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Shakespeare was not the only one: Charles Dickens (1812-1870) also tops the list of the greatest writers in London. Going through the places that appear in A Christmas Carol, one of his most popular novels, is the perfect excuse to visit this city during the month of December. London was always Dickens’s muse. Here he […]

Why does this Meridian Zero mark the separation between East and West? Why is this meridian the  standard of time reckoning throughout the World) The Meridian of Greenwich is the origin of everything. It is located in the Royal Observatory, in the southeast area of ​​the City of London. From this place all the other […]

Covent Garden, in the heart of the most chic London, was born in the 17th century, being a cultivation area, which belonged to the monks of Westminter Abbey. Throughout the centuries it was modified, passing through a public square and a flower and vegetable market. Currently, it is full of shops selling handicrafts, cafes, and […]

The West End is London in its purest form. Oxford Street, Covent Garden or Piccadilly Circus. The West End has everything you need to get impregnated of London’s culture: theatres, shops, restaurants…, this is why there is no London without visiting the West End. Theatres are the main characters in this area known as Theatreland. In the West End […]

Whitechapel (East London), 1888, a series of murders terrifies the whole community of London. The victims were at least five women who suffered terrible cuts in different parts of their bodies. These terrible actions went unpunished since the police did not get to find the identity of the murderer, who was given the nickname of […]

Winter Wonderland is a great place to celebrate Christmas one of the most beautiful seasons of the year: lightings, Christmas markets… In London you can enjoy a place that gathers all the magic of the season, Winter Wonderland, a place where you will feel you are living in your own fairy tale. This magic place […]