TORREVIEJA.com - Interactive website of the city of Torrevieja, in Alicante, Spain.: London Piccadilly Circus ================================================================================ Redacción on 11 May, 2008 04:15:00 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. Madame Tussaud's/London Planetarium ================================================================================ Redacción on 11 May, 2008 04:15:00 Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum is one of the very few attractions in London that is both centuries old and completely modern. The Natural History Museum ================================================================================ Redacción on 01 May, 2008 09:28:00 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. The Nature Experience ================================================================================ Redacción on 01 May, 2008 09:28:00 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. The British Museum ================================================================================ Redacción on 01 May, 2008 09:20:00 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. The London Eye ================================================================================ Redacción on 01 May, 2008 09:24:00 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. The National Gallery ================================================================================ Redacción on 01 May, 2008 09:24:00 Throughout its troubled history, the National Gallery in London has persevered to maintain one of the greatest art collections in the world. Shakespeare's Globe Theatre ================================================================================ Redacción on 01 May, 2008 09:19:00 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. Royal Observatory, Greenwich ================================================================================ Redacción on 01 May, 2008 09:15:00 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. Kew Palace and Gardens ================================================================================ Redacción on 01 May, 2008 09:15:00 "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.