The largest city in the eastern Midlands and the oldest in the UK, is located on the banks of the Soar River. Leicester is the city of the last of the Plantagenet dynasty of King Richard III (1452-1485), whose death in the Battle of Bosworth near Leicester marks not so much the end of the Wars of the Roses and the White Rose as the end of the Middle Ages in England. Richard III was the last English king who died on the battlefield. The remains of Richard III were considered lost for five centuries and were found in the center of the city in the summer of 2012.
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How get to
The nearest airport is East Midlands located in Leicestershire, between the cities of Leicester, Derby and Nottingham. Skylink buses to the airport leave St Margaret's bus station every 30 minutes. The fare will be 6 pounds, the journey time is 1 hour.
The National Express carrier organizes a regular bus service between Leicester and Nottingham (travel time 1 hour) and Coventry (45 minutes). Buses leave from St Margaret's stop, located on Gravel St, just north of the city center.
From St Pancras London (journey time 1 h 30 min) and Birmingham (1 h), the train arrives every half hour. Railway. the canvas connects Leicester with Nottingham, Derby and Cambridge. And as an entertainment, you can go on a small trip on a real locomotive, which departs from Leicester North station and follows to the town of Loughborough. On the route of this eight-mile double-track railway in 1841, Thomas Cook launched his original tour.
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Transportation
The central part of the city is better to be inspected on foot. And if you want to ride with the breeze, there are always the services of Discover Leicester tourist buses, which travel around the city and pick up all comers. Excursions start from the monument to Thomas Cook, located directly at the exit from the railway station. and make stops at Belgrave Rd, Great Central Railway and National Space Center.
The national carriers First Leicester and Arriva provide public transport services around the city and its surroundings. Stagecoach organizes transportation to Hinckley and Coventry
Climate
The climate is mild, mild. In the winter months, the weather in Leicester is usually wet, especially in December and January, and in the summer - sunny. The average temperature in July is 22 ° C.
Shopping
"Highcross" is the largest shopping center in Leicester. Most of the shops are located in the "The Lanes" area. And in the city center, city markets are always open. The Beaumont Leys market is open Wednesday to Saturday from 8:00 to 17:00, Indoor Market - Tuesday to Saturday, Leicester Market - Monday to Saturday from 7:00 to 18:00
Kitchen
Leicester - A great place to taste real Indian cuisine! The oldest Indian restaurant in the city of Taj Mahal is located on Highfields Street. A couple of Indian restaurants - Laguna and The Rise of the Raj - are located on Narborough Road and Evington Road. Popular also are the Indian vegetarian restaurants Sharmilee, Sayonara and Phulnath. And the national British cuisine can be sampled at the Opera House restaurant at 10 Guildhall Lane Town Center.
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Entertainment, sightseeing and attractions of Leicester
Leicester Castle, supposedly built in 1070, is located in the central part of the city. In its modern form, the castle complex includes the castle itself, surrounding its courtyard and garden, the Church of St Mary de Castro (the oldest building of which dates back to the 12th century) and the Great Hall 1150
Leicester has preserved many of the most ancient monuments of architecture - medieval bridges of the 15th-17th centuries. - Packhorse Bridge in Aylston, a suburb of Leicester, Belgrave Bridge in Belgrave and King William's Bridge in Anstey. The earthy fortification of Beaumont Leys, which includes the ruins of the Templar monastery, two embankments, a dam and a pond. The building of the Leicester Guildhall Town Hall (now a museum), the earliest of which dates back to 1390, is open to visitors from February to November. The ruins of Leicester's Abbey of St. Mary, founded in 1143 by Robert de Beaumont as a community of Augustines and located on the territory of the Abbey Park
Historically interesting are the walls that are believed to have survived from the ancient Roman public baths , and are one of the objects of the museum Jewry Wall. The estimated age of the walls is 2000 years. The museum is located at St Nicholas Circle and is open to visitors daily from 9:00 to 16:30 from February to October.
And how many interesting museums in Leicester! What is one National Space space center with six exposition halls on space flight, astronomy and cosmology, with a 3-D cinema and a planetarium, souvenir shops and restaurants . But the National Museum Museum has the largest collection, connected with gas and gas artifacts . The Abbey Pumping Station, opened in 1891, introduces visitors to the history of science and technology development for more than 200-year period . A room of the Belgrave Hall Museum, built in the early 18's . @ and being a sample of the Victorian era, let to take a look at the way of life of the representatives of the upper middle class . Of religious monuments of interest are the Leicester Cathedral and the Hindu Temple Shree Jalaram Prarthana Mandal .
On the site of the Battle of the Wars of the Roses at the Bosworth Field it is worth visiting the park and the center of the national heritage (Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Center & Country Park). Among the museums of Leicestershire, we also note the second largest after the London Fashion Gallery in Snibston Park (Snibston Discovery Park, Coalville). The exposition is divided into seven thematic zones and includes 150 dummies that demonstrate the history of fashion from the 18th century to the present.
Events
Leicester bribes with its cultural and ethnic diversity, because there is a large Asian community here, and within the framework of religious holidays celebrated Holi, Diwali and Uraza-Bayram. Every year Leicester St. George's Festival is celebrated in Leicester. Here is the International Dance Festival Let's Dance. Celebrating the religious Hindu festival "Diwali" (or "festival of lights"), which acquired a wide scale in Leicester, marks the victory of good over evil. And every August Lester meets the Caribbean carnival Leicester Caribbean Carnival Photo by Leicester (1)