The 10 literary destinations in Britain

Spring is the season most literary. This Friday begins the book fair in Madrid and six days after the festival there in the UK. This year, in which the world is watching culture 'british', is perfect for visiting some of the many British places with literary connections. Collect the top ten.

EDINBURGH
The first city of literature of Unesco has inspired more than 500 novels. It is a key scenario for both the work of classic writers such as Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson and Robert Burns to contemporary authors such as Ian Rankin or Irvin Welsh. Ideally, you start getting lost among the streets of the Royal Mile, libraries full of charm and the many cafes where you can imagine JK Rowling writing the first chapters of Harry Potter. The visit continues in institutions restless as the Scottish Storytelling Centre, the Writers Museum and the Scottish Poetry Library contemporary space. The tours offer is varied and original: you can choose from a tour that replicates Edinburgh's cult novel Trainspotting, another pursuing the inspector Rebus by Ian Rankin. In addition, a route that combines the Apollonian with the Dionysian: a tour of the pubs that have opened their doors to William Wordsworth, Robert Burnes or Walter Scott. Pints ​​and books, what more could you want.
 LONDON
With literary references that populate London could fill an entire book collection. As literary kilometer zero is placed the British Library, where gems are stored as the first folio of Shakespeare and manuscripts of Alice in Wonderland. Do not forget the pleasant walks in neighborhoods offering you breathe bibliophile. As Bloomsbury, the meeting place of the intellectual bohemian early twentieth century led by Virginia Woolf and EM Forster. Or Hampstead, an area with lovely rural setting, visit the house where the poet John Keats. Excluding the Minister of Stories, the academy of literature for children has opened Nick Hornby (Fever Pitch), the multiculturalism of the novels of Hanif Kureishi or literary itineraries in the footsteps of Dickens, Sherlock Holmes and Oscar Wilde.
 PORTSMOUTH
Portsmouth is a town with many and varied literary connections. Among the famous writers only related to the city-island of Great Britain are Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Dickens, Rudyard Kipling and HG Wells. This year marks two centuries since the birth of Dickens in Portsmouth. A visit to his house-museum in the center of the birthplace of the author sheds light on its origins.

 STRATFORD-UPON-AVONStratford-Upon-Avon is the birthplace of Shakespeare, but also one of the leading British cities for its cultural heritage. There you can visit five historic houses dedicated to the playwright, see one of his works at the Courtyard Theatre, home of the Royal Shakespeare Company and make pilgrimages to his tomb in the church of the Holy Trinity.
LAKE DISTRICTThe natural beauty of this area, also called "the valley of Eden" has inspired works of all kinds. Dove Cottage, Grasmere, Wordsworth's home is where the author met with other writers of the time as Walter Scott and Thomas de Quincey. The complex includes a study center, a museum dedicated to the poet and an art gallery. A few miles from Grasmere is Hill Top, the house where the author and illustrator Beatrix Potter. Packed with favorite possessions, this cottage is impossible not to find a visual reference of their animal stories.
WalesIn the Welsh love to talk. It's no surprise that its literary tradition has its roots in oral storytelling. Although the first signs of Welsh poetry back to the sixth century, their medieval folk tales, the Mabinogion, are considered the major contribution to Welsh European literature. Another major pillar of the letters Welsh is Dylan Thomas. In Swansea a center dedicated to the poet and heavy drinker who organizes activities throughout the year. The literary pedigree of Wales wraps the festival in Hay-on-Wye, the event's most prestigious literary world, which every year brings great figures, thinkers and writers to this village full of antiquarian bookshops and second hand. This year takes place from May 31 to June 10.
TORQUAYAgatha Christie was born in this village to the south of Devon and there kept his beloved vacation home. Greenway, on the banks of the River Dart, between Torquay and Dartmouth, was the private residence of the creator of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Time seems to stand still in this house. Your visitors will discover a romantic garden and family collections of archeology, porcelain and books botanical motifs. The more adventurous can follow the path and meet Agatha Christie mysteries scenarios and murders that the author was at the British Riviera.
 Cornwall
Gothic romance fans can not miss Cornwall. Daphne du Maurier, author of Rebecca, moved to Fowey after falling head over heels for this estuary. From 9 to 20 May is a festival dedicated to literary author. For this year are scheduled lectures and theatrical performances, but also afternoon tea sessions, guided walks and boat trips.

BATH
Bath has changed since the days of Jane Austen. But some things remain: the beauty of the city (which once attracted the high society and today tourists and film productions), the popularity of its spa and its reputation as a destination for lovers of elegance. Jane Austen lived in Bath for five years of his life and in this place summoned two of his novels, Persuasion and Northanger Abbey. On Visit Bath offer clues to enjoy the romantic Bath as the Austen lived.
 BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
It is an area back to the maelstrom supermini but with easy access from London. It notes the reassurance you need a writer to write. His greatest literary claim, especially if traveling with children, is the Roald Dahl Museum in his hometown, Great Missenden. Here is located the famous hut from which the author wrote unforgettable works like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda and James and the Giant Peach. The shelter he called his "little nest" was built in 1950 and has not been touched since.