What to do in Oxford in a single day from London, what to see and what to put on the list to spend 24 hours in Oxford. Read the post and book your trip starting from London.
Oxford and, a city of harmonious spiers. What culture-loving dreamer has never dreamed of being able to walk in its streets, to be able to cross the doors of every single college, at least once in their life?
Illustrious for being the emblem of the University in the world, after Cambridge, Oxford imposes itself strongly as a city capable of imprisoning the visitor in the halo of magic and almost sacredness that it manages to unleash thanks to the purely English Gothic architectural style of which it is impregnated . It is easily accessible by bus from London from which it is about an hour and a half journey.
What are we waiting for, then? We decide to take the bus departing from London near Paddington Station and choose the High Street stop. Whereas we have only one day available to wander in the "city of dreaming spiers" (city with dreaming spiers, as it was baptized), there is no better point than High Street to begin our short journey.
This street, in fact, allows us to observe some of the architectural wonders of the city; it is located perpendicular to Catte Street taking which we can reach the University Church of Mary the Virgin.
Church of Mary the Virgin is a university church that is imposing and masterful from the top of which it is possible to remain in suspense after having been lucky enough to admire the beautiful sights of the city (cost: £ 4). The sight of this majestic church is astonishing for its ability to perfectly arouse awe and wonder at the same time sacredness and spirituality, As the Gothic wants. The interior has a single central nave flanked by arches at the end of which there is a choir and a marble altar.
The Church is located near the beautiful Radcliffe Square where the Vaults and Garden Caffe gives us the opportunity to stop for a moment and enjoy an excellent English tea at great prices (the only flaw is that it is always very crowded). Crossing Radcliffe Square we finally reach Catte Street where there is one of the 38 colleges of the University of Oxford which, unlike those of Cambridge, are not located in a single citadel, but scattered around the city: Hertford College. The college, located at the so-called "Bridge of sighs", a small bridge very similar to the Venetian one, immediately strikes thanks to its green courtyard that immediately draws those who enter it into a dimension of peace and spiritual harmony with nature .
With this image of a mixture of art and nature, we leave Catte Street and retrace our steps, down the High Street where, not far from our bus stop, there is a cozy souvenir shop, UniGifts of Oxford, where we can delightfully spend our last minutes and use them to buy gifts recommended by friendly and helpful staff. Once our free-shopping moment has also ended, it's time to leave the city hoping to always be able to return and admire, perhaps this time in its entirety, this Anglo-Saxon pearl.
