Oxford City Travel Guide, UK Tourism

Download or read book Oxford City Travel Guide, UK Tourism written by Ellis Robertson and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-03 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oxford City Travel Guide, UK tourism. Oxford City History, Oxford University History, and Touristic Environment. This modern city is such a busy metropolis that it seems life does not stop here even for a minute. For more than eight centuries Oxford is a major research and training center, which is known throughout the world. Largest choice of great restaurants, attractions, rich selection places of interest, and amazing natural beauty these are the main points that make tourism in Oxford successful. The most important landmark and symbol of the city is the University of Oxford. It is open to all visitors and so you just need to get a ticket in one of the tourist agencies. The largest botanical garden of Oxford is adjacent to the university. Here visitors will find a collection of plants from all over the world. Oxford is also the location of the oldest museum in Britain Ashmolean Museum founded in 1683.Here you can see a collection of precious stones, antique sculptures and paintings. Several rooms are devoted to archaeological findings. Besides the majestic building of the university you should also visit several old colleges Magdalen College, Queens College, Merton College and University College. These are true examples of medieval architecture each of these colleges is surrounded by the park, and their inner yards are decorated with elegant sculptures. Another notable building that is worth visiting is the Radcliffe Camera, which serves as the reading room of the Bodleian Library. It is worth noting that this library is one of the largest in the world, and it stores more than 2 million books. Broad Street is one of best places for walking. Here you will see the building of the Sheldonian Theatre, attend one of the largest bookstores of the country named Blackwell's or relax in one of the local cafes after a long walk