyone.
London is a city of movement. People from all over the world move to London to pursue their dreams. It is the constant influx of fresh ideas and energy that makes this city such an endlessly fascinating and charming place.
Architecturally, London is a hodge-podge of styles. Genteel Notting Hill with its enticing cafés and luxury boutiques; the village-like charm of Highgate; the old money of Kensington and Knightsbridge; and the arts-scene cool of Hoxton and Shoreditch don’t let stay indifferent any visitor to their magnificence.
It is a city that is surprisingly easy to get around. It sprawls 580 square miles across a voluminous plain. The population of the city pushes towards the 10 million, where some 300 languages are spoken. London houses to 37 distinct immigrant groups, each consisting of more than 10,000 people.
The extraordinary breadth of London’s cultural life, with world-class art galleries and theatres, buzzing nightlife, film, music, culinary and fashion scenes attracts numerous tourists every year.