The town centre offers a huge
range of high street names, many of which lie within the
newly regenerated Highcross Quarter, as well as many
smaller specialist shops. Standing alongside these
retail hotspots is one of the city's most popular
attractions, Leicester Market, which is the largest
covered market in Europe and boasts a vast range of
wares.
It is often said that one of Leicester's biggest
attractions is its cuisine - in a city that boasts such
a wide range of cultures, it is perhaps not surprising
that it would become a magnet for food-lovers. A number
of restaurants in the city serve authentic Indian
cuisine and traditional Caribbean fare is also widely
available.
Considering the fact that Leicester has an unbroken
lineage dating back to the Saxon era, anyone with an
interest in local history will find many buildings of
note around the city; from the ruins of Leicester
Castle, the gothic splendour of St Martin's cathedral or
the historic central clock-tower, to the remains of the
city's Roman baths that lie alongside Leicester's famous
Jewry Wall.
The city has many fine leisure and entertainment venues
to choose from, as well as a whole raft of one-off
events ranging from the country's largest Caribbean
Carnival outside Notting Hill to Britain's biggest
comedy festival.
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