Barrissimo Caffe Italiano located on the historic St Peters Street is extremely popular and offers a superb selection of sandwich snacks all made on premises on the day you buy them with a range of coffees and pastries to either eat in or take away. St Albans is a heritage city dating back to Roman times with a magnificent cathedral, historic churches, museums, coaching inns and specialist as well as high street shopping. There is a regular market, two small shopping centres, plenty of places to stay and the city hosts numerous events and festivals throughout the year. The River Ver runs through what is now Verulamium Park, a 100 acre parkland close to the city centre and popular for walks and recreation.