City Guide: Liverpool

Liverpool is the home of Beatlemania.

This compact city could hardly dream of the fame worldwide brought to Liverpool by a group of four young lads who became pop music pioneers. The birthplace of the legendary The Beatles, Liverpool is still thrives on the fortunes of these guys who propelled the city to the heights of the popular music scene.

On your trip to Liverpool you can relive this story again. Be it a room in cheap hotel in Liverpool to one abundant with luxuries all available at Booked.net. Our listings include maps, photos and secure forms to book your stay in advance.

Whether you are a Beatles fan or not, in Liverpool there is too much to cover in one stay. You should start in the city with its Georgian-style Chinatown, the oldest of its kind in Europe and move on through a cluster of Victorian buildings and the world-class Albert Dock restored in the 1980s. Regarded as a second-to-none attraction in the city, Albert Dock is followed by the Merseyside Maritime Museum and the Tate Liverpool.

Other attractions include;

• Royal Liver Building, a symbol of Liverpool waterfront and a home of the legendary Liver Birds

• World Museum Liverpool houses a collection of British rocketry exhibits

• The Beatles Story, the only entirely Beatles-themed museum

• Liverpool Town Hall, an elegant building with two fronts

• Victoria Gallery & Museum houses art collection in a beautiful Gothic-style building

For its full range of culture from Gothic cityscape to single baroque examples, Liverpool won the ranking of the European Capital of Culture for 2008 that drew millions to the city. For instance, its Paradise Street attracted more than £920 million for its development, while the entire waterfront in Liverpool is designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.

But fun in Liverpool is not limited to culture only as the city boasts of the world-class football clubs like Liverpool and Everton. You can indulge in football along with other sport fans flocking the city. But this is not enough about iconic draws in Liverpool as the city attracts legions of the Beatles' fans with its Beatles-related museums and galleries. In addition, there is even the International Beatles Week held every August to celebrate the legendary band and its contributions to global music.

In fact, Liverpool's strong links to music obscured its true essence. At a close look Liverpool is not only a tourist playground, but the source of the Industrial revolution in England and its powering engine mainly sustained through shipping of textiles, cotton and sugar. It is in 1960s that its grimy urban sprawl was disturbed by the explosion of pop.

From a birthplace of global pop to its industrial face, Liverpool is up to you and you can hit it easily with Booked.net.