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(Liverpool, Merseyside, England)



Liverpool, now classed as a World Heritage city, is full of culture, excitement and an important maritime history. Famous for its Mersey waterfront, Liverpool has recently redeveloped many areas in central Liverpool with unrivalled architecture, including the trendy Albert Dock, complete with museums, cafés, bars and shops, Stanley Dock, Waterloo, Wapping and the general Liverpool Pier Head area. Now a city of world significance, with an impressive university, Liverpool is also known throughout the world for being the home of the famous rock band, The Beatles, which attractions huge numbers of tourists to Liverpool each year.

There are several helpful Liverpool tourist information outlets in Liverpool city centre, providing invaluable Liverpool tourism and tourist information, such as information about Liverpool's countless tourist attractions, Liverpool's monuments, historic Liverpool landmarks, restaurants, travel information, maps of Liverpool and general Liverpool tourist and tourism information. The main tourist information offices in Liverpool are situated in Queen Square, Albert Dock and also at the Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL).




Liverpool has a vast selection of hotels and accommodation in both central Liverpool and the surrounding Merseyside area of Liverpool, making the historic city of Liverpool an accessible holiday destination for every pocket. Liverpool hotels and accommodation feature countless attractive luxury hotels in Liverpool city centre, value and budget Liverpool hotels, convenient Liverpool bed and breakfast guest houses, cheap Liverpool lodging, inns, and there are also several travelodges on the outskirts of Liverpool. Whatever the budget, Liverpool has plenty of hotels and good accommodation to suite everyone visiting Liverpool.

Some of Liverpool's most popular tourist attractions and landmarks include the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral - standing proudly in the heart of Liverpool city centre with spectacular architecture, Liverpool's Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King - a stylish, circular building built in the mid-20th century, the Cavern Club - where The Beatles performed almost 300 times during the 1960s, 20 Forthlin Road - the house where Paul McCartney grew up, now owned by the National Trust, Liverpool's Beatles Story Experience - housed in the impressive Britannia Pavilion at Liverpool's Albert Dock area, Liverpool Town Hall - built in the mid-18th century, featuring a large dome and tall statue of Britannia, Goodison Park Stadium - home of Everton Football Club, Sudley House - an impressive manor house with a large collection of historic paintings, antique furniture and landscaped gardens, St. George's Hall - dating back to the mid-19th century with highly-acclaimed architecture and a vaulted ceiling, Royal Liver Building - built in the early 20th century with tall towers, with one of the largest clocks in the United Kingdom, Cains Brewery - dating back more than 150 years in the Toxteth area of Liverpool and Chinatown - featuring an imposing archway with spectacular attention to detail, and many superb Chinese restaurants. More information on Liverpool Tourist Attractions and Liverpool Landmarks.

There are a number of excellent art galleries and museums in Liverpool city centre, providing interesting information on the history of Liverpool and many other exhibitions. Some of the major art galleries and museums in Liverpool include Liverpool Museum - one of the most important museums in the Liverpool area including an impressive section about Natural History, Merseyside Maritime Museum -located in Liverpool's trendy Albert Dock area, home to an enormous amount of maritime artefacts, Museum of Liverpool Life - with many historic Liverpool artefacts, including musical and sporting memorabilia, Liverpool Football Club Museum - full of interesting exhibits and information about Liverpool FC, and the Liverpool Tate Gallery - one of the most popular art galleries in Liverpool featuring a number of temporary exhibitions throughout the year and a large permanent collection of modern art.

Liverpool is also home to an enormous number of parks and gardens all with large expanses of grassland and many with excellent facilities for sports. These Liverpool parks and gardens include the Ness Botanic Gardens, Calderstones Park, Clarkes Gardens, Newsham Park, Princes Park and Sefton Park. There are many other attractions close to Liverpool, such as Blundellsands Beach, Formby Beach, Birkenhead Warships, Mersey Ferries, Port Sunlight Heritage Centre, World of Glass, Gulliver's World Theme Park and the popular Chester Zoo.

The University of Liverpool is one of the leading universities in the United Kingdom, highly regarded for its teaching and excellent research facilities. With more than 50 different departments and schools, almost 20,000 students and Liverpool's university is currently one of the largest employers in the Liverpool and Merseyside area, currently employing over 4,500 staff. Liverpool's university is highly regarded throughout Europe and covers more actual subject areas than most other universities in the country. This wide variety of study options and wealth of experience make the University of Liverpool one of the most appealing universities in the area, attracting students from all over the United Kingdom and abroad. Liverpool's university is also a popular venue for Liverpool conferences, large meetings and many of Liverpool's lively events and festivals throughout the year.

Liverpool is a vibrant and very diverse city to visit at any time of year and Liverpool has much to offer tourists. The weather and climate in the Liverpool and Merseyside area is generally best during the summer months of May, June, July, August and September, although the city of Liverpool does not generally have an 'off-season', and is busy throughout the year.

Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Guide - useful Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) information.

More Liverpool Information / Fast Facts and Orientation

• Country: England
• Location: Merseyside, north-west
• Population: approximately 515,000
• Language: English
• Currency: pound sterling (GBP)
• Time zone: GMT / UTC and BST (British Summer Time), 5 hours from Eastern Standard Time
• Country dialling code: +44
• Telephone area code: 0151
• Religion: various religions
• Average daily January temperature: 6ºC / 43ºF
• Average daily July temperature: 20ºC / 68ºF

 
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