Visit Oxford Guide & Oxford Tourism

Visit Oxford Guide & Oxford Tourism

Oxford Guides & Oxford Attractions

Guide to Oxford, England

Oxford is a city of over 115,000 inhabitants with a large influx of tourists all year round especially in summer, bathed by the River Thames as London is a city of atmospheres which always leaves the visitor with a pleasant memory.

It’s not just a college town, but also, for example, the home of the famous manufacturer of the Mini, Morris. 

name comes from the perfect place to cross the river (a ford for oxen, ford for oxen).

The University of Oxford, the oldest in Britain, it then traces its founding to the 1167. With the increase of students began the friction with the local population and several riots broke out in 1209 by some teachers and students who fled to found. The colleges of Oxford have appeared since the thirteenth century. Currently the student population includes 36 college students divided into 14.500. Although the city is not just for academics, the University certainly has shaped the contours and spirit.

The city center is surrounded by rivers and streams in the east, south and west and can be easily explored on foot. The train station is west of the center, while the bus station is near the center of Glucester Green.

Each college has its own students who usually live there all year. The university organizes courses, examinations and awards degrees, but most of student life at colleges around the gravity of belonging. Many of the ceremonies of the various colleges are centuries old, such as the graduation ceremony of the Sheldonian that still takes place in Latin.

The colleges are open all year round but their hours vary, many are closed in the morning. Among them ricodiamo St Merton’s most famous city, whose main entrance was built by Christopher Wren in 1680, and the Magdalene probably the richest of all.

Do not miss the Ashmolean Museum, the oldest in Europe and most prestigious of the city, with impressive collections including Raphael and Michelangelo, as well as oriental collections.

Oxford Entertainment

For fun you can go to Po Na Na a bar that makes the wee hours, or to ‘Oxford Playhouse with a mix of live music and not, or even to the Burton Taylor Theatre with a program that rivals London. Oxford is a city where gay and carefree fun peacefully, without, it must be said, the urban chaos of London.

Do not miss a visit to Blackwell’s enormous library with over 20.000 titles where you can buy a coffee at the bar savoring the comings and goings of students looking for books for their weekly essay.