Dublin Attractions

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Sightseeing by foot is easy, starting at O’Connell Bridge (which is wider than it is long!) and heading down Westmoreland Street to Parliament House (now the Bank of Ireland) with its grand façade of marble columns it is an impressive sight. Next continue on to Trinity College Irelands oldest and most famous college with many illustrious alumni. Make sure you visit the College Library where you may view the Book of Kells, a manuscript dating back to around AD800. If you head to Merrion Square you arrive at the National Gallery, containing an impressive collection comprising of some 2500 paintings with admission remaining free of charge. Still south of the river the historic cathedrals Christ Church and St Patrick’s are two of the most striking buildings in Dublin. Dublin Castle is just of Dame Street where guided tours are offered. Lastly Temple Bar, with its narrow, cobbled, pedestrianized streets is the playing ground of this city with one bar, pub and restaurant after another.

When heading north of the river cross over the Ha’penny Bridge which provides the fastest route to the thriving Mary and Henry Street shopping districts. Extending over 370feet along the River Liffey the Customs House is the city’s most impressive Georgian building. Meanwhile the façade of the General Post Office still bears the scars of bullets from the Easter Monday Rising in 1916.

In westernmost Dublin you will find one of the city’s most popular attractions namely the Guinness Brewery located on Crane Street. For some leafy greenery visit Europe’s largest public park; Phoenix Park.