Welcome to Liverpool
The city of Liverpool is renowned worldwide for its music, football, architecture and maritime heritage. However, the city has moved on since the happy days of the Beatles in the 1960’s, and the town was ‘European Capital of Culture in 2008.’ It is a prestigious award which put Liverpool back on the map as a great European city to visit.
Facts
| Population | 444,500 |
| Currency | British pound, 1 pound = 100 pence |
| Opening hours | 9.30 am to 8 pm in most places |
| Website | www.liverpool.gov.uk |
| Newspapers | Liverpool Echo (the best listings in the area) Liverpool Daily Post (good local listings as well) The Times (National newspaper) The Independent (National newspaper) The Sun (National tabloid newspaper |
| Emergency numbers | 999 |
| Tourist information | 08 Place Whitechapel Liverpool L1 6DZ Opening hours: 9 am to 7 pm Monday to Saturday in the summer, 9 am to 5 pm in the winter. Sundays closed. +44 151 233 2008 |
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