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The Da Vinci Code and Britain
Tour through London, England just as the characters in the novel. Begin your journey in the Inner Temple of Temple Church, where Langdon and Neveu began their search in London for the Holy Grail.
Next visit London's Fleet Street , which is also featured in the book and pass by King's College , where Langdon and Neveu, with the help of a resident researcher, searched for the meaning to the clue “in London lies a knight a pope interred.”
Move onto Westminster Abbey and to the grave tomb of Sir Isaac Newton where Langdon and Neveu finally find out the identity of "the Teacher.”
Travel onward to St James's Park , which is bordered by 3 royal palaces and is one of London's royal parks. It is here that "the Teacher" disposes of one of his unwanted accomplices.
Wrap up your tour of Brown's London at The National Gallery which houses the Da Vinci's Virgin of the Rocks, referred to in the novel.
The book reaches its climax at the chapel outside Edinburgh as Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon follows a trail of clues from the Louvre to discover the truth about the Holy Grail. The chapel has long been the focus of legends connected with the Holy Grail. Some of the most important artifacts in archaeological folklore are said to exist under Rosslyn Chapel , including: the ancient home of the Knights Templar in the village of Roslin near Edinburgh. If speculation is to believed, its musty, undisturbed vaults may contain fantastic holy relics, including early gospels, the Ark of the Covenant, the Stone of Destiny, and even the mummified head of Christ.
