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A Nous Deux Londres! Guided Walks and Tours in French

Palace of Westminster
 
Covent Garden - The Walk
"...il faut cultiver notre jardin." (Voltaire, temporary inhabitant of Covent Garden)

Floral Hall, Covent Garden Opera House

Floral Hall, Covent Garden Opera House

Come and visit Covent Garden and you will be surprised by the contrasts within this historic part of London between the City and Westminster, which has known both luxury and wretchedness.

     

Saint Paul's church and the piazza

Saint Paul's Church and the Piazza

Londoners choose Covent Garden as a meeting point for theatre or opera-going, a place to eat and drink together, for shopping or simply to stroll around and enjoy the scene.

A moving statue

A moving "statue"!

Back in the Middle Ages the monks of Westminster Abbey had a kitchen garden, an orchard and meadows here.

 

String quartet in the old market

Violins in the old market

A market for fruit, vegetables, flowers and herbs for over 300 years, Covent Garden is still a place for traders, the old buildings filled with new and original shops and stalls, cafés and restaurants, which draw the crowds like a magnet.

Rules Restaurant-the window

Rules Restaurant

 

Neal's Yard, with brightly painted houses

Neal's Yard

For those who seek more intellectual pleasures, this is also the district par excellence for theatre, opera and ballet.

Telephone: +44 (0)20 8876 0429

Email: info@anousdeuxlondres.co.uk

The walk ends at Leicester Square Underground.
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