The city knows how to put on a good show, as witnessed by its last-minute hosting of Eurovision this year. Here’s a whirl around its world-class nightlife, food and culture offerings

A magical mystery tour of the city reveals brilliant art, architecture and stories – with only minimal Fab Four interludes

The iron men dotted along Crosby beach form an ethereal backdrop to this coastal saunter

On 2 July we sent six writers and photographers to capture a typical British summer’s day. Tabitha Lasley went to Liverpool John Lennon Airport

The children’s novelist and screenwriter on pubs, green spaces, childhood memories and those ubiquitous watery views

Scousers’ globetrotting history and streetwise energy are combining to inspire a vibrant new food scene in Liverpool

A guided walk is a great way to take in the city’s architectural and cultural riches

A reopened secret wartime bunker that was used by Churchill and staffed by WRNS and WAAF personnel offers an educational day out – and the cheapest cup of tea in the land

‘Even after drinking quantities of wine and beer, and eating virtually every dish on the menu, the bill still comes as caress rather than headbutt’

Left-field Liverpool is thriving with a strong DIY culture and an art world bubbling with grassroots projects. Here’s our pick of the most exciting music and culture venues, and the best places to eat and drink

A new coast-to-coast canoeing route from Liverpool to the Humber offers a fresh way to see northern England

‘They call themselves “eccentric”. You don’t say. Still kind of love the place, though’

From a look at York’s historic toilets to a Depeche Mode tour of Essex, talk a walk on the weird side

Marina O’Loughlin: ‘The keynote of Indian street food is its vibrancy and just-made freshness. Mowgli’s version is like an exuberant Bollywood musical with the sound turned down’