The town of Sheffield is situated in the north of England. It is just at the meeting of the Don River and the Sheaf River that we find this green setting, which nevertheless lived from the mining industry for nearly a century. Its name is the union of the Sheaf River and the word field. It is positioned in the south of Yorkshire County. With a history in the steel industry it is with pride that the city boasts its technological inventions, such as stainless steel. In 1893 the city reached the status of royal city for its activity but in 1970 the international competition made it lose its activity in the industry and was the closure of the mines also. Despite this, Sheffield has a population of 525,800 and is the eighth largest city in the country. It has the reputation of not being a beauty queen in architecture by its anarchic construction between steel mill style and private house in red brick. In 1944 it was converted back into a munitions supply point so that it was the target of incessant bombardments. The first housing plans were born in 1960 with Park Hill Flats. In 1991 the attempts to revive the activity of the city began with the Universiades project. It ended with the project to renovate the city centre in 1998. Geographically the city is surrounded by 5 hills and its construction is mainly on the hillside. The dwellings often saw over the countryside or the hills. His boasting about his green spaces much more important than the number of inhabitants is linked to a reality that will be rewarded by the "Entente Florale" in 2005, European prize. You will not be able to avoid organizing a hike to discover the greenery of the city and its surroundings. Parks and gardens are present even in front of the station. The recently renovated city centre offers you quick tours of the centre with the famous FreeBee Bus service which takes you on a walk through all the historic places of the city. Restaurants and bars in the town of Sheffield are numerous because the locals themselves like to go out to eat. The city has a Food festival that promotes local gastronomy. Dishes are often cooked around game such as turkey. Chefs like to have fun inventing dishes where gastronomy is mixed like Platillos Cassoulet.