Fly from Nice to Liverpool

A weekend in Liverpool holds every chance of ending with impromptu karaoke. Strolling hand in hand, you stumble upon the statue of John Lennon. Suddenly you’ve got a serious desire to sing Ticket to Ride, A Hard Day’s Night, All You Need Is Love or A Day in the Life. Or perhaps you're on a weekend getaway with friends, looking for the kind of good time only England can offer. You head into a pub and are all swept away by the ambiance and take up the chorus of Hey Jude!
It's a fact: The Beatles left a permanent mark on their hometown. But the cradle of Paul, John, Ringo, and George has much more to offer than these legends. A prosperous city in the 19th century, Liverpool has an incredible history that will give your trip that special something. Stroll over the ancient stones the Scousers (the nickname of Liverpool locals which comes from ‘scouse’, a name for their accent) used to build their city, weaving culture into its very fibre and until it finally became the major British centre of art and culture it is today. As you’ll see, the Pool - as supporters call it - represents at once the love of art and the art of the party!

• Give in to Beatlemania! Take the Magical Mystery Tour bus for a 2 hour tour around all the key places: the Strawberry Fields orphanage, the Penny Lane district, Paul McCartney's secondary school, and more.
• Visit The Beatles Story, a museum dedicated to history’s greatest band. You’ll see sacred relics such as John’s glasses and George's first guitar. There are also perfect reconstructions of Casbah Coffee Club and the Abbey Road studios.
• Sing your head off at Cavern Club on Mathew Street. It’s THE club, the place where John and the boys got their start. Nearly every evening you’ll find tribute bands playing there, keeping the legend alive.
• Wander around Albert Dock, the most visited site in the city. This group of floating docks and warehouses that encircle a three-hectare basin and is today listed as a World Heritage Site. On the program: shops, bars, restaurants, museums, and more.
• Visit the annex of the Tate Gallery, London’s famous modern art museum. Or start with Liverpool’s other temple of art: the Walker Art Gallery. On its walls you’ll see Rubens, Rembrandt, Degas, and Freud. A definite must see!
• Hoist your anchor and visit the Merseyside Maritime Museum. It’s the largest maritime museum in Europe and tells the stories of the slave trade, immigration to America, and of course the Titanic, which was registered in Liverpool, if only fleetingly.
• See the architectural wonders of the city for yourself: St. George's Hall, the Cunard Building, the Port of Liverpool Building and of course the Royal Liver Building, topped with its two legendary “liverbirds” which are half eagle, half cormorant, and a symbol of the city.
• Check out the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral: Its uniqueness is reflected in its organs with their 9,765 pipes and its main bell, which is the 3rd largest in the world! Climb to the top of the bell tower to admire the city from a hundred metres up.
• Go shopping in the Metquarter, the most luxurious of Liverpool's shopping centres. Continue your shopping at Liverpool One or St Johns Centre.
• Have lunch in Chinatown, one of the oldest Chinese districts in Europe, have dinner in the tower of St John’s Beacon (over 100 metres tall), then linger in one of the city's many pubs before finishing your night with a rock concert or listening to a famous DJ.