Liverpool travel guide

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Liverpool is a mesmerizing and compelling city of England that has vast area of scenic beauty, culture and entertainment worth exploring. Liverpool was earlier known as "Liuerpul" which means a mile long inlet. Since the city has a well developed network of transport, accommodations and hospitable people it has become the favorite destination amongst the tourists. It is an ideal place for sports fanatics as the city provides great opportunities in sports like golf, racing, biking etc. The sparkling night life, wonderful shopping malls, excellent restaurants and awe- inspiring places are enough reasons to allure the tourists to visit Liverpool.

Fast Facts

Liverpool's commitment to art is known world wide. It forms a vital part of its culture. You can visit the Tate and Walker galleries that will definitely give an insight into Liverpool's culture.

The city has various pubs and bars around the Ropewalks area for complete entertainment like:

• Baa Bar
• Baltic Fleet
• Brewery Tap Pub
• Revolution.

Liverpool is a culinary destination. The city continues to surprise with the new and ever evolving delicacies highlighting the diversity in its culture. The restaurants here offer Britsh, Afro- Caribbean, Italian, Chilean , Mediterranean style of dishes. Liverpool city centre is full of life and offers a great variety of dining and eating experiences.

Liverpool has a popular Chinatown which is a home to dozens of eateries serving Chinese dishes at prices that can suit every pocket.

Shop till you drop, goes very well with Liverpool when it comes to shopping. There is a vast array of designer clothes selling stores and boutiques located in Liverpool like :

• Bold Street : - It has many high street stores including Karen Millen, Dune etc.
• Liverpool Church Street : - is especially meant for high street fashion.
• Albert Dock : - it is the home to some of the trendiest stores of the city.
• Met Quarter : - this place makes shopping experience very senssational as most of the designer shops are located here.
• Cavern Walks : - is an amazing shopping complex, situated on the famous Mathew Street.
• Liverpool One : - offers more than 160 famous high street stores, cafes and restaurants etc.

Liverpool city understands the importance of engaging the entire family in activities, so it offers dozens of them like :

• Horse Riding
• Golf
• Football
• Rugby

It is easy to travel around in Liverpool because of the excellently developed transport system. There are buses, trains, ferries and taxis available for exploring the city. Make the most of your time in Liverpool by using the convenient and cheap local train services.

Liverpool has connecting air ways and roadways with almost all the places of the world so that reaching here is very easy and convenient.

Liverpool has one of the best cultural attractions that clasp the interest of the visitors and add to the beauty of the city. Some of them are:

• Merseyside Maritime Museum : - It tells the history of one of the world's greatest ports in Liverpool.
• Three Graces : - Is the waterfront dominated by the trio of Edwardian buildings and was declared as the World Heritage Site in 2004 by UNESCO.
• Cavern Club : - Located on the Matthew Street is a center of attraction for Beatles fans.
• Anfield and Goodison Park : - are the UK's most famous stadiums. These places are worth visiting especially for the football fans.
• Croxteth Hall & Country Park : - is the mansion of Earls of Sefton.
• Mersey Ferries : - hire a ferry and sail across the Mersey to learn about the region's golden history.
• Walker Art Gallery : - is one of the finest galleries in the world. It has the exclusive collection of fine and decorative items.
• World Museum Liverpool : - it is a blend of historic treasures and latest technology which makes fun visitng it.
• Underwater Street : - is a beautiful and unique place for families and children.

Liverpool offers abundant opportunities to spend excellent time with your families.

• One of the most brilliant ways to have leisure time while touring the city is to dock on the Yellow Duckmarine. This vehicle takes you on a road tour of the city and then splashes into the Mersey and becomes a floating cruise.
• You can relax at Walker Art Gallery which is also referred as the National Gallery of the North and is an innovative media centre.
• Liverpool is the capital of festivals with a variety of music events that will surely make you dance on their tunes. Some of the well known festivals are : -
√ Creamfields
√ Mathew Street Music Festival
√ Eclectica Music Festival
√ International Guitar Festival
√ Brouhaha International Street Festival
√ Liverpool Irish Festival