http://www.torrevieja.com/eng/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.0 2008-10-07T18:47:45+02:00 http://www.torrevieja.com/eng/specials/world-cities/london/piccadilly-circus-4512.html 2008-05-11T13:15:00+02:00 2008-05-11T13:15:00+02:00 Redacción At the junction of Regent Street and Shaftesbury Avenue lies a trapezoidal area near London's West End known to the world as Piccadilly Circus. http://www.torrevieja.com/eng/specials/world-cities/london/madame-tussauds-london-planetarium-4587.html 2008-05-11T13:15:00+02:00 2008-05-11T13:15:00+02:00 Redacción Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum is one of the very few attractions in London that is both centuries old and completely modern. http://www.torrevieja.com/eng/specials/world-cities/london/the-natural-history-museum-7405.html 2008-05-01T18:28:00+02:00 2008-05-01T18:28:00+02:00 Redacción Since its founding in the mid-19th century, the Natural History museum has offered one of the largest, most diverse collections in the world. The dinosaur exhibits are world-renowned, but there are dozens of others equally deserving of a visit. http://www.torrevieja.com/eng/specials/world-cities/london/the-nature-experience-4638.html 2008-05-01T18:28:00+02:00 2008-05-01T18:28:00+02:00 Redacción London has such a long history, filled with great churches, monuments, art and history museums that seeking nature here often isn't what immediately comes to mind. But that's an error, since London is home to one of the oldest zoos in existence and one of the newest aquariums. http://www.torrevieja.com/eng/specials/world-cities/london/the-british-museum-4301.html 2008-05-01T18:20:00+02:00 2008-05-01T18:20:00+02:00 Redacción Like most museums in London, The British Museum is free of admission (though some events and special exhibitions have an admission charge). But were it the most expensive attraction in the city, it would be worth the price. Often rated the number one tourist attraction, it houses millions of artifacts from around the world and through history. http://www.torrevieja.com/eng/specials/world-cities/london/the-london-eye-6400.html 2008-05-01T18:24:00+02:00 2008-05-01T18:24:00+02:00 Redacción One of the best ways to see London is from the air. Unfortunately, that was fairly difficult until recently. Now it's as easy as stepping onto a platform that moves slower than the average escalator into the London Eye pod. http://www.torrevieja.com/eng/specials/world-cities/london/the-national-gallery-6308.html 2008-05-01T18:24:00+02:00 2008-05-01T18:24:00+02:00 Redacción Throughout its troubled history, the National Gallery in London has persevered to maintain one of the greatest art collections in the world. http://www.torrevieja.com/eng/specials/world-cities/london/shakespeares-globe-theatre-4784.html 2008-05-01T18:19:00+02:00 2008-05-01T18:19:00+02:00 Redacción Shakespeare's Globe Theatre is in fact long gone - closed by Puritans in 1642 and taken down 2 years later. Fortunately for fans of the bard, there's a faithful reproduction housed only a few hundred meters from the original site. http://www.torrevieja.com/eng/specials/world-cities/london/royal-observatory-greenwich-4647.html 2008-05-01T18:15:00+02:00 2008-05-01T18:15:00+02:00 Redacción To most, the question "What time is it?" is mundane. But to the men and women whom, over the centuries since 1675, have worked at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich it is of huge importance. http://www.torrevieja.com/eng/specials/world-cities/london/kew-palace-and-gardens-4470.html 2008-05-01T18:15:00+02:00 2008-05-01T18:15:00+02:00 Redacción "It's good to be king!" announced the Austrian ruler in Amadeus. Well, it wasn't so bad to be a wealthy merchant either. Kew Palace, known at Dutch House until 1827, was built in 1631 for the Dutch merchant Samuel Fortrey.