Covent Garden

Covent Garden is a popular tourist spot that is defined between Long Acre (north), Strand (south), Drury Lane (east) and St Martin’s Lane (west). It quite literally has a colourful past, known for its fashionable fruit and vegetable market then later becoming a red light district. Nowadays you can still experience the beautiful buildings and hidden windy streets that house many major cultural venues, independent shops and cafes, world-class restaurants and high-end hotels.

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Courtauld Gallery

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Even if you don’t know much about fine art, it’s well worth a visit to the Courtauld Gallery at Somerset House; it houses an extensive collection of paintings and drawings owned by the Courtauld Institute of Art, a college of the University of London. Most of the pieces are French Impressionist (Degas, Monet) and Post-Impressionist (van Gogh, Cézanne), but there’s plenty more to explore from other eras, plus a quiet cafe located at basement level. Some of the detail of these historic paintings is exquisite, so the opportunity to get up close and personal is a pretty special thing.

Courtauld Gallery
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Courtauld Gallery
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Courtauld Gallery
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Courtauld Gallery
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Courtauld Gallery
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Courtauld Gallery
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Royal Opera House

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