| Fact of the matter is there will be a life | | | | of course is a city known worldwide because |
| after and life before the European Capital of | | | | of the Beatles, whose songs turned places of |
| Culture 2008 for Liverpool. Liverpool will | | | | Liverpool into key tourist attractions, such |
| take its place next to the previous culture | | | | as Penny Lane and Strawberry fields. Other |
| capitals, a formidable list of great European | | | | places key to the Beatles is also popular |
| cities. The programme started in 1985 with | | | | venues such as the famous music club the |
| Athens being the first to gain this great | | | | Cavern. |
| honour, and since then Paris, Florence, | | | | |
| Prague, Lisbon and Madrid have followed suit. | | | | Liverpool hotels are prepared for the |
| | | | expected influx of visitors next year. And |
| The honour, which prior to 1999 was known as | | | | many are advising booking early so as not to |
| European City of Culture, means an exciting | | | | is out on the actions. The hotels in |
| 2008 is planned for this great North West | | | | Liverpool have promised to be accommodating |
| city. To date over 350 events have been | | | | for all budgets and group sizes, and with the |
| planned involving great liverpoodlian's such | | | | events being all year round I am sure that |
| Sir Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr. The events | | | | many will not be disappointed. |
| will cover a massive range of subjects from | | | | |
| Music, the arts, street theatre, architecture | | | | A sound proposal as been put forward to |
| and of course this being Liverpool -sport! | | | | measure the success of the 2008 honour and |
| | | | that is to measure the number of overnight |
| Liverpool is currently celebrating its 800 | | | | stays in Liverpool. Attracting Tourist will |
| year birthday and it's a city whose heritage | | | | help boost Liverpool economy and signs are |
| is important to it, and whose waterfront is | | | | local business are planning for just that. |
| named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is | | | | |