About Manchester
Manchester is one of UK's exciting cities with lots to see and do. It has something to offer everyone no matter your interests.
If you are interested in art and culture, there are many museums and galleries offering a great selection of exhibitions throughout the year. The Urbis center is the museum of city life. Its fantastic glass building is hi-tec and interactive. You can start your tour around the museum in a ride in a 45 degree glass elevator.
A two mile journey out of the city center is the Lowry arts center, a first class music and theater venue, providing performing and visual art all under one roof. Whilst at this location you could also visit the imperial war museum and view its award winning building.
John Ryland's library at Deansgate reopened last years after years of renovation. It has combined its 1890's architectural features and its unique 21st century state of the art facilities.
If its retail therapy you're looking for Manchester is full of shops to tempt you. The Triangle shopping complex contains lots of boutique style shops, St Ann's square and Barton Arcade offers high class fashion such as Armani, Boss and Westwood. The Arndale center provides most major chain stores. There are a number of unique shops and exclusive boutiques all over the city run by local designers.
Then just outside Manchester City Center is the famous Trafford Center, Europe's largest shopping mall or the designer outlet village next to the Lowry in Salford - you really can shop till you drop when shopping in Manchester!
The city center pavement side cafes and bars are perfect for lunch in the city when you are ready for a midday break or a coffee stop.
You can eat your way around the world in Manchester; there are hundreds of restaurants bars and cafes to suit your taste buds, including abundance of awarding winning restaurants. Greens in Didsbury is a perfect choice for fabulous vegetarian food with celebrity chef Simon Rimmer heading up the kitchen - you don't have to be veggie to enjoy their food!
In the Rusholme area of Manchester, 'The Curry mile' has the largest concentration of Asian restaurants in UK providing the finest Pakistani, Sir Lankan and Bangladeshi cuisine.
Manchester's Chinatown is the largest in Britain, hosting a fantastic range of restaurants offering traditional Chinese cuisine to new generation of oriental restaurants.
Nightlife in Manchester provides you with a choice of traditional pubs, trendy wine bars, funky cafes, nightclubs, theaters and live music to keep you entertained through till the early hours of the next morning. A popular bar is the Cloud 23, part of the Hilton hotel in The Beetham tower. The bran new tower block dominates the skyline; it is the tallest building in Manchester at 171m tall. The bar provides stunning views that you will not find anywhere else in the city and their cocktails are like a desert in a glass! 
Opposite the Urbis is the Printworks leisure complex, providing you with an exciting mixture of cafes, bars, cinema, and nightclubs.