Sightseeing in London

The City is one of the favorite places to come to for sightseeing and attracts millions of visitors each year because of sights like the St Paul's Cathedral, the Big Ben, and the all so historically rich Westminster Abbey.

London also has some of the world's most famous museums and art galleries, and more parks than any other capital in the world.

The most important neighborhoods of London, lie around the city center, these are: Belgravia, Bloomsbury, Chelsea, Covent Garden & The Strand, Clerkenwell, Fitzrovia, Holborn, Kensington, Knightsbridge, Marylebone, Mayfair, Piccadilly, St. James's, Soho and Westminster.

Shopping in London

If you’re looking for well-known international and British brands, you’d like to check out the area around Oxford and Regent Street. Go to Knightbrisge for high quality luxury goods. In case you want to find specialist item, Covent Garden is a must to be.

One of the most exclusive shops can be found at New Bond Street.

The typical bargain shopper for electrical goods will find himself at home at Tottenham Court Road, go to Hatton Garden if you’re looking for watches and jewellery.

Parks in London

Even though London has a population of more the 7 million inhabitants. There is a vast range of parks for you to explore, like the most famous one called; Hyde Park this is the most prominent and famous London park.

The second London Park that visitors almost regularly see is Green Park. This park is also home of the Queen who lives in the Buckingham Palace. You’ll find it’s hard to move during the weekend and to make a picture of the palace, as there is a huge amount of people queuing up outside of the gates to the Green Park is the St. James's Park. Both the Green Park and St. James’s Park can be enjoyed a lot on Sunday’s as they’re closed to traffic then. St. James's Palace has originally been built on the site of a lepers` hospital. Charles I decided to spend his last night there on the last night before his execution.

Map of London

London Map - maps of central London - Map of central London attractions