Visiting Dublin

Dublin is divided in two by the Liffey River  : the north side and the south side.
The night life is concentrated in the South side and it is there where you can find a lot of the touristics places.
Here are some.

The Liffey River

The medieval part.

The medieval part is constitued by the Dublin Castle, Christchurch Cathedral and Saint Patrick Church. Dublin castle is a small castle built in 1204, but a huge part of the original castle has been destroyed. However, there is a nice garden behind.

Christchurch cathedral is a beautiful church built in the 12^th  century in the Roman style. These monuments are not free, you have to pay to enter  and it’s quite expensive (around 6 euros each).

Dublin Castle



Christchurch Cathedral

The Georgian part

                                                                                     

In this part of the city you can find Saint Stephen’s green which is a pleasant park located right in city center.
There is also Trinity College, the oldest university in Dublin founded in 1592 by Elizabeth I. You can visit inside a magnificent library where is exposed The book of Kells, one of the oldest manuscript.

Finally you have plenty of museums like The National Gallery with more than 2500 paintings, The National Museum of Archaeology and History and The National Library of Ireland which are all very interesting.

Trinity College



The Guinness Storehouse

This is a huge touristic place in Dublin city. It’s the Guinness museum and factory where you can learn the Guinness history and how it is made. At the end of the visit, you have one free pint at the top of the factory with a panoramic view of Dublin! A place to see!

Phoenix Park

This park is one of the largest urban park in Europe with its 7000 hectares. You can see an impressive obelisk, you can relax, play sport, riding horses or watch the rendeers !