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Oxford is an ancient university town. It is surrounded by rivers and canals, which makes walking around the city more exciting. University buildings are located in most of the city, but the oldest and most important colleges are in the center of Oxford. During the excursion, we will visit the most famous of them. We will get acquainted with their famous graduates: Margaret Thatcher, Hugh Grant, Kate Beckinsale, Rosamund Pike, Anthony Atkinson, Felicity Jones, Prince Yusupov, Prince Obolensky, Tony Blair, Yegor Konchalovsky, Boris Johnson. We will visit one of the largest aristocratic colleges – Christ Church College, famous for producing the largest number of prime ministers, as well as the filming locations for the Harry Potter movie. We will visit the famous Ashmolean Museum, famous for its collection of Amati and Stradivarius violins – “Messiah” in particular. Here is also the oldest collection of rings, which served as the idea for writing the famous “Lord of the Rings” by Tolkien, here also took place the unsolved theft of the painting by Cezanne, on New Year’s Eve 1999. We will not ignore the most iconic bar for Oxford students “Purple Turtle” and the oldest, 11th century, pub “Turf”. We will visit the Alice Shop, which appears in the wonderful novel by Lewis Carroll, which is replete not only with Alice’s favorite sweets, but also with souvenirs from the famous Looking Glass. We will walk under the Bridge of Sighs and find out why it is such. We will visit the local prison, which has slightly changed its hypostasis today. We will visit the tavern where the Russian Emperor Peter stayed during his visit to Oxford. As part of the Oxford tour, you will also be offered to visit the most interesting places in the city, such as the Kerfax Tower, which offers a picturesque panorama of the city, Magdalen College, whose high bell tower is visible from afar and is a symbol of the city.
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