London

London is a city with a rich history full of attractions. The London Underground known as Tube it's the Subway London where you can go to most of these. The line Circle (yellow) encircles the old city and the Line Piccadilly (blue) serves the most famous sights.

Trafalgar Square

Subway : Charing Cross to the street The Mall

Westminster.

• Nelson’s Column,Trafalgar Square

Column with 4 lions (height 51,59 m.) erected to commemorate Admiral Nelson, killed in battle of Trafalgar (1805).

• National Gallery (1824)

features 2.300 paintings by 13^The -20^The century. (Trafalgar Square, www.nationalgallery.com , entrance free) St. Martin –in-the-Fields (1726), Trafalgar Square

• Admiralty Arch (1910) Admiralty Arch

Commissioned by King Edward VII at Sir Aston Webb (1849-1930), and dedicated it to the memory of his mother, Queen Victoria. THE Sir Aston Webb also designed the Victoria Memorial and the new facade of Buckingham Palace. H Arc Latin inscription says "THE TENTH OF KING EDWARD SEPTIMI victory REGINÆ GIVES GRATISSIMI 1910», that "In 10^The year of the reign of King Edward VII, the Queen Victoria from a grateful nation, 1910 '. The Arch connects Trafalgar Square with the "royal route», The Mall.

Statue of Charles I

• Old Admiralty Building or Admiralty House

It was the official residence of the Lords of the Admiralty (1782-1964) and is now used by the Government.

• Horse Guards

The change ceremony Mounted Guard. OR Horse Guards Parade, the typical parade with red uniform and black fur hats, known as Trooping the Color or Parade Birthday Queen It is the Queen's birthday (the park opposite Banqueting House).

• Banqueting House

What remains of the Renaissance Palace of Whitehall, after the conflagration of London (1666), which lasted 5 days and destroyed 1/3 city's (Subway : Charing Cross)

• 10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister's Office, next to St. James Park (Subway : Charing Cross)

St. James Park

The park next to Buckingham Palace Named after a leper hospital dedicated to St. James the Less. Very near is the Green Park (Subway: Green Park).

Subway : Green Park or St. James Park or Victoria

• Buckingham Palace (1803)

It is the official residence of the Queen which has 661 rooms but only 19 They are open to the public. You will see the White Drawing Room, here where the Queen greets foreign leaders and Throne Room, to the throne of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip (at the end of The Mall).

Victoria Memorial

Piccadilly Circus

Subway : Piccadilly Circus

Build it 1819 to join the Shaftesbury Avenue in the West End, with the Regent Street and «Piccadilly». named "piccadilly"By colored collars sewed a tailor who had a shop in the area. The "Piccadilly"Is the great road leading from Haymarket St. and Regent St. west to Hyde Park, apart from the bright billboards.

• Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain (1885-1893)

The fountain is dedicated to Lord Shaftesbury. He has a bronze statue depicting the god Antero, "Anti-love", butterfly wings known simply as "Eros».

• St. James Piccadilly

The church was redesigned by Sir Christopher Wren, after the conflagration (1666).

• Royal Academy Art (1768)

It includes reports as "Artistic Treasures of England ', Spanish art 20^th century. etc. (Subway : Green Park, Burlington House, Piccadilly W1, www.royalacademy.org.uk).

• Waterstones Piccadilly

The largest bookstore in Europe Art Deco building with 6 floors and over 200.000 titles (203-206 Piccadilly, www.waterstones.com).

• Chinatown

The area is full of Asian shops such as Supermarket SeeWoo ( 18-20 Lisle St. www.seewoo.com) and Loon Fung (42-44 Gerrard St. www.loonfung.com) Among others you will find authentic teas. Defined by the Shaftesbury Ave, the Rupert Street, the φωCharing Cross Road and Leicester Square (Subway : Leicester Square)

Regent Street – Oxfort Street – Bond Sreet

The Regent Street, Oxford Street and Bond Street (New – Old) It is famous for expensive storefronts and malls. singles Hamley’s Toy Shop, with 7 floors 50.000 games (188-196 Regent St., www.hamleys.com.uk ), the Burberry and Liberty (Regent St.), stunning Selfridges (400 Oxfort St., Subway : Bond Street), John Lewis(Oxfort St.), the Marks & Spencer (Oxfort St.), the Tiffany & Co (25 Old Bond St.), Moody's art auction Sotheby’s, (34-35 New Bond St.) etc..

• Soho, West End

The area is full of trendy restaurants, Gay bar, club, stores, boutique hotels, etc.. (Regent St. and Oxfort St.).

Westminster – Parliament Square

• Palace of Westminster or House of Parliament or Parliament Building (1870). Tο Parliament building belongs to UNESCO World Heritage of UNESCO. The Gothic building 32.000 m² features 1.100 rooms, 11 courtyards and 3 main towers like Victoria Tower (98.5 m.) and Elizabeth Tower (96,3 m.) Subway : Westminster
• London Eye The wheel next to Palace of Westminster, It was built for the Millennium and has 32 closed capsules of 25 people (South Bank SE1, www.ba-londoneye.com)

• Big Ben or Great Bell of Westminster

THE Clock Tower or Big Ben, nickname came from the great bell (13,5 tons) located in Elizabeth Tower of Palace of Westminster.

• Saint Margaret’s Church (12^th)

The church in the "Parliament Square" is known as "the parish church of the House of Commons». belongs to UNESCO World Heritage of UNESCO (next to Westminster Abbey)

• Westminster Abbey (13^th-16^th )

The Gothic church known as "royal temple"Is the 1066 the crowning place of kings. Inside you will see Coronation throne (1300), the Angle of Poets, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. To medieval chapel, Henry VII Lady Chapel, with the tombs of kings, It has an impressive vaulted ceiling, work of the Florentine sculptor Peter Torrigiano (1472-1528). belongs to UNESCO World Heritage of UNESCO (Subway : Victoria, Parliament Square, www.westminster-abbey.org).

• Westminster Cathedral (1903)

Seat of the Roman Catholic Church in Britain, apart from the red brick and the many towers (Subway : Victoria, Ashley Place SW1)

• Sea Life London Aquarium

aquarium 14 themes and 500 marine life (Subway : Westminster or Waterloo, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7PB).

«Red telephone booth», a project of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott

• London Transport Museum

The history of transport in London 450.000 objects (Subway : Covent Garden, The Piazza, Covent Garden, ltmuseum.co.uk)

• Nearl‘s Yard

A yard full of colorful houses and an alley, or Nearl Steet, with café and shops including the famous Nearl‘s Yard Remedies, natural cosmetics (www.nealsyardremedies.com), (region Seven Dials, Covent Garden, Shaftesbury Ave and Monmouth St.)

• Apple Market

Closed market for café and shopping (21 The Market, Covent Garden)

«The White Lion», famous pub (24 James Street, Covent Garden, nicholsonspubs.co.uk)

"Basil Suburb» Kensington – Chelsea

Subway : South Kensington or Queensway

• Kensington Palace (1605) – Kensington Gardens

The Palace is located within the Kensington Gardens and is the official residence of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

• Kensington Palace State Apartments & Court Dress Collections

The Government Palace Apartments and the Collection courtiers Costume It is open to the public (Subway : Queensway, Kensington Gardens)

South Kensington & Brompton

Subway : South Kensington or Knightsbridge

The region is known as «Albertopolis» and comprising National History Museum, the Royal Albert Hall, the Science Museum, the Royal College of Art, the Victoria and Albert Museum etc..

• National History Museum, has more than 70 million exhibits including fossils, dinosaurs, meteorites, reptiles etc. (Subway : South Kensington, Cromwell Road SW7, nhm.ac.uk, entrance free)

• Royal Albert Hall

Founded by Queen Victoria, and hosts events and performances (Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP, www.royalalberthall.com)

• Science Museum (1857)

The Science Museum has 330.000 Exhibits like the cockpit of Apollo 10 who went to the Moon (1969), simulator SimEx Sim, the IMAX 3D Cinema etc. (Subway : South Kensington, Exhibition Rd SW7 www.sciencemuseum.org.uk)

• Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A)

The Museum of Art and Design covers 5.000 year history and features 2,3 million exhibits. She pottery, glass, textiles, jewelry, furniture, medieval objects etc.. There is the possibility for café and dining rooms The Garden Cafis, Courtyard Cafis and Main Cafis (Subway : South Kensington, Exhibition Rd, Brompton)

• Harrods

The most expensive department store in the city, with 7 floors (87-135 Brompton Rd, Subway : Knightsbridge, www.harrods.com)

Notting Hill

The area belongs to «Royal Suburb» Kensington–Chelsea and apart from the colored houses. The movie «Notting Hill», with Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts filmed at home with the blue door, at Westbourne Road. Famous for Notting Hill Carnival, becoming the last weekend of August. Subway : Notting Hill Gate

• Portobello Road

Starting from Pembridge Road and runs almost parallel to the Ladbroke Grove. The street hosts Portobello Road Market and Portobello Film Festival (August)(www.portobellofilmfestival.com)

• Portobello Road Market

The outdoor market is open throughout the week and include foods, fruits, vegetables, second hand clothes, bags etc.. Saturday near Westway Flyover, place the largest antiques market in London. If you do not want to shop you can sit in a café or pub as they stay open all day.

«Chiswick Ales and Stout», the most photographed pub in the area (119 Kensington Church Street, www.churchillarmskensington.co.uk)

«THE NOTTING HILL BOOKSHOP», famous for its travel books (13 Blenheim Crescent, Notting Hill, www.thenottinghillbookshop.co.uk)

Bloomsbury – Russell Square

• Russell Square (1800)

It is the largest city square

• British Museum

Includes 6 million exhibits such as "Parthenon Marbles"Or"Elgin Marbles», the Mildenhall Treasure (4^th), o treasure of Roman silver plates found in Mildenhall, the Cat Mummy etc. (Subway : Tottenham Court Rd or Russell Square, Great Russell St. WC1, www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk, www.britishmuseum)

City of London or City

Subway : St. Paul’s or Barbican

• St. Paul’s Cathedral

It is one of the largest temples in the world by height 111,3 m. rebuilt the 1708 by Sir Christopher Wren after the Great Fire (1666). at Whispering Gallery, located on the balcony, the slightest whisper relayed the opposite wall at a distance 32 m. From the Golden Gallery (528 stairs, height 85,4 m.) the London views are stunning (Subway : St.Paul’s, Ludgate Hill EC4, www.stpauls.co.uk).

• Museum of London

The London story from 450.000 B.C. – 20^The century. (Subway : St. Paul’s or Barbican, 150 London Wall EC2Y 5HN, www.museumoflondon.org.uk)

• Barbican Center

headquarters Royal Shakespeare Company, features, gallery, theater, cinema etc. (Subway : Barbican, www.barbican.org.uk)

Tower Bridge

Subway : Tower Hill

• Tower Bridge (1894)

The Gothic bridge that crosses the Thames has a pedestrian bridge where you can walk on glass floors or browse to the Tower Bridge exhibition. (towerbridge.org.uk)

• Tower of London or White Tower

The Tower of William III, originally was a stone fortress built between 1078-1097 but the 1240 whitewashed exterior and became the White Tower. belongs to UNESCO World Heritage of UNESCO. The exhibits are the jewelry Crown As the Imperial State Crown (1937), the imperial Crown containing 2.868 diamonds, 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds, 269 and pearls 4 rubies. It is the Crown who wears the current monarch in his Coronation Westminster Abbey.

The complex will also see the Chapel of St. John the Evangelist (1080), of London's oldest (2^th Floor Tower), the Bloody Tower etc..

OR Gerenomy of the Keys They are nocturnal ceremony of keys (21:53 p.m.), the 700 years ceremonial locking of the Central Gate Tower by Sergeant (Subway : Tower Hill, Tower Hill EC3, www.hrp.org.uk ).

• Tate Britain

Gallery with works from 1500 until today, like collecting works Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) (Subway : London Bridge or Blackfriar’s, Millbank SW1, www.tate.org.uk).

• Tate Modern

Annex to Tate Britain, next to the Thames and you can go from Tate Britain in Tate Modern by boat (Bankside SE1 9TG, www.tate.org.uk).

• Shard View

The London Center (Subway : London Bridge, Joiner Street, SE1, www.theviewfromtheshard.com)

Hyde Park

Subway : Hyde Park Corner

In an area 1.450 acre you can see Serpentine Gallery, sculptures Henri Moor, the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain or go boating on the lake Serpentine. Christmas in the Hyde Park Winter Wonderland, with coaster, music, kiosks with sweets etc..

Merylebone & Regent's Fork

Subway : Regent’s Park

• Regent’s Byk

Is one of the 8 London's Royal Parks with an area 395 acre. Tennis courts, a lake for boating, an open theater for events, the Broad Walk Café etc. (www.royalparks.org.uk )

• Queen Mary’s Garden

It is at Regent’s Park and features gardens with more than 12.000 roses.

• London Zoo

Located in Regent’s Park (Regent’s Park NW1, www.londonzoo.co.uk)

• Madame Tussaud’s Museum & London Planetarium

The Wax Museum and Planetarium with 3D panorama star (Subway : Baker Street, Merylebone Rd, NW1, www.madame-tussauds.com ).

• Camden Market

Famous market 1.000 shops of all kinds (Camden Town, Northern Line).

LONDON – FURTHERMORE SIGHTS

• Hampton Court Palace (1514)

Worth seeing the royal halls and gardens with the famous maze, Hampton Court Maze (Subway : Hampton Court, East Molesey Surrey, KT8 9AU)

• Greenwich & National Maritime Museum

The popular and Marine Museum belonging to UNESCO World Heritage of UNESCO (Train : Greenwich, Greenwich SE10)

• Cutty Sark Clipper

The famous ship pictures and relics (Train : Greenwich or Maze Hill)

• Kew Gardens or Royal Botanic Gardens

The Royal Botanic Gardens with over 8,5 million species of plants belonging to UNESCO World Heritage of UNESCO. You will see Beehive (height 17 m.) greenhouse Palm House, the great Pagoda etc. (Subway : Kew Gardens, 30' from London, www.kew.org)

• London Design Museum

awarded the 2018 as European Museum of the Year Award (224-238 Kensington High Street, London W8 6AG)

• Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

The park of the Olympic Games 2012, with the ArcelorMittal Orbit a steel tower observation height 114 m.(Stratford area, arcelormittalorbit.com )

• Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre & Exhibition

Theater Victorian (1599) which presented many works of Shakespeare today is completely renovated (Subway : Mansion House, London Bridge, New Globe Walk SE1, www.shakespeare-globe.org.uk )

• Body Worlds

The report Dr. Gunther von Hagens, with human organs (1 Piccadilly Circus, bodyworlds.co.uk)

• Jack The Ripper Museum

In a building 6 storey reproduced scenes of the crimes of Jack the Ripper (Subway : Tower Hill, 12 Cable Street, www.jacktherippermuseum.com)

• Albert Bridge (1873)

Monument - Landmark London, linking Chelsea with the Battersea and Battersea Park (Subway : Sloane Square, Chelsea Embankment).

Albert Bridge, cast iron pillars

• Canary Wharf

The financial center of London full of skyscrapers, from Tower Bridge to Thames Barrier, in the Woolwich (light Rail : Docklands, DLR)

LONDON -EKDILOSEIS

• Notting Hill Carnival, the last weekend of August, with music and dance from the Caribbean
• Mardi Gras Parade, gay parade in Finsbury Park
• Parade Birthday Queen, the Queen's birthday
• Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, the largest flower show in the world (early July)
• Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree, lighting up the Christmas tree (December)
• Christmas Day in Chinatown, Chinese New Year (February, Charing Cross Rd)
• Earl’s Court Exhibition Center, the world's largest tourism fair (November)

LONDON – ORGANIZED TOURS

1. Warner Bros, tour and transfer by coach to the real scenes of Harry Potter movies
2. Stonehenge, day trip to the UNESCO World Heritage Monument.
3. Cruise on the Thames, www.cruises.london or www.thamesclippers.com
4. Khu Vuon Tren May.London, at 32^The floor skyscraper, coffee in a garden (20 Fenchurch Street, skygarden.london)
5. TWININGS, Tasting Bar &Tea Shop, the tea secrets (261Strant London, twinings.co.uk)
6. Emirates Stadium Tours, the court of Arsenal (75 Drayton Park, with)
7. Emirates Air Line, tour by cable car, www.emiratesairline.co.uk)
8. Golden Tours, double-decker bus Browsing, www.goldentours.com
9. Evan Evans Tours, 258 Vauxhall Bridge Rd, Westminster, with

useful information

• Travelcard, from 1 – 7 days Subway, Tram, buses etc. (visitorshop.tfl.gov.uk )
• Visitor Oyster Card, plastic card instead of paper tickets. You can purchase a Visitor Oyster card online, before arriving in London or Visitor Centers TfL London, stations and Oyster ticket. Valid Metro, Tram, buses, DLR, London, TfL Rail, Emirates Air Line, Thames and most National Rail services in London (visitorshop.tfl.gov.uk).
• The London Pass & The London Explorer Pass, sightseeing, londonpass.com, www.londonexplorerpass.com
• Pass BritRail, with it you can travel across the National Railway Network Britain, www.britrail.com

USEFUL ADDRESSES

• Victoria Coach Station, the largest bus station in London, serves buses National Express and Megabus (Victoria, 164 Buckingham Palace Rd, Westminster, SW1W 9TP, tel.: +44 343 222 1234)
• Green Line Coach Station, shuttles (Victoria, Fountain Square, 125 Buckingham Palace Rd, SW1W 9SH, greenline.co.uk, tel. +44 344 801 7261)
• London Victoria Station, serves trains from Kent, SE. side of London and Gatwick Express (Victoria St., SW1E 5ND)
• Heathrow Airport, the train Heathrow Express It is the fastest solution for London (Paddington) but there is also the Metro : Line Piccadilly. This airport used by airline Aegean Airlines (www.heathrow.com)
• Gatwick Airport, is located 46 km south of London. You will arrive in London (Victoria) by train Gatwick Express or buses National Express, Megabus or easyBus. This airport used by low cost airline, easyJet (Crawley, www.gatwickairport.com)
• London Luton Airport, 48 km north of London, served by Line bus Green Line 757 (www.london-luton.co.uk)
• Stansted Airport, the train Stansted Express departs every 15 minutes and do 47 'and from London (Liverpool St.). Buses serving your transportation in London (Liverpool St. /Victoria) it's the Airport Bus Express and National Express. This airport used by low-cost airlines, RYANAIR and easyJet (Essex, CM24 1QW, www.stanstedairport.com)
• British Rail, www.britrail.com
• South Easter ή Connex South Easter, the train to London, Essex etc. www.southeasternrailway.co.uk
• Eurostar, train line London–Paris, Under the Sea Channel (2 h 20 '), raileurope.com
• The Shuttle, train under the sea Channel, passenger and car, www.eurotunnel.com.