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Explore Greater Manchester – It's More Than Just A City
Greater Manchester is a city that's home to 2.7 million people. It's one of the birth places of the industrial revolution and has a thriving music scene that has spawned the likes of the Smiths, the Stone Roses, Oasis and New Order. It also boasts one of the largest China Towns outside of  China and is home to the two of the biggest football club's in the world. Welcome to Greater Manchester.

The area has a wide diversity of people and as a result is a real melting pot of cultures and styles. It's this that makes Manchester well worth a visit. With this in mind, here are some of the best places to see and things to do.

Be Bohemian In the Northern Quarter
Situated between Piccadilly and Ancoates, the Northern Quarter is awash with creative charm. Some say that it's cutting-edge and although this is often used as a cliché, a visit to any one of the many trendy fashion boutiques, Bohemian cafés and independent record shops here might just make you agree. From retro-vintage clothing to contemporary design furniture, from exquisite locally made jewellery to quirky paintings, you can get it all in the Northern Quarter. If you are all 'shopped out' then why not sit back and relax in one of the many trendy bars and cafés that adorn this district? For those who want to party into the night, then there's also an eclectic mixture of clubs and bars.

Get an insight into the 'beautiful game' with a football tour
For those that have a passion for football or sport in general then why not take in the perfect experience and partake in a football stadium tour at either Manchester City or Manchester United. Allegiances aside, visitors to both stadiums can expect to go behind the scenes of the club and get a first hand experience of the attraction of the 'beautiful game'.

Put your best foot forward with a walking tour
They say that the best way to see a city is on foot and there are certainly a variety of walking tours which will keep you interested. From Ghost Walks detailing the fascinating characters that have lived in and around Greater Manchester to Urban Culture Trails. Or from Architectural Walks which revel in the rich history that this fine city has experienced, through to Canal-side Tours which harp back to the days when Manchester was leading the world in terms of industry.

By following some of these suggestions you'll see that Manchester is much more than just a city and for this reason it's well worth a visit.