New York
Poems were written about it, it is the genuine star of many American movies and TV series, it’s the “Big Apple”. New York, the most populated city in the USA (with approximately 8 million citizens), is an international center of culture, art, fashion, commerce and economics, in which the center and headquarters of the United Nations reside. It seems like the skyscrapers, the lively bustle surrounding the streets and the yellow cabs have been seared into the consciousness, even among those who haven’t yet visited the vibrant city.
New York is situated at the eastern entrance to the USA, and it constitutes a bustling cosmopolitan center - a symbol of innovation, progress, a place where anything can happen, of freedom. The first visit to the city might make the traveler feel confused and small in the face of its enormous dimensions, and it is difficult to contain it within a single trip.
New York is comprised of five quarters: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten Island, such that Manhattan constitutes the city’s throbbing heart and its main attraction. The city that never sleeps offers the travelers a wide variety of cultural, culinary and fashionable options, and visiting some of its parts becomes worthwhile, especially through car rental – which facilitates the departure from Manhattan to the city’s suburbs, particularly to the eastern part of the USA.
Europcar represents in New the world’s principal international car rental companies, Dollar and Thrifty, which maintain numerous branches in diverse locations throughout the city, for your maximum convenience. The wide approach and the opulent assortment of vehicles that Europcar puts at your disposal, turn the option of car rental in New York into part of the trip’s experience, which also saves you precious time.
New York offers the traveler a rich experience of sights, flavors and shopping. Shopping fans will attain their desires at the enormous shopping centers such as Bloomingdale's, which has already been crowned by the “New York Magazine” as the city’s leading department store. Whoever thirsts for some culture can obtain it in one of the dozens of museums spread around in New York, headed by the Museum of Modern Art MOMA. Entertainment can be found in almost every corner of the city, particularly in plays and musicals on Broadway. Other attractions are the mythological toys store FAO Schwarz, mainly famous for its giant floor piano (which also starred in the movie “Big”), the colorful markets such as the Chelsea Market, and of course the Times Square, perhaps the most famous streets’ intersection in the world, which constitutes the purified essence of New York. Whoever sits in the square, gets a spectacular view of the colorful giant signs, the enormous buildings, and not less interesting – the masses of people passing by, their ethnic diversity, colors and languages.
You cannot visit New York without seeing some of its main touristic sites, such as the Status of Liberty, which is one the distinctive symbols of the city and of the USA in general; the Brooklyn Bridge, one of the bridges connecting between Manhattan and Brooklyn, considered one the most beautiful bridges in the world; the Empire State Building, the highest skyscraper in New York, and the Central Park – one of the most famous parks in the world. Car rental with Europcar will allow you to easily visit other attractions outside of Manhattan and its surroundings, such as the enormous Niagara Falls, located at a distance of about a 7-hour drive from the city, and even stop on the way to visit further interesting points, for example, the Finger Lakes or the Howe Caverns.
Car rental through Europcar’s representatives Dollar and Thrifty, opens an option for a broader trip, even to sites located in eastern USA, to which New York constitutes a convenient departure gate, such as Long Island or Boston, one of the most important cities in the USA. Even people interested in visiting destinations southern of New York, will find car rental the most efficient and easy solution available. Philadelphia, for example, is located at solely a 2-hour drive from the city, on a convenient signposted road, inviting you to stop and refresh yourself, take photos or just be enthused by the landscapes en route.
Whether in the suburbs of New York or at nearby destinations, car rental with Europcar is the most affordable, simple and convenient solution that will allow you to optimally exploit to the fullest the attractions offered by the city and its surroundings.
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