By Riccardo Villa, Federico Di Lella, Andrea Trione, Francesco Altomare'

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ENGLAND

• By Riccardo Villa, Federico Di Lella, Andrea
  Trione, Francesco Altomare.

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Canterbury
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Canterbury a religion city

• Canterbury, England's most famous cathedral city
  of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and now a
  UNESCO world heritage site  sits on the River
  Stour in one of the most attractive corners of
  rural Kent. It is easily reached by road, rail or
  sea, and has been welcoming visitors
  for thousands of years.
• The Norman cathedral still dominates the city.
• It was an important part of  medieval life

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Absent-mindedness

• You can find ancient buildings, shops, bars and
  restaurants.

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The Canterbury Cathedral

• Augustine created a cathedral in Canterbury. This
  burned down in 1067, but the Normans soon built a
  new one on the same site. About a hundred years
  later, King Henry the Second appointed his friend
  Thomas Becket as Archbishop of Canterbury. There
  were bitter disagreements between the two. While
  the King was at a feast in France Four of the
  king's knights heard murdered Becket inside the
  cathedraSoon afterwards the Pope made Becket a
  saint, and many people started to go to
  Canterbury as pilgrims to see Becket's tomb. The
  arrival of many visitors helped Canterbury to
  become a wealthy town. However, King Henry the
  Eighth stopped pilgrimages after he created the
  Church of England, and Thomas Becket's tomb was
  destroyed.

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Roman Museum

• The town of Canterbury grew in Roman times
  because of its position on one of the trade
  routes to London.The Romans built a wall around
  the town in the 3rd century to defend it against
  attacks by Saxons the medieval wall that can be
  seen today was built on top of the old Roman one.
  The Romans brought Christianity to the area in
  the 4th century, but paganism (a type of religion
  which worships many different gods) became
  established in the region after the Romans left.

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The Old Weavers House

• There are several Tudor-style houses along St
  Peters Street .
• One of the branches of the River Stour runs next
  to the weavers' houses. Guided boat tours leave
  from next to the Ducking Stool in the garden of
  The Old Weavers House. A ducking stool was a form
  of punishment and also a way of testing if
  someone was a witch. The person was strapped into
  the chair, which was then submerged under the
  water. If the person was a witch, she would
  survive, and she would be killed. If she wasn't a
  witch, then she would drown, but at least her
  name was cleared ...

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London a fun city

• London is the biggest city in Britain.
• Over seven million people live and work in
  London.
• London is also one of the most important cities
  in the world.
• It is a center for business and tourism.
• There are many exciting thing to do in London.
• The city has got some of the best theatres and
  museums in the world.

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St. Paul's Cathedral

• St. Pauls is a very large church in London.
• It was built by Sir Christopher Wren after the
  Great Fire of London in 1666.
• From the top there is a good view of the City of
  London.
• You can visit the cathedral by walking across The
  Millennium Bridge, from the South Bank

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Westminister Abbey

• Westerminister Abbey is one of the most famous
  churches in London.
• It is very near the Houses of Parliament.
• The Abbey is more than 900 years old.
• Queen Elizabeth II was crowned there in 1953.
• Many famous people are buried in Westerminister
  Abbey, like Sir Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin

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The Oval Cricket Ground

• Cricket is a bat and ball game played by two
  teams.
• It is played outside in summer.
• There are eleven players in each team.
• Cricket has been played for several centuries.
• It was first played in England but it is now
  played in many countries including Australia.
• The first test match between England and
  Australia was held at the Oval.

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The Tower of London

• In 1066, William the Conqueror came to England.
• William was the Duke of Normandy in France.
• He won the Battle of Hastings and he became king
  of England.
• He built the White Tower as his home in London.
• Now it is the tallest part of the tower of London
  every year to see the Crow Jewels and the ravens
  that live there.

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The Globe Theatre

• Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in
  1564.
• Later he lived in London.
• Shakespeare wrote thirty-seven plays.
• These famous plays were performed in the Globe
  Theatre.
• A fire destroyed the theatre in 1613.
• A new Globe Theatre was built in the same place
  in 1997 and you can see Shakespeares plays there
  today

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The London Eye

• The London Eye is a big wheel that takes you 135
  metres above London.
• It is the slowest big wheel in the world and the
  best way to see the whole city.
• You can see for 40 kilometres in all directions.
• You can see famous building like St. Pauls, the
  Palace of Westminister and Windsor Casle.

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Covent Garden

• There are a lot of shops in Covent Garden.
• In the 1600s, Covent Garden was a fruit and
  flower market market.
• Now you can buy clothes there.
• Covent Garden is famous for its street
  performers.
• You can see circus performances, singing and
  theatre on the street.

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London Underground

• The London Underground is called The Tube.
• It is the oldest underground railway in the
  world.
• The Metropolitan Line opened in 1863.
• It stops at 275 station and runs over 253 miles.
• 2,670,000 journeys are made on it each day.

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Harrods

• Harrods is the most famous shop in London.
• It is in Knightsbridge.
• You can buy anything you want in Harrods!
• It has the motto All thing for all people
  everywhere.