Countries visited: England, France, Switzerland, Italy.
This tour is incredible for fans of fabulous walks, for admirers of the architecture, sightseeings tours. Enjoy top attractions in amazing cities.
The starting point of this tour is London, the one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world.
You can make a list of your selected top attractions in London:
Big Ben
Houses of Parliament - the Palace of Westminster from 1042. It is located near Westminster Bridge. This bridge lies on the Thames between the Houses of Parliament and County Hall.
Number 10 Downing Street - the official office of prime minister.
St Paul´s Cathedral - mastework of Sir Ch. Wren - the biggest church in London.
Tower Bridge - the beautiful iron see-saw bridge with beautiful neo-Gothic towers.
Millenium Bridge
Buckingham Palace built in 1705. It is London´s lodgings of the royal family.
The Tower of London
Westminster Abbey - place of the crowns.
It is an important historical Abbey for British royalty.
British Museum
National Gallery has more then 200 thousand paintings.
Natural History Museum
Royal Exchange from year 1844.
Covent Garden - the market with boutiques, shops, bars.
Lloyd´s of London - building of insurance brokers.
Temple Church built by Knights Templar.
Tate Gallery
The sculpture Eros on the Piccadilly Circus with flashing advertisement.
Royal Albert Hall - red brick amphiteathre - famous concerts
Hyde Park well know thanks to Speaker´s corner.
Wax Museum Madame Tussaud´s
Greenwich - The royal observatory with famous meridian line of two hemispheres.
First of all we recommend to buy a London Sightseeing Pass. The pass includes free entry to a host of London attractions. You receive also a free guidebook and maps.
Our suggestions of walks:
The artistic walk
Start your walk at Trafalgar Square, the heart of London. Take a photo of Nelson´s column and mighty lions. Visit National Gallery with masterpieces of Botticelli, Monet, Constable, Van Gogh and Rembrandt. If you like paintings, you can visit also nearby National Portrait Gallery. Then walk along Regent Street to Piccadillly Circus in City of Westminster. Take a photo of the Statue of Eros. At the end this artistic route we suggest to see the Royal Academy of Arts located in Burlington House.
Trafalgar Square Piccadilly Circus
The river Thames
There are many amazing places near river Thames. We suggest to see a fairy looking Tower Bridge and The Tower of London. The Tower Bridge is London's most recognised landmark. The Tower, a royal palace and fortress, prison and place of execution, a jewel house is a one of the must see attractions. Do not miss to see royal collections including the Crown Jewels and Royal Armouries. One of the best ways how to explore the banks of Thames is to buy a hop-on / hop-off river cruises open ticket. If you have a London Sightseeing Pass, you have free entry to the city cruises. The best places to hop on and off the boats are at Westminster Pier, Waterloo Millennium Pier, Tower Pier and Greenwich Pier.
Tower Bridge The Tower of London
Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament
Everybody knowns Big Ben. This is a must see attraction of London. We suggest to see the attractions near the river Thames from London Eye. The next stop should be London Aquarium on the same bank of the river. Then we propose to cross the river (Westminster Bridge) and walk around Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament. You can admire also wonderful Westminster Abbey, the treasure of the royal history. After small relax in St James´s Park we propose to walk to Downing Street.
The Houses of Parliament London Eye
The Royal walk
What to see in London? Of course, the royal family. Do you know the England's most famous royal palace? Yes, it is Buckingham Palace. Now it is the official residence of Queen Elizabeth II. The address is Buckingham Palace, Buckingham Palace Road, SW1A 1AA. Our suggestion is to see The Changing of the Guard from the railings of the Victoria Memorial. This traditional ceremony is free to watch. It lasts approximately 45 minutes.
To take a photo of another interesting parade you have to walk to Whitehall. Horse Guard Parade takes place daily and is also free to watch.
Buckingham Palace Changing the Guard
For the trip details in other countries click to: Paris (France), Geneva (Switzerland) and Rome (Italy).