Birmingham – West Midlands is a city that one cannot enjoy fully with a short holiday. The city requires a vacation that will provide you with the time to take in both the historic and modern beauty of this marvelous city. There are many historic sites and unique elements to the city that lie waiting to be discovered by the visitor taking their time to wander.

Birmingham is home to the International Dance Festival. Here you can see participants from around the world gather to showcase their unique dance styles. Birmingham is home to the Birmingham Royal Ballet, Hippodrome, and Xchange dance troupes who all perform during the festival. A visitor can take part in dance lessons and activities that occur during the four week festival.

The entire city gets involved in the festival and there are nightly musicals and concerts held throughout the city. This year the festival will be expanding its sixty performances to include modern and cultural dance performed by troupes who will be attending many of the other activities that occur during the festival.

Visiting the Jewelry Quarter is a great way to see a working Victorian District. The city has renovated much the the district and you will find many shops, boutiques and cafes that provide the ambiance and flavor the living and working in the Jewelry Quarter when it was at it’s busiest. The District still produces the finest jewelry in the world and gives a visitor an array of unique visual experiences when they visit.

The historical architecture provides a visitor with a wide range of sites to see. You can visit St. Chad’s cathedral, built in’39 and enjoy the beauty of the building. Inside you will find relics from the medieval times and some beautiful sculptures. The unique English Baroque style is found in only a few parts of England. You will find this type of architecture here in Birmingham. The rich colors, and bold shapes that make up this style can be found in the Castle Bromwich Gardens that have been restored to their original beauty. The glass house at the end of Holly Maze is a beautiful example of this architectural style.

Several miles of the 29 mile canals that flow through Birmingham have been restored and offer you cafes, shops and boutiques along this unique motorway. A visitor can catch one of the boats that travel the canals and see much of the city’s beautiful architecture and hidden treasures from the water.

The Botanical Garden is a beautiful fifteen acre site that provides you with a wonderful opportunity to see the Victorian style in a garden. The bandstand in the central garden is home to many of the events that take place in Birmingham year round. You will enjoy the renovated glass houses that provide themes ranging from sub-tropical to desert climates.

A visitor will find galleries that contain the classic works of masters, architecture that spans the early 1700s’ to the present, and a mix of historic and modern on every street. This successful blend brings you wonderful food, shops, and site seeing opportunities among the wonderful and friendly residents of the city.

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