Description
Book SynopsisOxford - an eclectic mix of the ancient university colleges, cobbled streets and dreaming spires. But also a modern city with theatres, galleries, bookshops, cafes, pubs and restaurants. Today's tourist can enjoy them all. A guide to help the French visitor explore Oxford and its university - a city with over 40 ancient colleges tightly interwoven, each a part of the other. It looks at the ancient beauty of cobbled streets, neat quadrangles, bell towers and slim spires. Look out for more Pitkin Guides on the very best of British history, heritage and travel, including other titles in our popular City Guides series.
Table of Contents2 Walks, Welcome to Oxford a short history, Carfax and St Aldates, Christ Church, Turl street, Broad Street, New College Lane, Radcliffe Square, The High, Merton Street, Magdalen Bridge, Beaumont Street and St Giles, Parks Road, Information.
