Liverpool where the Merseybeat goes on

The City Beat five other hopefuls - Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, Newcastle/Gateshead and Oxford - to win the much-coveted prize and organisers are now promising to put on ‘the most spectacular celebration of culture in the history of Europe’. A grand claim indeed, but there is certainly much to enjoy in and around Liverpool. Festival planners (www.liverpool08.com) promise a year-long festival of art, architecture, ballet, comedy, cinema, food, fashion, literature, music, opera, science and theatre. And they’ve got plenty to shout about. Liverpool has:

● the largest collection of Grade II listed buildings outside London
● the fifth largest cathedral in the world
● one of the busiest film locations in Britain

Here are our top tips for where to go, what to see and where to eat. Enjoy your
trip!

The Beatles Story

Perhaps the city’s most famous export, the Fab Four are celebrated in this musical experience which looks at The Beatles from their earliest beginnings right up to the present.

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Indian Summer

This summer, London will host India Now, a three month celebration exploring Indian culture and India’s contribution to London life. There are a whole host of events to explore from food to fashion and from fine art to Bollywood musicals.

If you’re into haute couture don’t miss the V & A’s Fashion in Motion exhibition, which opens on the 7th September and showcases Indian designer, Manish Arora. For fine art followers the Noble Sage art gallery will present ‘India Now’ from the 1st to 14th September, while on the 2nd September, Regent Street will be transformed into an magnificent Indian streetscape.

There will be a fantastic array of music, spectacular sculptures, food stalls and artisans.

Finally for all musical lovers Indomania Weekend on the 17th/18th offers a ‘musicians, artists and writers extravaganza’ on the South Bank.To find out more visit: www.visitlondon.com/india

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