London is the UK's capital and was first founded by the Romans where the city was port city on the River Thames. The city has about 8.4 million inhabitants, but about 13 million if you include the suburbs.

Food and drinks

London offers its visitors a varied and tempting selection of food and drinks. With centuries of colonization, the English cuisine has been influenced by food from different cultures around the world, which has led to new and exotic influences. Among all these dishes, you can still find traditional British cuisine with everything from fish and chips and baked beans to the Sunday roast.

Attractions

• Big Ben
• Trafalgar Square
• Buckingham Palace
• London Eye
• Piccadilly Circus
• Tower Bridge

Weather and climate

London and the UK is generally known that its rainy climate, so when you book your trip to London, remember to pack an umbrella before you leave. On the whole, the climate is quite pleasant in London, where the proximity to the sea causes a fairly stable climate with relatively small temperature differences. Rainfall in London is quite evenly with the most rain in October, November and December. Summers are relatively warm with temperatures of 20-22 degrees in the day and 12-14 degrees at night. This warmest month of the summer is usually July. Winters in London are usually a little chilly with temperatures between 2-8 degrees.