Manchester was once known as one of the most important industrial cities in the world. Today, it is excellent shopping, football, fine restaurants and music for which Manchester is famous. There are also many museums, art galleries and theatres.
Manchester is a typical example of a previously industrial city that has experienced a difficult economic period, now awakened to new life in the new millennium. The past has left its mark on the city, but now a vibrant music scene, many beguiling shops and a thorough renovation of the centre have turned Manchester into one of the most exciting cities in Britain.
Manchester is full of restaurants. Why not treat yourself to an experience on the famous Curry Mile? Most pubs have excellent traditional pub food, both at lunchtime and in the evenings. The evenings are also the time to have fun in the many bars, discos and nightclubs in the city, or to go to a concert. The gay scene in Manchester is known to be one of the most friendly, lively and open in Britain.
Manchester has developed in recent years into one of the best shopping cities in Britain. The enormous shopping centre
Manchester Arndale is located right in the centre. Younger and more unconventional shops tend to be concentrated around the Triangle and the Royal Exchange Centre.
And there is much for football fans to see and do, not least taking in a match with the city's pride, Manchester United, at its home ground of
Old Trafford. You can also visit, for example, the Manchester United "
Theatre of Dreams".