Outline Schedule 3. Liverpool Overview 4. Hotels 5-8. Full Day Beatles Tour The Cavern Club 11

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2 Table of Contents What Page No. Outline Schedule 3 Liverpool Overview 4 Hotels 5-8 Full Day Beatles Tour 9 10 The Cavern Club 11 Liverpool Visitor Attractions & Experiences

3 Outline Schedule Day 1 Arrival at Liverpool John Lennon Airport Meet & Greet by Italian speaking Guide Transfer to city centre for short panoramic tour Check-in to the hotel Free Time Dinner own arrangements Day 2 Breakfast at leisure in the hotel Depart for Full Day Beatles tour with an Italian speaking Guide Lunch own arrangements Return to the hotel around 17:00hrs Dinner own arrangements Day 3 Breakfast at leisure in the hotel Depart for Half (1/2) Day Other Sights of Liverpool tour with an Italian speaking Guide Return to the hotel for around 13:00hrs Lunch own arrangements Afternoon At Leisure Dinner own arrangements Day 4 Breakfast at leisure in the hotel Free Morning Transfer to the Airport according to flight time Liverpool Overview 3

4 Musicians from Liverpool have produced more number one hit songs than any other city. Everyone has their favourite artists of course be it a group or solo singer. Surely one of the most iconic songs from the 1960 s that absolutely sums up Liverpool & Merseyside is Ferry Cross the Mersey. Of course Liverpool is not just about the music but it a good place to start whether you head to the city for business or leisure. So do not pass go, head straight to Albert Dock and the Beatles Story where you can absorb yourself for hours in the history of the Fab Four. Then hop on the Magical Mystery Tour and take in Penny lane and Strawberry Fields. And not forgetting the Cavern Club where there is always music to entertain you. With its amazing rich history Liverpool and Merseyside have and indeed are enjoying a renaissance that has literally transformed the city region in England s North West. Always proud people they have even more to boast of these days since 2008, the ACC (Arena and Convention Centre) with the newly added Exhibition Centre this year means the world is coming to the city in ever increasing numbers to attend conferences and conventions. It has been a catalyst for change. Architecturally a treat England s finest Victorian city must be viewed from the waterfront on the Mersey. Yes that s right from that famous Ferry. Historically it was a gateway city to the new world for many hundreds of thousands seeking a new life in Australia, the United States or beyond which meant the rise of some great buildings. You just have to take in the Liver Building, St George s Hall and the two Cathedrals (a contrast of old and modern styles) to name but a few. The city is home to two great clubs Everton and Liverpool. Let s face it Liverpool oozes culture from the Waterfront with Albert Dock, Tate Liverpool, Museum of Liverpool, Pier Head & the Three Graces to the St George s Quarter where you will find the World Museum, Walker Art Gallery and the Central Library. Liverpool Everyman Theatre, The Bluecoat, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall and the Unity Theatre all offer an array of the performing arts. If you want thought provoking and a dose of social history then look no further than the International Slavery Museum and the Maritime Museum at Albert Dock. 4

5 Liverpool Hotels Ibis Styles 3* This trendy, Beatles-themed hotel is a 5-minute walk from the Cavern Club nightclub and 8 minutes from World Museum s science exhibits. Each of the 123 modern bedrooms are warm and welcoming with a comfortable bed, flat screen TV and a practical bathroom. The rooms, all of which are 100% non-smoking, offer everything you need for an enjoyable stay. They come with complimentary Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, desks, and tea and coffee making facilities. Amenities include an international restaurant, a hip bar/lounge. Holiday Inn Express Albert Dock 3* Within a 2-minute walk of The Beatles Story museum and the Echo Arena Liverpool, this is a converted redbrick warehouse hotel in Liverpool's vibrant Albert Dock. The straightforward rooms feature exposed redbrick walls, complimentary Wi-Fi and flat-screen TVs. All also offer tea and coffee making facilities. The hotel serves a breakfast buffet breakfast. Other amenities include a bar, a business centre and 2 meeting rooms. 5

6 The Liner Hotel 3* A 2-minute walk from Liverpool Lime Street train station, this modern ocean liner-themed hotel is also a 6-minute walk from the Walker Art Gallery and 800 metres from the University of Liverpool. Vibrant rooms incorporate nautical motifs and come with marbled bathrooms, free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, and tea and coffee making equipment. Some upgraded rooms and suites add living areas; a penthouse features a Jacuzzi tub. Dining options include a brasserie and a buffet dinner, plus a cocktail lounge and a bar. Conference facilities accommodate up to 600 people 6

7 The Nadler Hotel 3* Once a warehouse and print works, this building from the 1850s is now a contemporary budget 106 room hotel that's a 4-minute walk from the Liverpool ONE shopping complex Contemporary rooms feature kitchenettes, free Wi-Fi and flat-screen smart TVs. Studios and suites add living areas; a split-level suite has a private garden The Nadler Liverpool s innovative smart luxury boutique hotel concept is ideally situated on Seel Street, the most vibrant part of Liverpool's city centre. Without a bar or restaurant on-site, our guests can enjoy even greater value during their stay, using the mini-kitchen in their room, or by taking advantage of The Nadler Liverpool s exclusive offers and discounts at some of the best Liverpool bars, restaurants and clubs, with which this design hotel is surrounded by. The Nadler Liverpool is also within walking distance of the Liverpool One shopping centre, the Echo Arena/BT Convention Centre and the Albert Dock on the River 7

8 Full Day Beatles Tour Highlights including: o The Cavern and Mathew Street o Paul and George's school o John Lennon's art school o Ringo's childhood home o Penny Lane o George's home o John Lennon and Paul McCartney's homes o St. Peter's Church Hall (where John and Paul met for the first time) o Eleanor Rigby's grave o Strawberry Field o The Casbah Coffee Club o Percy Phillip's studio (where they made their first recording) Then to: The Beatles Story The Beatles Story, Albert Dock is the world s largest permanent exhibition purely devoted to the lives and times of The Beatles. The exhibition is located on the UNESCO World Heritage site at the Albert Dock and will guide you through the music, culture and story of the band that changed the world. Join The Beatles on their journey; first conquering Liverpool, and then the world through immersive recreations of key locations from the band s career including The Casbah Club, The Cavern Club, and Abbey Road Studios. With information, imagery, memorabilia and video interviews with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Olivia Harrison and Yoko Ono, the Beatles Story, Albert Dock tells the story of the fab four. The Beatles Story, Pier Head is the Beatles Story s second site and is located in Merseytravel s eye-catching Ferry Terminal Building. The Beatles Story, Pier Head offers two exhibitions and also a unique multimedia experience. The British Invasion: How 1960s beat groups conquered America (at the Beatles Story, Pier Head) 8

9 The Beatles Story continued. The Beatles Story and The GRAMMY Museum present a new exhibition, The British Invasion: How 1960s beat groups conquered America. The new exhibition opens with previously unseen photographs and memorabilia. The Beatles Hidden Gallery (at the Beatles Story, Pier Head). After being hidden away for over 45 years, 38 never before seen photographs of The Beatles are now on display in a photographic exhibition entitled The Beatles Hidden Gallery. Fab 4D (at the Beatles Story, Pier Head) is a cinematic experience that the whole family will enjoy. You ll meet a whole host of magical characters who ll bring The Beatles music to life in glorious 4D. 9

10 The world famous Cavern Club is a must-see for music fans visiting Liverpool. The Cavern Club first opened as a jazz club in 1957 and has played an important role in British music in every decade, including the era of The Beatles when they performed here almost 300 times in the early 1960s. Today, the Cavern is one of Liverpool s top venues with two stages, state of the art sound system and a variety of music on offer including Beatles tribute shows, unsigned showcase nights, solo acoustic acts and cover bands. General Admission is available for over 18s only after 8pm Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Thursday nights from 8pm: Beatles Tribute night Join our resident Beatles tribute band for a night of Fab Four music into the early hours. Friday nights from 8pm: Live music from soloists and cover bands Enjoy a wide range of music from solo artists and cover bands playing anything from The Beatles to Oasis. Saturday nights from 8pm: Live music from The Cave Dwellers The Cavern's resident musicians invite you on to the famous Cavern stage to sing or play with the band. Sunday nights from 8pm: Live music Line-up includes The Shakers, the Cavern's resident Merseybeat band along with soloists and cover bands. The Cavern Club is open daily from 10.00am. The bar has a wide range for hot and cold drinks to choose from and the souvenir shop is stocked with exclusive Cavern merchandise including t-shirts, CDs, books and other mementos. Costs General Admission Daytime only GBP 3.00 per person Evening Entry with Bands from GBP per person 10

11 Liverpool Visitor Attractions & Experiences Radio City Tower View the fantastic skyline of Liverpool and beyond in glorious technicolour from the very top of St Johns Beacon, home to Radio City, Radio City 2, Radio City 3 and Radio City Talk. At 120 metres above the City Centre of Liverpool, the Radio City Tower Viewing Gallery offers 360 degree panoramic views of Merseyside, the Wirral, North Wales and as far away as the Cumbrian Hills on clearer days. 11

12 Museum of Liverpool The Museum of Liverpool is the world s first national museum devoted to the history of a regional city and the largest newly-built national museum in Britain for more than a century. Hop on board the overhead railway, get up close to the stage where John Lennon and Paul McCartney first met, immerse yourself in the city s rich sporting and creative history and experience for yourself what it means to be Liverpudlian. Don t miss the 360º immersive films about Liverpool and Everton FC and The Beatles! Exhibits showcase popular culture and tackle social, historical and contemporary issues in an accessible, engaging manner. More than 6,000 objects bring Liverpool s incredible heritage to life, celebrating thousands of years of the city s achievements. Exhibits include Ben Johnson s Liverpool Cityscape, a life-size Liverbird, the first Ford Anglia from Ford s Halewood production line and Chris Boardman s famous Lotus sport bike. ~ 12

13 World Museum - Liverpool From the sea to the stars, a visit to World Museum reveals millions of years of the Earth s history through thousands of exhibits and hands-on activities. Travel to distant continents and ancient civilisations in the amazing galleries. The Ancient World gallery, which includes the ancient Egyptian, ancient Greek, Anglo-Saxon and Roman displays, is now closed until autumn This is due to an exciting development project for our Egypt galleries, including the addition of a new 'Mummy room'. Discover the wonders of the natural world in the award winning Clore Natural History Centre. This is the place to get your hands on more than 20,000 of the most unusual items from the huge collections, from a hippopotamus skull to a mammoth tooth. There s also the Weston Discovery Centre, which offers a range of activities and interaction to provide a fascinating insight into human history throughout the ages. Find a rainbow array of beautiful tropical fish at the aquarium, expert staff are on hand to answer questions and run demonstrations in which visitors can observe and learn more about live marine creatures. Get closer than you ever thought possible to creepy crawlies at the bug house. The bug house displays a selection of specimens from the museum's vast research collection alongside real live colonies of leaf cutter ants. New technology creates mind-blowing shows in the Planetarium, where you will be able to get up-close to the moon or the volcanoes of Mars from the comfort of your seat. 13

14 Merseyside Maritime Museum Merseyside Maritime Museum is in the Albert Dock, Liverpool. It contains a variety of objects associated with the social and commercial history of the port of Liverpool. Highlights include ship models, maritime paintings, colourful posters from the golden age of liners and even some full sized vessels. There is also the major current exhibition Titanic and Liverpool: the untold story, which tells the story of Liverpool's links to the illfated liner. The Museum also houses the International Slavery Museum (on the third floor) as well as the Border Force's national museum: Seized! The Border and Customs uncovered (in the basement 14

15 The International Slavery Museum - Liverpool The International Slavery Museum is located in Liverpool's Albert Dock, at the centre of a World Heritage site and only yards away from the dry docks where 18th century slave trading ships were repaired and fitted out. It is the only museum of its kind to look at aspects of historical and contemporary slavery and takes visitors on a highly thought-provoking and moving journey. The journey begins with life preslavery, looking at the peoples of West Africa and the rich and varied history and culture they developed long before the European slavers arrived. In this section of the museum, children can explore a replica Igbo family compound and learn about traditional African culture from the many interesting and varied exhibits on display. The story then moves on to enslavement and the middle passage and features a walk-in audio visual display which captures the horrors endured by the slaves on the eight to ten week journey across the Atlantic in cramped and disgusting conditions on slave ships. This harrowing chapter of the story is told by individuals whose identities were stripped from them and who were treated like animals by the European crews. The final leg of the visitor journey culminates in reminders of the racism and discrimination faced by the Black population, even after the abolition of the slave trade. This is not however the final chapter, the museum also delves into the unquenchable spirit shown by people of African descent and how this has helped to shape the society and cultures of the Americas and Europe. Visitors to the museum are encouraged to explore the Black Achievers Wall, the Freedom Wall and to visit the Campaign Zone which regularly features exhibitions exploring how millions of men, women and children around the world are still being sold like objects, forced to work for little or no pay by the people who employ them. 15

16 Liverpool Cathedrals If you want a Cathedral, we ve got one to spare so goes the old Liverpool folk song. Located either end of the aptly-named Hope Street, Liverpool Anglican Cathedral and Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King (Catholic) are vastly different in architecture but both majestic and beautiful. Halfway along Hope Street, outside Hope Street Hotel, two bronze statues represent the life and work of Bishop David Sheppard and Archbishop Derek Worlock. The two religious leaders, working together and with others, were a uniting force in the city during the less prosperous years of the 1970s and 1980s. Liverpool Anglican Cathedral is Britain s biggest Cathedral, and took 74 years to build from the foundation stone being laid in Sir John Betjeman called it one of the great buildings of the world. The Cathedral has a full programme of events and hosts many conferences, large-scale gala dinners and functions. The Tower is open every day and boasts spectacular views across the city. The Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King was originally conceived as a huge structure in a similar style to the neo-gothic Anglican Cathedral. Of that design, only the Lutyens Crypt was built and due to the pressures of war and rising costs, the design was abandoned. The current modern, circular Cathedral opened in 1967, and features modern works of art and glorious multi-coloured windows. The majestic barrel vaults of fine brickwork and granite pillars of the original Lutyens Crypt can still be seen. 16