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What to do, where to stay, and where to eat in London

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Europe’s largest, most vibrant and cosmopolitan capital is a city of contradictions: trendsetting yet traditional, conservative yet eccentric, historic yet innovative. Icons like Big Ben, St. Paul’s Cathedral, and Buckingham Palace stand as proud reminders of Britain’s storied history, while modern wonders such as the London Eye, Tate Modern, edgy Spitalfields market, and the gastropub offer glimpses into how the city continues to create influential trends. London offers something inspired at every turn: fashionable shops sit on ancient cobblestoned streets; Victorian warehouses transform into cool coffeehouses; and pubs on Dickensian alleyways rub shoulders with Michelin-starred restaurants. London in a word? Idiosyncratic.

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