The Envy Of Any Urban Centre In Europe Manchester
With the advent of Industrial Revolution of 18th century in the United Kingdom
, the city of Manchester was born. During decades, the role of this city has been shifted from the leader of textile manufacture to one of the largest metropolitan tourism resort. More excitingly, in the year of 2002, Manchester was titled as the second city of the United Kingdom.
Best time to visit
City of Manchester is located in the North West England, surrounded by the Cheshire Plain to the south and the Pennine hills to the north and east. Except for certain hills and rivers, most part of the city is flat, which provides an extensive view.
Due to its geography features, like the rest of Britain, city of Manchester experiences an Oceanic climate, with sunny summers and cold, wet winners. In summer, the weather tends to be unpredictable and changeable, with an average temperature of 59 F (15 C); while in winter, the sky seems to be frosty and gloomy, with an average temperature of 39 F (4 C). Therefore, with regards to weather, the period of June to July is normally regarded as the best time to visit. Of course, if you want to join the celebration of Christmas, you definitely should go in December, which is also a very popular time to visit.
Best places to visit
Once you have decided when to visit, the question comes to which are the best places to go in order to experience a real Manchester. In fact, you will have plenty of choices as Manchester is an intriguing city, both historically and culturally.
There are musical festivals year around in this city that has raised a vast number of well-known bands, including The Smiths, The Fall and Joy Division from old times and its successors Oasis and Dove. Besides, its main pop music venue, Manchester Evening News Arena, has been voted as International Venue of the Year.
Apart from music, if you want to discover more about Manchester, museums and galleries are something you should never miss. Most visited ones are Museum of Science and Industry, Imperial War Museum North and Manchester Art Gallery, through which you can find out about Manchesters rich Industrial heritage, the Trade Union movement and even football.
As we have mentioned football or soccer, I suppose every football fan knows the league team of Manchester United F.C, which is the proud of Manchester. As we all know, under the control of Alex Ferguson, Manchester United's 199899 season was the most successful season in English club football history as they were the first team to win the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League "The Treble" in the same season. More importantly, it is a team which continues to produce geniuses, such as Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Owen Hargreaves, Wayne Rooney, etc. Actually, lots of people come to visit Manchester because of football or we can say because of this team.
Transportation
Manchester Airport located at Ringway in the City of Manchester within Greater Manchester is the busiest airport in terms of passenger traffic outside London, serving around 21.06 million passengers in 2008. Airline service can connect the entire North of England and beyond with over 200 destinations in Europe, North America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. There are trains, public transport like buses and coaches which can lead you to the airport.
If you prefer to hire a car to get to the airport, there are a number of regional and national car hiring suppliers who will offer you a reasonable price as well. Here are several most popular companies: Avis, National, Sixt, Thrifty, Hertz, 1car1 Car Hire Manchester, and Super Car Hire Ltd.
by: merillmayden
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