Oxford - Beautiful University Town Near London

There are few cities in the world that combine so many different experiences into such a relatively small area as London does. Aside from being the largest and most commercially important city in the whole of Europe, London is also the most diverse and cosmopolitan, a place that is home to more than ten million people, where more than 150 languages are spoken.

London has been the center of the financial world for more than 200 years, and its banking heart is simply called "the city". Beyond this, London is also the home to many of the largest companies in the world, and retains a reputation as being a place in which it is easier to do business than anywhere else.

Beyond the business center, there is so much more to London. Stunning architecture to rival any other major world city, and more museums than you could visit in a year. The nightlife in London is absolutely second to none, with a vast amount of choice to appeal to almost anyone. The city also has a thriving theatre district, and is in many ways the cultural heart of Europe thanks to the presence of the opera, ballet houses, and choirs.

Beyond entertainment, culture and business, London also boasts incredible shopping. Oxford Street, with its dozens of boutiques, Harrods, Fortnum and Mason, and Regent Street are all great places to browse for hours, while the many markets such as Petticoat Lane, Camden, and Covent Garden are edgier and are great fun to explore.

Of course in many ways, the main attraction of London is London itself. The chance to walk along the banks of the Thames and simply revel in the beautiful architecture of Tower Bridge, The Houses of Parliament, Trafalgar Square and Buckingham Palace. Down every street in the center of the city you will find buildings that outshine anything else in the country, and with the incredible parkland that dominates the heart of the city, and the pomp and circumstance that comes from being the center of an international empire for more than five hundred years, London is a city that will leave a real mark on you once you have visited, and is a place that no-one only goes to once.