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England
- Brighton is a popular holiday resort and is famous for
the Royal Pavilion. Its backdrop is the Sussex countryside
and the South Downs.
- Windsor is popular place to visit. The town is dominated by the castle, which is one of
the official resident of the Queen.
- Canterbury is the religious capital of England. Its cathedral is the seat of
Archbishop of Canterbury who is head of the Church of England.
- Cambridge is famous for its University, which started
during 13th century, until today there are more than twenty colleges.
- Norwich is Britain's oldest recorded town.
- Oxford is famous for its University, which began to
establish itself in the middle of the 12th century.
- Birmingham is the most important city in the Midlands, one of English's most productive
region.
- Warwick is famous for its great castle.
- Stratford-upon-Avon is the birthplace of William Shakespeare.
- Plymouth is famous for Sir Francis Drake's game of
bowls and this is from where the Pilgrim Fathers set sail.
- Liverpool is one of Britain's major ports and has long had an important ship-building
industry.
- York is historic city with Viking and Roman associations and many mediaeval remains.
- Manchester and Sheffield are large industrial centres. Sheffield is famous for steel.
Scotland
- Edinburgh is the centre of government and commercial
life as Scotland's capital. it is famous for castle and international festival.
- Glasgow is Scotland's largest city and the centre of
the ship-building trade.
- Aberdeen is Scotland's chief fishing port.
- Dundee is famous for cakes and marmalade, which are exported all over the world.
Wales
- Cardiff has been the official capital of Wales since 1955.
- Caernarfon is the ancient capital of Wales, where the British monarch's eldest son is
traditional crowned Prince of Wales.
Northern Ireland
- Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland. In the
17th century it was only a village.
- Londonderry is one of the two most important cities in Northern Ireland.
Ireland
- Dublin is the capital of Ireland. It was the second city
of an Empire, this time centred in London.
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