Things to see and do Liverpool

Few cities can boast of having two cathedrals! At least one story was as rich as Liverpool's to get there. During the Great Famine (), half a million Irish found Refuge on the Banks of the Mersey. Many were from America, but many others chose to stay. A majority of Catholics, the question of finding them a place of worship, then arises quickly. In 1856, Lady Chapel emerged from land but will never be a cathedral, and eventually destroyed in the 1980 s. When a land was acquired at the north end of Hope Street in 1930, Sir Edwin Luyters was charged with building a building worthy of the project of the Anglican neo-Gothic neighbour. His bold plans imagine the second largest church in the world, inspired by the Basilica of Saint Peter in Rome. It is not counting on war, which puts an end to the project, judged too costly. Only the crypt will be completed. In 1953, the man returning to the torch is other than Adrian Gilbert Scott, the brother of Giles! But the story would have been too good, and neither did he come to his ends. It is to Sir Frederick Gibberd that we have the visible version today, completed in 1967. Its facade impresses with its crown tower that rises towards the sky and its spatial shapes show completely with the initial sketches. In the interior, beautiful modernist stained glass stained glass stained glass windows come to light in the light of the sun and cast colorful lueurs on the walls. The circular and celestial form of the room leaves without a voice and transports completely over time.

Opened in 1846, the dock was one of the first in the world. Up to years, Albert Dock was a dilapidated site, its entrpôts rotting and the shore was abandoned. The dock has since been refurbished and has become the pride of Liverpool and has a real tourist success. The Albert Dock waterways are now navigable and its warehouses have many bars, restaurants, shops and museums. These include the Merseyside Maritime Museum, which commemorates the city's commercial activities and its sad role in the slave trade, the Liverpool Life Museum, which presents the cultural diversity of the city and its characteristics, the Tate Liverpool, modern art gallery and The Beatles Story.

It is the largest cathedral in the United Kingdom, and the fifth in the world! It's even in competition with the St. John the Divine of New York, for the first place of the Anglican churches… Its construction was completed only in 1978, after 74 years of work. Wars did not help, and the Luftwaffe gave it many damage. And yet its neo-Gothic look give it much older air. It is even a historic monument! The architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott was only 23 years old when he drew the plans. And the prodigy has more than one icon to his assets: they also have the red telephone booths that are found throughout the country and right in the right wing of the building. Unfortunately, he died 18 years before the opening ceremony, where the Queen was present. Its 100-metre tower makes it the third largest building in Liverpool and its ascent provides breathtaking views over the entire city. Don't miss the monumental organ and beautiful stained glass windows. The free cathedrals are quite rare in England, so it would be foolish to deprive them of it…

This is the neighborhood around Matthew Street. A Mecca of the Beatles, visitors come to find one of the places of their beginnings. Indeed, this was where the group was born at the Cavern Club where it occurred 292 times between 1961 and 1963. It is also here that producer Brian Einstein lives the Beatles for the first time. The original club was demolished, but it has been rebuilt since then.

After their concerts, the four stars would usually take a drink at the "The Grape" pub. Next to the Cave Club, a "wall of celebrities" also bears the names of the other famous groups that have gone there. Another presents gold discs, each one of which is a singer or a Liverpool group that reached first place in the English hit. On Matthew Street you will also find a statue of John Lennon and the Matthew Street Gallery, specialized in the art that came to the singer (drawings) and photographs of the Beatles. It's obviously on Matthew Street that most of the festivities were held during the week of the Beatles in August.

If you hadn't grasped yet, the stars of Liverpool are still the Beatles. This is the temple dedicated to them, built on the equally mythical Albert Dock. There are many who come here telling the story of the four boys in the wind. Their entire universe is set in a playful and didactic way. A suite of rooms gives you the unique path and atmosphere that colle them to the skin: costumes, studios, reconstructions, instruments and even the famous Yellow Submarine or the white piano consecrated by the song Imagine of John Lennon… If you don't know much about their career, it's an excellent introduction. If you're already a @ fan, let's know you'll learn one thing or two anyway. This museum is deliciously kitsch and a reproduction of the Cub Accueille welcomes visitors, beer less… The Merseybeat movement also has a voice in the chapter and its date of the American sailors is not forgotten. Multilingual audioguide available.

It's impossible to miss this giant giant in the skyline of Liverpool. Inaugurated in 1969 by Queen Elizabeth, it was the highest building in the city, peaking at 138 metres. There was a restaurant on a rotating platform, but following a fire, the kitchens were moved to the ground floor. Then there was another problem: The dishes were not hot enough when they arrived on plates… All this sounds like a joke, and it is true! In the absence of any food, there are still uninterrupted panoramic views to Wales and Blackpool, in a clear time. Today, the tower hosts the studios of Radio City station, landed in 2000 after major renovations. And if it was détrônée by the West tower in 2008, it remains a landmark for all the city's tourists and night.

For £ 24,99 and £ 14,99 for children. Three consecutive days and many free attractions: Beatles museum, ferry cruise on the Mersey, City Explorer Bus Tour… and also discounts from 25 to 15% in five restaurants in the city.