Covent+Garden

__COVENT GARDEN__
​ =__SOME HISTORY__=

Covent Garden is a square, a market and a London neighborhood where he planned to place the first residencial houses for London's high society. The district also gives its name to Opera House Covent Garden. After the Great Fire of London of 1666 that destroyed the opponent markets to the east of the city, the market became the biggest in the country. The exotic items from around the world came by ship and were sold at Covent garden. Also, many aristocrats were movedto the westof London, and at that time dealers, writes, etc, share their places. In 1974, the market was transferred to the heavy traffic of trucks that had to endure and then the buildings were restored. This caused the site went up much less than its main building reopened as a commercial center and attraction for tourists in 1980. Today the central market is full of shops, restaurants and stalls. In the pedestrian areayou can find artists who act and is the only part of London where they are authorized street shows.


 * __WAYS TO GO TO COVENT GARDEN:__**

There are many different ways to go to Covent Garden:

 **- By underground:** The underground station is Covent Garden at the end of James Street, just steps from the Market Building. Covent Garden is on the Piccadilly Line and is a very busy line, so sometimes it's better to get off at any of the nearest stations, as Leicester Square, Charing Cross, Embankment and Holborn. __**Here you have a video of the Covent Garden:**__
 * - By foot:** The best way to go to the Covent Garden is by foot.
 * - By bike:**  There are bicycle parking in Southampton Street, Bow Street and the corner of Russell Street and Wellington Street.
 * - By bus:**  If you go to Covent Garden by bus, RV1 bus stops at Covent Garden. Buses 9, 13, 15, 23, 139 and 153 stop at Trafalgar Square and Aldwych (which are within walking distance of the square). The bus stops at 24 Leicester Square, from there, follow the signs to Covent Garden.
 * - By taxi:** S ign to one of the famous London black cabs or Black Cabs and tell the driver to take you to the market in Covent Garden (Covent Garden Market).
 * - By car:**  The car isn't the best way to go to Covent Garden because there are hardly any parking areas. In some streets surrounding spaces are limited and metered parking. If you decide to drive to the center, it is important to pay the road tax or Congestion Charge. Payment can be made online, at select stores and gas stations, by mail, by SMS or by phone at +44 (0) 20 7649 9122. Two of the largest companies in public car parks in central London are Masterpark and NCP.

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**COVENT GARDEN MARKET** The Apple Market, is a place that sells everything; wear, books, jewellery,... There are also some street performers (i   s one of the only places where artists are allowed on the street). **JUBILEE MARKET** This market has a specific day for everything. On Monday it’s dedicated to antiques, from Tuesday to Friday it’s a general market   with sales of clothing and household items and the Saturday and Sunday is devoted to arts and crafts. From Monday to Friday it’s open to 9.30-18.00 and from Saturday to Sunday it’s open to 9.00-18.00. **ST PAUL’S COVENT GARDEN** This is the Parish Church Covent Garden, also known as Actor’s Church. It’s the Church of the actors in the relationship with the theatre community, that begins in the 1663 with the foundation of the Royal Theatre and in the 1723  with what’s now the Royal Opera House. The fourth Earl of Bedford, Francis Russell, commissioned the construction of the church to Inigo Jones in 1631 It is surrounded by a beautiful garden and a cemetery. It has monuments to famous people like Charles Chaplin, Edith Evans, Vivien Leigh, Noel Coward... The Orchestra of St Paul it’s a important orchestra that besides giving concerts in Covent Garden, they do throughout the United Kingdom. From Monday to Friday it’s open to 9.00-17.30; on Sunday it’s open to 9.00-13.00 and  depends on Saturdays.