Bath - One of the Two Major Cities in Somerset

Bath is a city which is situated in the valley of Rivera famous winter attraction in England.
Avon. Nestled in the south western part of England,Bath also lures tourists who are interested in arts due
is the beautiful county of Somerset. This county ofto the presence some famous museums. The
England has many small towns and only two majorHolburne Museum of Art is home some famous
cities. The two major cities of Somerset are Bathpainting and silver articles. On display, are also articles
and Wells.made of porcelain and glass. These articles belong to
The city of Bath was founded by the Romans whoSir William Holburne who grew up in Bath and spent
built many baths and a shrine around the naturallyyears after retirement in this place.
occurring hot springs in that area. This place wasCurrently this museum is closed due to renovation
called "Aquae Sulis" by the Romans who named itand is expected to re-open in the later part of 2010.
after goddess Sulis whom they revered. This placedThe Victoria Art Gallery is another famous museum
was renamed "Bath" by the English who took overhere which houses the paintings of many prominent
from the Romans. Today Bath is one of the mostartists from the 15th century till today. Another
famous tourist destinations catering to millions ofmajor attraction for art lovers is the Bath Aqua
tourists each year.Theater of Glass. Here you can see artisans working
The Roman baths are the famous tourist attractionsto create hand made glass work.
in this city. The ruins of the shrine and the bathingThere are various other activities for you to do like
complex built by the Romans around these bathscycling, hot air ballooning or even boating in order to
have been preserved with extreme care and caution.explore the picturesque and astounding countryside
The springs with the hot water flowing in them areof Bath. There are a lot of fine dining restaurants,
an amazing sight to behold. Tourists are also offeredvibrant and lively pubs and clubs and also some
various spa packages, at a reasonable price, whichoutstanding theater, music and film culture that this
utilize the water from these hot springs for the spacity has to offer to make the nightlife during your
treatments. Due to its natural hot springs, Bath is alsostay there, a lot more fun and happening.