York

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Map The city of York situartet in North Yorkshire between London and Edinburgh.

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History This city was founded in the beginning of our era, in 71. The Rumens made York the capital of their provinc. In York are the most ancient buildings in Europe. Every one enjoy the real spitit of history here.

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Places of interest About 3 million tourists visit York every year. The first place to go is York Minster. It is the largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe.

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York Castle was made of wood by the Vikings, but later it was ruined. The only one part Clifford’s Tower was saved up to now.

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York’s city walls are also an interesting tourist attraction. The walls were built in 14th. They are 3 miles long.

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Jorvik Viking Centre shows the Vikink’s life of the 9th century. There are reconstructions of their houses and play Viking’s games.

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The National Railway Museum has a big collection of trains from 1820 to the present days. There are Royal trains, steam trains, modern trains and even mini trains.

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One more sight is Shambles. It’s the 14th century street. There were butcher shops and different stalls. Now there are many cafes and boutiques there.

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York is a birthplace of Guy Fox and Robinson Crusoe. York has a long history of making chocolate. Nestle chocolate factory grew up here. Here you can book breakfast with nuns in the oldest working Covent in England.

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Questions: Where is York situated? How many tourists visit York every year? What is the name of main York’s Cathedral? Whose birthplace is York? What chocolate factory was founded in York?

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Thank you for your attention!