For the city of London, there is never a low season. The flow of international tourists is steady, reaching nearly 17 million passengers per year. This puts it in the place number one in terms of tourist destinations in the world. And the reality is that in London there is much to see and do. Therefore, if you are planning to visit the city of bridges over the River Thames, don’t make your online hotel reservation so you don’t have any problems when it comes to disembark there. The origin of the name, in fact, remains dark.
The city of London is perhaps one of the sites with more history of the world. It was founded by the Romans in their permanent quest to expand his empire in 43 ad, nothing less than and called Londinium. This settlement was brief, only 17 years old. Local tribes ravaged this citadel, and the city was rebuilt, still under Roman rule. Later, around 600 Vikings occupied the region, leaving its Nordic footprint in the Anglo-Saxon character forever. In 1666 a terrible fire destroys completely this important city, who had never lost in short its status as capital of the region. The fire was so monumental that the city blazed for two full days, from 2 to 4 September.
The fire started in the House of a Baker of the King of that time, Carlos II, and expanded rapidly by the houses of wood and straw of the villa. Hell only came to an end with the implementation of firewall of gunpowder, coordinated from the Tower of London. The city was decimated, but was quickly rebuilt. During the second world war, the city also suffered major destruction. Air attacks of the Luftwaffe (German air force) ended the lives of some 30,000 people. As a result of its long history, the city coexist large amount of architectural styles. The primitive Roman Citadel is located under what is now the financial district. And despite the devastation that the City faced throughout history, so extensive past, with different domains, they have left their mark on the physiognomy of the city. Perform already same your reservation online and you also meet this captivating city, where the past intertwine and in future in an original cultural amalgam.