LIFESTYLE /

Manchester is acknowledged to be one of Europe’s premiere leisure and entertainment destinations, boasting 4 National Parks, world famous football teams, 13 theatres, 30 museums and galleries, restaurants, bars and a night life that is second to none. 

This is a vibrant and cosmopolitan city, home to world class shops, outstanding sporting facilities, diverse restaurants, a kicking music scene and landmark galleries and museums. The renaissance of Manchester has helped create an enviable cultural infrastructure filled with creativity and innovation.

Shoppers are drawn by the world class retail offering, including the Selfridges and Harvey Nichols department stores and an additional one million square feet of retail space, soon to include The Avenue.

Its flagship sporting facilities include the new regional athletics stadium (part of the much bigger SportCity), and Urbis, the centre for urban culture. The city’s already formidable sporting reputation was further underlined when it hosted the 2002 Commonwealth Games and the 2003 UEFA Champions League Final.