Bath, England, UK

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  • Bath, England
    Bath, England, known for and named after its Roman-built baths. It is in the valley of the River Avon, 97 miles (156 km) west of London. The city became a spa with the Latin name Aquae Sulis ("the waters of Sulis") c. 60 AD when the Romans built baths. In the 17th century, claims were made for the curative properties of water from the springs, and Bath became popular as a spa town in the Georgian era. Georgian architecture, crafted from Bath stone, includes the Royal Crescent, Circus, Pump Room and Assembly Rooms where Beau Nash presided over the city's social life from 1705 until his death in 1761.
    You will see below top visit places:
    1. The Roman Baths:
    The Roman bathing complex has been redeveloped many times over the centuries. Above ground the current buildings mostly date to the 19th century and there are statues of Emperors and the Governors of Roman Britain on the terrace. Built around Britain's only hot springs, the bathing complex still flows with natural hot water.
    2. Bath Abbey
    Founded in the 7th century and built from the famous yellow Bath Stone, Bath Abbey is a unique example of Gothic architecture.
    3. The Royal Crescent
    Facing south on a rise over the Avon Valley, the Royal Crescent is a semi-circular terrace of 30 uniform Georgian townhouses built between 1767 and 1775.
    4. No. 1 Royal Crescent
    The building on the eastern tip of the Royal Crescent is the cornerstone of the development and is considered the pinnacle of Palladian architecture in Bath. It was a luxury place for aristocrats to stay while engaging in the social season and taking Bath’s waters.
    5. The Jane Austen Centre
    Jane Austen moved to Bath with her parents in 1801 and lived here for several years. Jane set two of her novels in Bath - Northanger Abbey and Persuasion. These portray life in Bath at the beginning of the 19th century, as Jane would have experienced it. I highly recommend reading these both - first Northanger Abbey then Persuasion - either directly before your trip or during your stay, as a way to immerse yourself in Georgian Bath and understand Jane’s feelings towards the city. Northanger Abbey was written at the end of the 1700s and revised while she was living in Bath, and Persuasion was completed a decade after she left.
    6. Pulteney Bridge
    One of only four bridges in the world with shops along both sides.
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