know a city
Spanish tend to say:

I want to go to London to know the city.
I think this is not fully correct isn´t it?

What about : I want to get to know the city
or I want to know about the city ?

the idea is learn what the city is like
Thank you

Question

know a city
Spanish tend to say:

I want to go to London to know the city.
I think this is not fully correct isn´t it?

What about  :  I want to get to know the city
                  or   I want to know about the city ?

the idea is learn  what the city is like
Thank you

Answer

You're right, emarbe, it isn't quite right - it sounds a little 'Spanglish'.

'Get to know' is a good expression. You can get to know a place in the same way as you can get to know a person.

Answer

I want to get to know the city is how we would say it.