Discover the city of Leeds
Article by artavia.seo
Leeds is quickly establishing itself as a top place to visit and live. The city has been gaining a growing reputation as one of the top city break destinations in the UK. Leeds is now regularly featured in top 10 lists of best city breaks. It has even been voted “Visitor city of the year” by The Good Britain Guide in 2005, Condé Nast Traveler magazine Readers’ Awards as the “UK’s favourite city” in 2004 and “Best English city to visit outside London” in 2005. The city now regularly get over 10 million visitors a year and this figure is expected to increase, especially with the economic downturn making foreign holidays much more expensive.
Some of the best tourist attractions in the city include the Leeds Art Gallery, the Henry Moore Institute, Royal Armouries and the West Yorkshire Playhouse. The city is also lucky to have the only ballet and opera company outside of London. The internationally acclaimed Northern Ballet Theatre and Opera North put on productions throughout the year.
The city is not only attracting the tourists. Leeds is establishing itself as a great place to live and work. The city is home to a number of large employers, though obviously the recent recession has had an affect on them, once the economy recovers the city is likely to attract even more employers to the region with its great transport links to the rest of the country and University.
The city has a wide range of houses, from large Victorian houses, to small modern apartments and the surrounding countryside is home to many pretty cottages. Weather you are looking to buy or rent property in Leeds there is bound to be your ideal home in Leeds.
During your time off from work there will be plenty of things to do, especially for the shoppaholic amongst you. Leeds is one of the best cities for shopping in the whole of the UK. The city has top designer outlets from the likes of Louis Vuitton and top stores like Harvey Nichols, which has earnt it the nick name the ‘Knightsbridge of the North’. One of the most popular shopping districts in the city is the Victorian Quarter which comprise of a number beautiful Victorian shopping arcades linked by stain glass roofs. These traditional and elegant arcades are home to a number of top name stores.
This article was written on behalf of Martin & Co Letting Agent Leeds who offer Property Letting in Leeds.
