About Dublin - From Visit Dublin.com

Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region. Originally founded as a Viking settlement, it evolved into the Kingdom of Dublin and became the island's primary city following the Norman invasion. Today, it is ranked 10th in the Global Financial Centres Index and has one of the fastest growing populations of any European capital city. Dublin is a historical and contemporary cultural centre for the island of Ireland as well as a modern centre of education, the arts, administrative function, economy and industry.
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Dublin City is special, a place where tradition and cultural heritage have merged seamlessly over the centuries to create an atmosphere simply unique to Dublin. When you spend your time in Dublin you will be assured of a very warm welcome and very special memories, and foremost among those memories will be the times you spent visiting the Dublin Tourism Attractions. From this site you can also Book your Hotels in Ireland as well as Hotels in Cork, Hotels in Galway and Hotels in Dublin at great rates. Please let us know what you think of our site and our service, as it is only through your feedback that we can improve our welcome to you.
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Visit the Dublin Tourism Centre in the former Saint Andrews Church on Suffolk Street (just off Grafton Street) in the city centre. Apart from giving you the opportunity to view this beautifully restored building, we have a wide range of services to assist you in planning your visit to Dublin City, Dublin County and your holiday in the rest of Ireland. You can even pick up your souvenirs! Click here to find out more about our visitor centres. Maps of Dublin - You can click on the small map for a larger version of the Dublin City Visitor map. 


Dublin's top things to do! - From Visit Dublin

1. See more for less - The Dublin Pass is your passport to Dublin giving you loads of great features in one great value package, including; FREE entry to over 30 of Dublin?s top visitor attractions, FREE airport transfer to Dublin city with Aircoach and over 25 special offers for eating, shopping, entertainment and tours. All this and an 84-page guidebook to Dublin and you can jump the queues too! Find out more about the Dublin Pass by clicking here.



2. Tour Dublin ? Discover more of the city on one of the hop-on-hop-off bus tours or if you want to get away from the hustle and bustle coach tours will take you to the surrounding countryside or coastal villages, just a 20-minute drive. If you prefer to discover the city for yourself, download an iWalk to your MP3 player and take things at your own pace. If you don?t want to download a walk why not try the ?Rock & Stroll? self-guided tour that stops at the many significant sites associated with Dublin?s world famous musicians, rock group and pop artists. Click here to find out about Tours of Dublin.



3. Visit a Castle ? Ireland is synonymous with castles and you can step back in time and visit a selection of ancient and historic fortifications situated both in the city and throughout Dublin County. Click here to find out more about the castles, churches and historic sites in Dublin.



4. Discover the story of Dublin ? A wealth of museums hold an array of information and artifacts recounting to you the history of this ancient capital. Click here for more information on museums and galleries in Dublin.



5. Visit Georgian Dublin ? The Georgian door is a well recognized symbol of ?Welcome? in Dublin. In the 18th century (Georgian Era) the city acquired this beautiful and distinctive style of architecture. Stroll through the elegant streets of Merrion and Fitzwilliam Squares, as fine examples of the great Georgian period. Click here to find out about tours of Dublin.



6. Dine with the locals ? We Dubliners like to eat, and the last ten years has seen the emergence of a cosmopolitan and chic food culture, which is mirrored in the hundreds of restaurants you will find throughout the Dublin region. Click here to find out more about dining in Dublin.



7. Sample some local brews. - Have a pint of Guinness or a shot of whiskey in one of Dublin's 1000 pubs! Discover how our ?national drinks? are made with visits to the Guinness Storehouse and Old Jameson Distillery. Click here to find out more about Dublin's pubs.



8 Shop 'til you drop! - Dublin offers a wonderful array of products ranging from the traditional to the more contemporary. You can easily explore on foot including Grafton Street, Henry Street, Stephen's Green Shopping Centre, Jervis Shopping Centre, and the newly refurbished Ilac Shopping Centre. On Grafton Street, the most famous shops include Brown Thomas and its sister shop BT2. Brown Thomas also contains "mini-stores" such as Hermès, Chanel and Louis Vuitton on its Wicklow Street frontage.
Dublin city is the location of large department stores, such as Clerys on O'Connell Street, Arnotts on Henry Street, Brown Thomas on Grafton Street and Debenhams (formerly Roches Stores) on Henry Street. Grafton Street is nearly as renowned for its buskers and street-performers as for the fine shopping that this grand shopping street provides. A variety of musicians, mimes, and comedy performers compete with for attention with the shops and cafes for attention on Grafton Street particularly on Saturday afternoons. To find out more about shopping in Dublin click here.



9. Party the night away! - Dublin has one of Europe's most vibrant and exciting nightlife cultures. So whether it's the traditional pubs with Irish music, or the hip and trendy bar and club scene that you're after, you'll find it all in here! Dublin is also famous for its playwrights and choice of theatres so if drama's your thing why not check out what's on? There is a vibrant nightlife in Dublin and it is one of the most youthful cities in Europe. Furthermore in 2007, and again in 2009, Dublin was voted the friendliest city in Europe. Like the rest of Ireland, there are pubs right across the city centre. The area around St. Stephen's Green - especially Harcourt Street, Camden Street, Wexford Street and Leeson Street - is a centre for some of the most popular nightclubs and pubs in Dublin.
The internationally best-known area for nightlife is the Temple Bar area just south of the River Liffey. The area has become a hot spot for tourists, including stag and hen parties from Britain. It was developed as Dublin's cultural quarter and does retain this spirit as a centre for small arts productions, photographic and artists' studios, and in the form of street performers and intimate small music venues. Live music is popularly played on streets and at venues throughout Dublin in general and the city has produced several musicians and groups of international success, including U2, The Dubliners, Horslips, The Boomtown Rats, Thin Lizzy, Sinéad O'Connor and My Bloody Valentine. Situated on the Liffey at the Eastlink tollbridge, The O2, Dublin (originally called, and still often known as, the Point Theatre) has housed world renowned performers in all fields of music. Find out more about events in Dublin by clicking here or find out more about entertainment in Dublin by clicking here.