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the first Anglican cathedral in the world. the waxworks museum Madame Tussaud and
Continue visiting the “City”, the financial district the connected Planetarium, both reachable by
100% London of the city, where you will find the Royal Ex- underground. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
6 days change, the world-famous London’s exchange, We recommend a 2-hour night tour on the Riv-
er Thames, from Westminster to Greenwich or
and the Bank of England, the Lloyd’s Building,
the Bank. Afterwards you will get to the Tower of Flood Barrier.
London,once used as a prison and place of death
1st Day: London (here Anne Boleyn was beheaded) and know 5th Day: Shopping and surroundings
From the airport transfer to the wonderful An- housing the Crown Jewels. Full day dedicated to the shopping: an unmissa-
glo-Saxon capital. Accommodation in hotel and Nearby is located the Tower Bridge, with its 2 ble attraction is Harrods, the largest department
dinner. For those who wish to discover Lon- huge Gothic-victorian towers and the bascule store of the city and one of the most elegant and
don by night we suggest a walk along Leicester bridge by hydraulic energy. For the more energet- expensive ones. Another must-see for the shop-
Square, one of the most crowded places in the ic, we recommend the visit of the Soho district, in ping fans is Selfridges, located in Oxford Street,
city. Overnight. the West End. In this lively and animated district where you can also have lunch. If you are in town Business Proposals in UK
Curiosity: in London it is faster and more con- you can find many clubs, restaurants, nichtclubs during the weekend and you love the markets
venient to move by subway, also known as the and sexy shops. Dinner and overnight at hotel. you should not miss Camden Market in Camden
“Tube”. It’s the most ancient underground net- Town, the most crowded one together with Por-
work in the world and the largest one in Europe.
Designed in 1933 by Herry Beck, the Tube’s map Londra - London
is a typical example of the planning of the 20th
century. Its design is really practical and it clearly
shows the general directions (North, South, East
or Ovest) used to label the trains and the lines
interchange. The destination is always reported
on the front of the train. Tip: on the escalator al-
ways keep right.

2nd Day: Trafalgar Square - Westminster
Breakfast and entire day dedicated to the visit of
the city. Trafalgar Square is the very heart of the
touristic London.
This huge pedestrian square is devoted to the
Battle of Trafalgar (1805), during which the Hor-
atio Nelson’s Royal Navy defeated the combined
fleets of French and Spain, during the Napoleonic
Wars.
The National Gallery overlooks the square. It is
one of the largest art galleries, hosting painting
of European painters from 1200 until 1900, in-
cluding many Italian masterpieces. The entrance 4th Day: Hyde Park - Oxford Street - Covent Gar- tobello Road in Notting Hill.
is free. After the visit we recommend a break den - Piccadilly Circus - Buckingham Palace As an alternative to the shopping there are many
at Café de Cript, located inside the crypte of St. Breakfast and walk through Hyde Park, the larg- museums that are worth a visit, such as the Vic-
Martin in the Fields. Further walk until the White- est green lung of the city, until we get to the Mar- toria and Albert Museum with free entrance, the
hall, seat of many British ministries, afterwards ble Arch, deriving its name from the triumphal Science Museum, the Natural History Museum,
we will pass by the horse guards and Downing arc and representing one of the most famous or the Kensington Gardens within the Kensington
Street, residence of the Prime Minister, and final- shopping areas. From this point starts the Oxford Palace, residence of Lady Diana.
ly we will reach Westminster, the political heart Street, famous for its big department stores with Dinner at hotel. For the disco fans we suggest to
of London, with its Houses of Parliament and the more than 300 shops. At the end of the street we spend the evening at the Hyppodrome in Leices-
famous Big Ben. proceed to Tottenham Court Road, the sanctuary ter Square or at the Limelight, which is to be
Curiosity: “Big Ben” is the bell’s name of consumerism, and we reach the British Muse- found inside of a church.
Big Ben is the nickname of the largest bell of the um, the most ancient and legendary public mu- Overnight at the hotel.
striking clock located at the northeastern end of seum. The entrance is free. Our walk continues
Westminster Palace, also known as the House of in Bloomsbury, a district located close by where 6th Day: Return trip
Parliament. The name is usually referred to both a weird cultural flow was born at the beginning Breakfast and return trip.
the clock and the neo-Gothic clock tower stand- of the 20 century and to which belonged Vir- Curiosity: Why are London buses red?
th
ing 96 m tall. ginia Woolf, or visit of the Soho district, with a Before 1907 the colour of the buses in the English 409
Not far from the square you will find the West- break in the characteristic Carnaby Street. We go capital depended on the line and the different ri-
minster Abbey, place of coronation and burial ahead to Covent Garden, an old square where val companies managing them. In order to stand
site for English monarchs. Dinner at hotel. For once took place the fruits and vegetables mar- out from competitors, the LGOC Company decid-
theatre lovers we suggest to attend one of the ket and that nowadays is full of nice shops, craft ed to paint all of its buses in red. In 1933, when
many musical played everyday from Monday to stalls and restaurants. Many street shows from the London Transport was founded, this colour
Friday. Overnight at hotel. various artists are held in this square as well. One
more step away is the Piccadilly Circus, famous was adopted and extended to all London buses,
Day 3°: St. Paul Cathedral - “City” - The Tower of for its aluminium statue popularly but incorrectly remaining ever since.
London - Tower Bridge known as “Eros”, and proceeding along The Mall
After breakfast we continue to discover London. we will get to Buckingham Palace, residence of
We will reach by subway the St. Paul Cathedral, the Queen, where you can witness the changing
of the guard every other day. Not to be missed
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